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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

731 PM HST MON OCT 16 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY



* UNTIL 1030 PM HST



* AT 724 PM HST...RAIN GAGES IN PAHOA INDICATED RAIN FALLING AT A 

  RATE OF 4 INCHES PER HOUR. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING OVER 

  BOTH WINDWARD AND LEEWARD BIG ISLAND...ESPECIALLY FROM PAHALA TO 

  HILO ON THE WINDWARD SIDE...AND FROM KAILUA-KONA TO HAWI ON THE 

  LWEEWARD SIDE.



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

  WAIKOLOA BEACH RESORT...PUUANAHULU...PUAKO...PEPEEKEO...   

  PAPAIKOU... PAAUILO...OOKALA...MAHUKONA...LAUPAHOEHOE...

  KONA VILLAGE RESORT...KAWAIHAE...KAMUELA...HONOMU...HONOKAA...

  HILO...HAWI...HAKALAU AND AKAKA FALLS STATE PARK.



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.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 1030 PM HST

IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 1888 15608 1894 15501 1971 15449 2036 15595

      1971 15617



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