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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

418 AM HST SAT FEB 2 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY



* UNTIL 630 AM HST



* AT 411 AM HST...RAINFALL ESTIMATES BASED ON RADAR CONTINUE TO 

  SHOW MORE THAN ONE INCH PER HOUR FALLING NEAR HILO. AS OF 200 AM 

  HST THIS MORNING MORE THAN 9 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN OBSERVED 

  DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS AT THE WAIAKEA UKA RAIN GAGE IN THE 

  VICINITY OF HILO. ALSO...THE STREAM GAGE AT HONOLII STREAM 

  LOCATED JUST NORTH OF HILO CONTINUES TO INDICATE WATER LEVELS 

  REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY 

  STATIONARY.



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

  HILO...PEPEEKEO...HONOMU AND HAKALAU.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING

IN STREAMS...ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW.



DO NOT CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE OR ON FOOT.

TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN.



THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 630 AM HST IF FLASH

FLOODING PERSISTS.



LAT...LON 1945 15529 1982 15546 1997 15511 1990 15504

      1982 15505 1979 15500 1962 15492



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