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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1014 AM HST WED MAR 15 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY



* UNTIL 115 PM HST



* AT 1001 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED CONTINUED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN 

  ALONG THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST SLOPES OF THE BIG ISLAND FROM HILO TO 

  NAALEHU.  ADDITIONAL FLOODING RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE 

  ONSHORE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS ON ALREADY SOAKED SOILS.  

  HILEA GULCH AT KAWA FLATS IS EXPECTED TO OVERFLOW ITS BANKS AND 

  FORCE THE CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 11 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 57 AND 58.



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

  PAPAIKOU...HILO...KEAAU...PAHOA...MOUNTAIN VIEW...GLENWOOD...

  VOLCANO...PAHALA...WOOD VALLEY AND NAALEHU.



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

IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII 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 115 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 1885 15577 1949 15474 1987 15509 1941 15542

      1909 15576



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