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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

429 PM 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 745 PM HST



* AT 418 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN MOVING ONSHORE IN THE KAU 

  DISTRICT WITH RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR...AND 

  JUST OFFSHORE NEAR LAUPAHOEHOE WITH RAINFALL RATES JUST OVER 1 

  INCH PER HOUR. RAIN HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT OVER MANY AREAS WITHIN 

  THE WARNING...BUT THE SATURATED GROUND AND THE CHANCE FOR LOCALLY 

  HEAVY RAINFALL EXCEEDING 2 INCHES PER HOUR CONTINUES THE THREAT 

  FOR FLOODING...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ROCKSLIDES.



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

  PEPEEKEO...PAPAIKOU...PAAUILO...OOKALA...LAUPAHOEHOE...KEAAU...

  HONOMU...HONOKAA...KAWA FLATS...HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK 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. 

ALTHOUGH THE RAIN MAY SUBSIDE FROM TIME TO TIME...STAY ALERT FOR 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OR RUNOFF THAT MAY CAUSE FLOODING OR ROCKSLIDES.



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 745 PM HST IF THE THREAT 

FOR FLASH FLOODING PERSISTS.



LAT...LON 1952 15537 1983 15532 2003 15558 2015 15543

      1974 15492 1947 15477 1888 15565 1905 15567



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