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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

734 AM HST THU MAR 23 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF MOLOKAI IN MAUI COUNTY



* UNTIL 1030 AM HST



* AT 730 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN OVER WEST AND CENTRAL 

  MOLOKAI MOVING NORTHEAST AT 19 MILES PER HOUR.  SHOWERS WERE 

  EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS EAST MOLOKAI.



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

  MAUNA LOA...KALAUPAPA...KAUNAKAKAI AND HOOLEHUA.



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 1030 AM HST

IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2107 15737 2102 15673 2121 15671 2128 15729



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