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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

556 PM HST THU MAR 9 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS EXPANDED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 900 PM HST



* AT 550 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN MOVING OVER KAUAI FROM THE 

  SOUTHEAST.  THE LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAINS WAS MOVING TOWARD THE 

  NORTHWEST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE 

  ISLAND OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.



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

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

  WAILUA...LIHUE...POIPU...OMAO...KALAHEO...HANAPEPE...KEKAHA...

  WAIMEA AND BARKING SANDS.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES AND EXPANDS 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 THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS

AND COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS SINCE IT IS HARDER TO SEE FLASH FLOODING IN

THE DARK. AVOID TRAVEL.



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 900 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2199 15982 2184 15959 2187 15931 2224 15928

      2224 15967 2214 15976



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