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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

115 AM HST FRI OCT 20 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY



* UNTIL 415 AM HST



* AT 100 AM HST...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS 

  CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH HILO...PUNA...AND KAU 

  DISTRICTS ON THE BIG ISLAND. RAIN GAGES AT KAPAPALA 

  RANCH...WAIAKEA UKA...MOUNTAIN VIEW...AND PAHOA INDICATED RAIN 

  RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. THE HAWAII BELT HIGHWAY REMAINS 

  CLOSED BETWEEN PUNALUU ROAD AND THE KAU POLICE STATION DUE TO 

  FLOODING AT KAWA FLATS.



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

  HILO...KURTISTOWN...KEAAU...KAPOHO...HAWAIIAN PARADISE 

  PARK...HAWAIIAN BEACHES...GLENWOOD...VOLCANO...PUNALUU...AND WOOD 

  VALLEY.



WHILE THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS ARE CURRENTLY BETWEEN HILO AND SOUTH 

POINT...SCATTERED AND LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT 

THE REMAINING AREAS OF THE BIG ISLAND OVERNIGHT.



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 415 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 1887 15567 1914 15540 1929 15500 1950 15477

      1993 15506 1988 15527 1970 15532 1951 15525

      1917 15569 1903 15591



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