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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

150 PM 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 500 PM HST



* AT 144 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE EASTERN AND 

  SOUTHWESTERN SLOPES OF KAUAI MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 

  18 MILES PER HOUR.  ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE 

  OVER THE ISLAND FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.



* 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

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 445 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2197 15984 2187 15957 2187 15934 2225 15929

      2224 15970



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