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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1046 AM HST THU MAR 9 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY



* UNTIL 145 PM HST



* AT 1042 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN OVER EAST OAHU AND OVER 

  EWA MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.  THESE SHOWERS WILL SPREAD ACROSS 

  THE REST OF OAHU OVER THE NEXT TWO TO THREE HOURS.  WATER LEVELS 

  IN LAKE WILSON ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE THE 84 FT FLOOD 

  THRESHOLD AND WILL AFFECT OTAKE CAMP NEAR WAIALUA.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  KAILUA...KANEOHE...WAIAHOLE...EWA BEACH...PEARL CITY...

  EWA...WAIPAHU...MAKAKILO...MILILANI...PUNALUU... 

  HAUULA...WAHIAWA...LAIE...KAHUKU...HALEIWA AND WAIALUA.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE PRE-EXISTING WARNING THAT WAS

IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF OAHU.



MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS

PRONE TO FLOODING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS.



DO NOT TRY TO CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE OR

ON FOOT. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN AROUND...

DON/T DROWN.



REPORT FLOODING TO POLICE OR CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 145 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2126 15814 2124 15762 2147 15781 2174 15796

      2158 15825



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