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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

559 AM HST WED NOV 1 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 900 AM HST



* AT 547 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN NEAR HANAMAULU AND LIHUE. 

  THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. IN ADDITION...THE 

  WAILUA RIVER LEVEL HAS RISEN BEYOND 15 FEET. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 

  TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.



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

  WAILUA...KAPAA AND ANAHOLA.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN

EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI 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.



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 900 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2184 15955 2193 15931 2220 15930 2192 15967



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