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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

945 AM HST MON MAR 27 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF LANAI IN MAUI COUNTY

  THE ISLAND OF MAUI IN MAUI COUNTY



* UNTIL 1245 PM HST



* AT 942 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF HEAVY RAIN AND 

  THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST SLOPES OF MAUI AT 25 

  MILES PER HOUR.  HEAVY RAINS WERE ALSO REPORTED OVER LANAI.



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

  KIHEI...MAKENA...ULUPALAKUA...MAALAEA...LAHAINA...KULA...

  KAHULUI...MAKAWAO...LANAI CITY...MANELE BAY AND KOELE LODGE.  



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES AND EXPANDS THE PRE-EXISTING  

WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MAUI 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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS.



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 1245 PM HST

IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2072 15700 2067 15664 2054 15640 2061 15620

      2094 15639 2107 15664 2091 15709



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