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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

810 AM HST MON OCT 16 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF MAUI



* UNTIL 1100 AM HST.



* AT 810 AM HST...RADAR AND RAIN GAUGES CONTINUED TO INDICATE VERY 

  HEAVY RAIN FALLING OVER MAKENA AND ULUPALAKUA...AND PORTIONS OF 

  UPCOUNTRY MAUI NEAR MAKAWAO. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY 

  STATIONARY.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE

  PULEHU...KEOKEA AND WAILEA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS AND COULD ALSO 

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES. STAY AWAY FROM LOW LYING AREAS PRONE TO 

FLOODING. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS FAST FLOWING WATER. THE WATER MAY BE 

TOO DEEP TO CROSS SAFELY.



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

ISLAND OF MAUI. THE WARNING WILL BE EXTENDED BEYOND 1100 AM HST IF 

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL PERSISTS.



LAT...LON 2056 15647 2055 15628 2086 15626 2082 15642

      2070 15648



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