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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

534 PM 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 830 PM HST



* AT 530 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE FROM THE NA 

  PALI COAST TO NEAR KIPU. ALTHOUGH SHOWERS ARE MOVING NORTHWEST AT 

  15 MPH...THEY ARE DEVELOPING ALONG A LINE THAT WILL BRING HEAVY 

  RAIN TO THE SAME AREAS FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD. THE HEAVY RAIN OVER 

  THE CENTER OF THE ISLAND WILL CAUSE STREAMS TO RISE RAPIDLY...AND 

  MAY CAUSE THE HANALEI RIVER TO REACH FLOOD STAGE ONCE AGAIN.



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

  HAENA...WAINIHA...HANALEI...AND NA PALI STATE PARK ON THE NORTH 

  SHORE...AS WELL AS KIPU AND PUHI ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE. 



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.



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 830 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2185 15945 2193 15930 2225 15945 2215 15978



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