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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

730 AM HST FRI MAR 10 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 1030 AM HST



* AT 725 AM...RADAR SHOWS HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL OVER THE 

  ISLAND OF KAUAI. JUST AFTER 600 AM HST...RIVER GAGES ON THE 

  HANALEI AND NORTH FORK OF THE WAILUA RIVER GAGES EXCEEDED FLOOD 

  LEVELS. KUHIO HIGHWAY HAS BEEN CLOSED NEAR THE HANALEI BRIDGE. 

  HIGH WATER LEVELS ALONG THE SOUTH FORK OF THE WAILUA RIVER WILL 

  PRODUCE FLOODING NEAR THE FERN GROTTO. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS 

  NEARLY STATIONARY.



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

  HAENA...WAINIHA...KILAUEA...HANALEI...PRINCEVILLE...NA PALI STATE

  PARK...MOLOAA...KALALAU VALLEY...ANAHOLA...KOKEE STATE PARK...

  KAPAA...BARKING SANDS...WAILUA...MANA AND PUHI.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM 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 1015 AM HST

IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2187 15934 2217 15926 2226 15942 2223 15969

      2203 15983 2187 15962



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