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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

559 AM HST WED MAR 15 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 900 AM HST



* AT 554 AM HST...RADAR INDICATED A SHORT TERM EASING OF HEAVY 

  RAINS ON KAUAI.  HOWEVER...HEAVY RUNOFF IS STILL OCCURRING AND 

  SEVERAL STREAM GAGES ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST FACING SLOPES OF 

  THE ISLAND CONTINUE TO INDICATE WATER AT DANGEROUSLY HIGH LEVELS.



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

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

  PARK...MOLOAA...ANAHOLA...KOKEE STATE PARK...KAPAA...WAIMEA...

  HANAPEPE...LIHUE...KALAHEO AND WAILUA.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE PRE-EXISTING WARNING THAT WAS

IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY.



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 900 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2184 15984 2184 15925 2226 15926 2226 15983



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