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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

253 PM HST FRI MAR 31 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF MAUI IN MAUI COUNTY



* UNTIL 600 PM HST



* AT 246 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF NEARLY STATIONARY HEAVY 

  RAINS OVER THE NORTHEAST SLOPES OF THE WEST MAUI MOUNTAINS.  THE 

  RAINS COVER A LIMITED AREA FROM NAKALELE POINT TO WAIEHU.



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

  KAHAKULOA...WAIHEE AND WAIEHU.



THIS WARNING REPLACES THE FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE 

ISLAND OF MAUI.



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 600 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2094 15662 2088 15654 2098 15647 2106 15662



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