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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

421 PM HST THU MAR 9 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CONTINUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 715 PM HST



* KAUAI CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTED THE CLOSURE OF KUHIO HIGHWAY AT THE 

  HANALEI RIVER BRIDGE DUE TO HIGH WATER LEVELS.  ANOTHER AREA OF 

  HEAVY RAINS IS MOVING TOWARD KAUAI FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES 

  PER HOUR AND WILL REACH THE POIPU AND LIHUE AREA BY 530 PM HST.



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

  KILAUEA...PRINCEVILLE...HANALEI...WAINIHA...KAPAA...ANAHOLA...

  WAILUA...LIHUE...POIPU...OMAO AND KALAHEO.



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

IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF KAUAI.



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

PRONE TO FLOODING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 

STREAMS AND COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



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 715 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2205 15966 2187 15955 2189 15933 2223 15928

      2224 15966



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