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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

907 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

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL NOON HST



* AT 900 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED VERY HEAVY RAIN APPROACHING KAUAI 

  FROM THE WEST.  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS HAVE ALREADY STARTED OVER 

  WESTERN KAUAI AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVER THE NEXT HOUR.  

  HEAVY RAINS WILL SPREAD SLOWLY EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL 

  HOURS.  THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION GIVEN THE SATURATED 

  GROUNDS ON KAUAI.



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

  HAENA...WAINIHA...KILAUEA...HANALEI...PRINCEVILLE...NA PALI STATE

  PARK...ANAHOLA...KAPAA...WAILUA...LIHUE...POIPU...KOLOA...

  KALAHEO...WAIMEA...HANAPEPE...KEKAHA AND BARKING SANDS.



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

IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF NIIHAU 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 NOON HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2182 15959 2186 15933 2226 15922 2227 15973

      2202 16027 2176 16028



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