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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

7 AM HST THU JAN 1 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE HANALEI RIVER VALLEY



* UNTIL 10 AM HST



* RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE LAST 

  COUPLE OF HOURS. 



* AN ALARM AT THE HANALEI RIVER GAUGE INDICATES THAT THE RIVER WILL 

  RISE OVER THE BANKS. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE CLOSING OF THE ROAD 

  AT THE HANALEI BRIDGE.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING...HANALEI VALLEY



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.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR THE

LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE

POLICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



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LAT...LON 2221 15928 2229 15943 2216 15977 2203 15931



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