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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

200 PM HST SAT MAR 18 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 500 PM HST



* AT 145 PM HST...WEATHER RADAR AND RAIN GAGES INDICATE THAT HEAVY 

  SHOWERS HAVE TAPERED OFF OVER THE NORTH SHORE OF KAUAI. RUNOFF 

  FROM EARLIER RAINFALL WILL PERSIST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. 

  KAUAI CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS REPORT THAT RUNOFF CONTINUES TO 

  IMPACT ROADS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE AFFECTED AREA.



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

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

  MOLOAA...HANALEI...KOKEE...KALALAU VALLEY AND ANAHOLA.



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 2209 15979 2203 15953 2205 15925 2223 15932

      2226 15955 2217 15974



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