

000

WGHW50 PHFO 171756

FFWHFO

HIC007-172045-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

752 AM HST FRI MAR 17 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF NIIHAU IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 1045 AM HST



* AT 748 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER CENTRAL AND 

  SOUTHERN NIIHAU.  THE AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING 

  NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR.  



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 1045 AM HST

IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2170 16034 2178 16002 2209 16002 2199 16029



$$



KODAMA

