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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1115 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 215 PM HST



* AT 1106 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE EAST HALF OF 

  KAUAI.  RAIN RATES AS HIGH AS 3 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR HAVE BEEN 

  OCCURRING OVER THE UPPER SLOPES OF MOUNT WAIALEALE.  HANALEI 

  RIVER IS ALSO APPROACHING THE 7 FOOT LEVEL WHICH WILL FORCE THE 

  CLOSURE OF KUHIO HIGHWAY AT THE HANALEI BRIDGE. 



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

  WAINIHA...HANALEI...KILAUEA...KAPAA...WAILUA...LIHUE...KOLOA AND 

  POIPU.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN

EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY.



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 2188 15964 2186 15935 2222 15927 2226 15966



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