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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

330 PM HST SUN DEC 7 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WINDWARD OAHU



* UNTIL 7 PM HST



* AT 330 PM HST...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE RAIN OVER THE KOOLAU 

  MOUNTAINS AND WINDWARD OAHU HAS REINTENSIFIED. THE AREA OF HEAVY 

  RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE HAUULA...KAAAWA...KAHALUU...

  PUNALUU AND KANEOHE



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS. KAMEHAMEHA 

HIGHWAY IS CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC AT THE WAIKANE STREAM.



MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER. MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR

WHEN MOTORISTS TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADWAYS.



ESCAPE RISING WATER BY CLIMBING DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY

TO OUTRACE A FLOOD...EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE. DO NOT CAMP

NEAR STREAMS OR OTHER AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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LAT...LON 2157 15798 2137 15784 2141 15777 2162 15791



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