

000 

WGHW50 PHFO 122047

FFWHI 

HIZ004-122345-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1045 AM HST MON APR 12 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTH AND EAST HAWAII INCLUDING WINDWARD KOHALA HAMAKUA HILO AND

  PUNA



* WILL LAST UNTIL 145 PM HST BUT MAY BE RENEWED THEN. 



* THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS OVER ALREADY WELL SATURATED SOIL CAN

  CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 

  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT IS EXPECTED TO EASE LATE TONIGHT.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN

EFFECT.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS

AND COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF

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



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. TURN AROUND...DONT

DROWN.



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 FLOODING TO THE POLICE FOR

IMMEDIATE RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 1982 15555 1926 15506 1960 15467 2025 15568



$$

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000 

WGHW50 PHFO 122047

FFWHI 

HIZ004-122345-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1045 AM HST MON APR 12 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTH AND EAST HAWAII INCLUDING WINDWARD KOHALA HAMAKUA HILO AND

  PUNA



* WILL LAST UNTIL 145 PM HST BUT MAY BE RENEWED THEN. 



* THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS OVER ALREADY WELL SATURATED SOIL CAN

  CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 

  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT IS EXPECTED TO EASE LATE TONIGHT.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN

EFFECT.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS

AND COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF

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



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. TURN AROUND...DONT

DROWN.



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 FLOODING TO THE POLICE FOR

IMMEDIATE RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 1982 15555 1926 15506 1960 15467 2025 15568



$$

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