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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1131 AM HST FRI MAR 17 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 230 PM HST



* AT 1124 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING  

  OVER WEST KAUAI.  THE LINE IS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS KAUAI AT 10 

  MILES PER HOUR AND WILL BRING HEAVY RAINS TO CENTRAL AND EAST 

  KAUAI OVER THE NEXT TWO TO THREE HOURS.



* 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 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 230 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2193 15983 2184 15932 2227 15928 2222 15981



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