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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

744 AM HST MON MAR 27 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 1045 AM HST



* AT 735 AM HST...RUNOFF LEVELS REMAIN HIGH ISLAND WIDE AND THE  

  KUHIO HIGHWAY AT THE HANALEI BRIDGE REMAINS CLOSED.  ADDITIONAL 

  HEAVY RAINS ARE APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH AND SHOULD REACH KAUAI 

  WITHIN AN HOUR.



* THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF KAUAI.



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 1045 AM HST

IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2198 15979 2187 15960 2184 15941 2202 15928

      2224 15928 2223 15961 2215 15978



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