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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1215 AM HST TUE SEP 26 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY



* UNTIL 315 AM HST



* AT 1206 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN PAHALA AND 

  NAALEHU.  THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER 

  THE PAST TWO HOURS.  ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM OVER 

  THE KAU SLOPES.



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

  PAHALA...NAALEHU AND HIGHWAY 11 NEAR HILEA GULCH AND KAWA FLATS.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN

EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY.



MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS

PRONE TO FLOODING.



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.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 315 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 1887 15568 1924 15518 1939 15536 1911 15572



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