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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

525 AM HST SAT MAR 11 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 830 AM HST



* AT 518 AM HST...RAIN GAGES AT LIHUE VARIETY STATION...KAPAHA AND 

  WAILUA SHOWED HEAVY RAIN FALLING AT .25 TO .30 INCHES PER HOUR 

  ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MOLOAA TO POIPU...OR ALONG A LINE 

  EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES NORTH OF LIHUE TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 

  LIHUE. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.



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

  WAINIHA...KILAUEA...HANALEI...PRINCEVILLE...OMAO...KALAHEO AND

  KOLOA.



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 830 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2228 15954 2191 15967 2181 15933 2225 15922



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