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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

655 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 1000 AM HST



* AT 651 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF 

  KAUAI. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAIN HAS CAUSED THE WAIALUA RIVER TO RISE 

  ABOVE 15 FEET. THE HANALEI RIVER HAS EXCEEDED 6 FEET. ADDITIONAL 

  RAIN WILL MOVE OVER KAUAI...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES 

  AN HOUR.



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

  WAINIHA...WAILUA...POLIHALE STATE PARK...MOLOAA...MANA...KAPAA...

  KILAUEA...KALALAU VALLEY...HANAMAULU...HANALEI...HANAKOA VALLEY...

  HANAKAPIAI VALLEY...HAENA AND ANAHOLA.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE PRE-EXISTING WARNING 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 1000 AM HST

IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2184 15955 2193 15931 2225 15930 2225 15960

      2204 15982



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