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000 

WGHW70 PHFO 160128

FFSHI 

HIZ002-160300-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

345 PM HST SAT MAY 15 2004



...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELED THE FLASH 

FLOOD WARNING FOR THE PALISADES AREA OF OAHU EFFECTIVE AT 345 PM...



...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR OAHU IS ALSO CANCELED AT 345 PM HST...



...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MOLOKAI...MAUI AND LANAI IS CONTINUED 

UNTIL 4AM HST SUNDAY MORNING...



...THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR OAHU REMAINS IN 

EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM HST...



THE VERY HEAVY RAINS THAT AFFECTED PORTIONS OF OAHU...INCLUDING THE 

PALISADES AND PEARL CITY AREA...HAVE SUSIDED AND THUS THE FLASH 

FLOOD WARNING FOR THIS AREA IS CANCELED AT 400 PM HST.



SATELLITE IMAGERY AND DOPPLER RADAR ARE SHOWING ONLY A FEW LESS 

INTENSE RAIN SHOWERS UPWIND OF THE ISLAND OF OAHU AT THIS TIME. THE 

WINDS ACROSS THE ISLAND HAVE SWITCHED DIRECTION TO THE NORTHWEST AT 

THIS TIME...INDICATING THAT THE COLD FRONT THAT HAS BEEN THE CAUSE 

OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS MOVED EAST OF OAHU...TAKING ITS HEAVY 

RAINFALL TO THE ISLANDS OF MAUI COUNTY. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH 

FOR OAHU IS ALSO CANCELED AT 400 PM HST...BUT THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH 

FOR THE ISLANDS OF MOLOKAI...MAUI AND LANAI IS CONTINUED UNTIL 400 

AM HST SUNDAY MORNING. 



RAIN CONTINUES OVER PORTIONS OF OAHU HOWEVER...AND THIS MAY STILL 

CAUSE MINOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. THUS THE 

URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM 

HST.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT 

NECESSARILY IMMINENT. PERSONS IN LOW LYING AREAS...ALONG STREAMS... 

AND OTHER DRAINAGES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION AND MOVE 

TO HIGHER GROUND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL 

MEDIA FOR WATCH UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR FURTHER

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION.



$$



FARRELL

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000 

WGHW70 PHFO 160128

FFSHI 

HIZ002-160300-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

345 PM HST SAT MAY 15 2004



...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELED THE FLASH 

FLOOD WARNING FOR THE PALISADES AREA OF OAHU EFFECTIVE AT 345 PM...



...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR OAHU IS ALSO CANCELED AT 345 PM HST...



...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MOLOKAI...MAUI AND LANAI IS CONTINUED 

UNTIL 4AM HST SUNDAY MORNING...



...THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR OAHU REMAINS IN 

EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM HST...



THE VERY HEAVY RAINS THAT AFFECTED PORTIONS OF OAHU...INCLUDING THE 

PALISADES AND PEARL CITY AREA...HAVE SUSIDED AND THUS THE FLASH 

FLOOD WARNING FOR THIS AREA IS CANCELED AT 400 PM HST.



SATELLITE IMAGERY AND DOPPLER RADAR ARE SHOWING ONLY A FEW LESS 

INTENSE RAIN SHOWERS UPWIND OF THE ISLAND OF OAHU AT THIS TIME. THE 

WINDS ACROSS THE ISLAND HAVE SWITCHED DIRECTION TO THE NORTHWEST AT 

THIS TIME...INDICATING THAT THE COLD FRONT THAT HAS BEEN THE CAUSE 

OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS MOVED EAST OF OAHU...TAKING ITS HEAVY 

RAINFALL TO THE ISLANDS OF MAUI COUNTY. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH 

FOR OAHU IS ALSO CANCELED AT 400 PM HST...BUT THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH 

FOR THE ISLANDS OF MOLOKAI...MAUI AND LANAI IS CONTINUED UNTIL 400 

AM HST SUNDAY MORNING. 



RAIN CONTINUES OVER PORTIONS OF OAHU HOWEVER...AND THIS MAY STILL 

CAUSE MINOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. THUS THE 

URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM 

HST.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT 

NECESSARILY IMMINENT. PERSONS IN LOW LYING AREAS...ALONG STREAMS... 

AND OTHER DRAINAGES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION AND MOVE 

TO HIGHER GROUND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL 

MEDIA FOR WATCH UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. TURN AROUND...DON/T DROWN



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR FURTHER

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION.



$$



FARRELL

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