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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

638 PM HST SUN APR 2 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF MAUI IN MAUI COUNTY



* UNTIL 945 PM HST



* AT 540 PM HST...A RAIN GAGE NEAR HANA REPORTED A RAIN RATE OF 

  GREATER THAN 3 INCHES PER HOUR.  LATEST AVAILABLE RADAR DATA 

  INDICATED THAT THE RAINS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.  SATELLITE DATA 

  SHOWED THAT ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL IMPACT EAST MAUI FOR THE 

  NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.



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

  HANA...KIPAHULU...KEANAE...NAHIKU...HAIKU AND KAUPO.



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS SINCE IT IS HARDER TO SEE FLASH FLOODING IN

THE DARK. AVOID TRAVEL.



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 945 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2059 15631 2066 15593 2084 15593 2095 15628



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