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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1029 AM HST MON MAR 27 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF MAUI IN MAUI COUNTY



* UNTIL 130 PM HST



* AT 1025 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN OVER EAST AND SOUTHEAST  

  MAUI. THESE RAINS WILL AFFECT THE KAUPO...OHEO GULCH AND HANA 

  AREAS OVER THE NEXT HOUR. HEAVY RAINS WERE ALSO CONTINUING OVER 

  THE KIHEI AND ULUPALAKUA AREAS.



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

  KIHEI...MAKENA...ULUPALAKUA...KULA...KAUPO...OHEO GULCH

  AND HANA.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE PRE-EXISTING WARNING THAT WAS

IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF MAUI IN 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 130 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2053 15639 2071 15585 2090 15609 2084 15641

      2106 15662 2094 15676



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