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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1111 AM HST MON OCT 16 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF MAUI IN MAUI COUNTY



* UNTIL 215 PM HST



* AT 1101 AM HST...A GAGE ON OHEO GULCH SHOWED A RAPID

  RISE IN WATER LEVEL FROM HEAVY RAIN NEAR KIPAHULU.  RUNOFF LEVELS 

  WILL REMAIN HIGH IN KIPAHULU GULCH AND NEARBY STREAMS AND GULCHES 

  OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.



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

  KIPAHULU GULCH...WAIANAPANAPA STATE PARK...NAHIKU...HANA AND HAMOA.



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.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 215 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2056 15628 2059 15594 2089 15602 2079 15618



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