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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1055 AM HST SAT MAR 18 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 1045 AM HST...RAIN GAGES AT KOKEE AND HANALEI SHOWED HEAVY

  SHOWERS FALLING AT RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. WEATHER RADAR 

  INDICATES RATES IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES PER HOUR NEAR ANAHOLA. THE 

  GROUND ON KAUAI REMAINS SATURATED AND RESERVOIRS ARE AT 

  CAPACITY...SO ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE RUNOFF.



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

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

  MOLOAA...KALALAU VALLEY...AND THE AREA AROUND KA LOKA AND MORITA 

  RESERVOIRS.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE FLOOD ADVISORY 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 145 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2209 15979 2203 15953 2205 15925 2223 15932

      2226 15955 2217 15974



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