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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

853 PM HST THU MAR 9 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL MIDNIGHT HST



* AT 848 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED ANOTHER LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO 

  HEAVY RAIN THAT HAS JUST REACHED THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF KAUAI. THIS 

  AREA OF RAIN WILL SPREAD TOWARD THE NORTH ACROSS THE ENTIRE ISLAND 

  OF KAUAI OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.  THE GAGE AT HANALEI 

  RIVER IS NEAR BANK FULL AND WILL LIKELY REACH LEVELS THAT WILL 

  FORCE THE CLOSURE OF KUHIO HIGHWAY AT THE HANALEI BRIDGE ONCE 

  AGAIN. 



* 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 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 MIDNIGHT HST

IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2199 15983 2184 15958 2187 15931 2224 15928

      2224 15967 2214 15976



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