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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

443 AM HST SUN OCT 15 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY



* UNTIL 745 AM HST



* AT 440 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN NEAR MAKAKILO CITY...OR

  ABOUT 14 MILES WEST OF HONOLULU. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING 

  NORTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR.



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

  WHEELER AFB...WHITMORE VILLAGE...WAIPIO...WAIPAHU...WAHIAWA...

  SCHOFIELD BARRACKS...PEARL CITY AND MILILANI TOWN.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN

EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU 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.



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 745 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2130 15812 2132 15797 2153 15798 2146 15822



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