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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

920 AM HST THU MAR 16 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 1230 PM HST



* AT 915 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED CONTINUED HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTH KAUAI 

  BETWEEN LIHUE AND KEKAHA.  ALTHOUGH THE RAINS HAVE BEEN MOVING 

  TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR...MORE SHOWERS 

  HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING TO THE SOUTH AND MOVING OVER THE ISLAND.  



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

  KEKAHA...WAIMEA...KALAHEO...POIPU...KOLOA...LIHUE...WAILUA 

  AND KAPAA.  



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 1215 PM HST

IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2204 15983 2187 15967 2185 15934 2213 15929

      2213 15973



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