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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

249 PM HST SUN FEB 3 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 545 PM HST



* AT 249 PM HST...A GAGE ON THE MAKAWELI RIVER NEAR WAIMEA TOWN 

  SHOWED A RAPID RISE IN WATER LEVEL DUE TO THE RUNOFF FROM THE 

  HEAVY RAIN FALLING NORTH OF THE AREA. IN ADDITION...THE HANALEI 

  RIVER CONTINUES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ACCORDING TO THE KAUAI POLICE 

  AND OBSERVATIONS FROM A STREAM GAGE. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS 

  NEARLY STATIONARY.



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

  MOLOAA...WAILUA...KAPAA...KILAUEA...HAENA...WAINIHA...NA PALI 

  STATE PARK...KALALAU VALLEY...KOKEE STATE PARK....PRINCEVILLE... 

  ANAHOLA AND WAIMEA.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE PRE-EXISTING WARNING AND 

EXPANDS THE WARNING AREA TO INCLUDE SOUTHWESTERN KAUAI THAT WAS IN 

EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY.



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 545 PM HST IF FLASH

FLOODING PERSISTS.



LAT...LON 2208 15987 2229 15951 2228 15946 2229 15941

      2211 15922 2185 15963



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