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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

510 AM HST FRI DEC 26 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY



* UNTIL 815 AM HST



* AT 454 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING JUST SOUTH OF 

  HILO. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE RAINFALL RATES OF OVER 2 INCHES PER 

  HOUR MAY BE OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA. ANY 

  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THAT OCCURS DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS WILL 

  QUICKLY RUNOFF IN MOST AREAS...SINCE THE GROUND IS SATURATED DUE 

  TO THE HEAVY RAINS THAT OCCURRED OVERNIGHT.



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

  PEPEEKEO...PAPAIKOU...PAHOA...MOUNTAIN VIEW...KEAAU...KAPOHO...

  HONOMU...HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK...HAWAIIAN BEACHES...HAKALAU AND

  GLENWOOD.



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 815 AM HST IF FLASH

FLOODING PERSISTS.



LAT...LON 1904 15567 1945 15533 1993 15524 1993 15504

      1937 15466 1884 15562



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