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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1058 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 200 PM HST



* AT 1049 AM HST...VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RAIN RATES OF UP TO 4 INCHES 

  PER HOUR ARE OVER THE SOUTH AND EAST SLOPES OF KAUAI MOVING NORTH 

  AT 20 MILES PER HOUR. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL MOVE OVER THE 

  ISLAND FROM THE SOUTH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. HEAVY RAINS 

  HAVE ALSO SPREAD OVER NORTH KAUAI.  THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS 

  SITUATION.



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

  HAENA...WAINIHA...KILAUEA...HANALEI...PRINCEVILLE...ANAHOLA...

  KAPAA...WAILUA...LIHUE...KOLOA...POIPU...KALAHEO...WAIMEA...

  KEKAHA AND BARKING SANDS.



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...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS.



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 200 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2192 15979 2184 15934 2224 15926 2224 15964

      2213 15982



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