Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS Honolulu, HI

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WGHW70 PHFO 020658
FFSHFO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
853 PM HST WED MAR 1 2006

HIC007-020900-
ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY-
853 PM HST WED MAR 1 2006

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN
KAUAI COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM HST...

AT 848 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF HEAVY RAIN MOVING ONSHORE 
ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF KAUAI FROM HANAPEPE TO KEKAHA. IN 
ADDITION...MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES OVER THE ENTIRE ISLAND AND 
RUNOFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO KIPU
FALLS...KALALAU VALLEY...PUHI...LIHUE...NA PALI STATE PARK...HAENA...
WAINIHA...HANALEI...WAILUA...KAPAA...PRINCEVILLE...KALIHIWAI...
KILAUEA...ANAHOLA AND MOLOAA.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO SEE FLASH
FLOODING IN THE DARK. AVOID TRAVEL.

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...DON/T
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.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR NIIHAU....KAUAI AND OAHU THROUGH 
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. REPORT FLOODING TO THE POLICE OR
CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 1100 PM HST IF
FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.

LAT...LON 2197 15986 2188 15954 2191 15934 2213 15928
      2225 15943 2222 15969

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
400 PM HST WED MAR 1 2006

.SYNOPSIS...
CLOUDY SKIES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ISLANDS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...AS HIGH CLOUDS STREAM IN FROM THE WEST. A MOIST EAST TO
SOUTHEAST FLOW OVER THE ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY...KEEPING
THE WEATHER UNSETTLED...ESPECIALLY AROUND NIIHAU KAUAI AND OAHU. THE
HIGH CLOUDS SHOULD THIN BY THE WEEKEND...AND THE AIR MASS WILL
GRADUALLY DRY OUT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASED SUNSHINE OVER
LEEWARD AREAS...BUT A SHEARLINE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WILL KEEP
WINDWARD AREAS CLOUDY AND DAMP.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHEAST FLOW CONTINUES AROUND THE WESTERN ISLANDS THIS MORNING...
AS THE LOW LEVEL FLOW VEERS INTO A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM FAR NORTHWEST OF THE ISLANDS NEAR 35N 175W. RADAR SHOWS A
LARGE AREA OF RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED HEAVY SHOWERS...FROM NIIHAU TO
OAHU. MOISTURE WITHIN THE BIG ISLAND PLUME IS ALSO DETECTED BY RADAR
SOUTH OF OAHU...WHILE THE PREVAILING TRADES ARE BRINGING SHOWERS /OF
WEAKER INTENSITY/ INTO THE WINDWARD SIDES OF MAUI AND THE BIG
ISLAND.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NIIHAU KAUAI AND OAHU...AS A
MOIST LOW LEVEL FLOW CONVERGES IN A MODERATELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE.
THIS FLOW IS STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT HEAVY SHOWERS...BUT UPPER
LEVEL DYNAMICS ARE WEAK ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HIGHEST CLOUD TOPS AVERAGING BETWEEN 20 AND 25
THOUSAND FEET. THE BIGGEST CONCERN FOR KAUAI IS TRAINING OF HEAVY
SHOWERS OVER A SATURATED LAND MASS...WHILE TERRAIN ANCHORING...LIKE
THAT SEEN SO FAR TODAY OVER THE WINDWARD SIDE OF THE KOOLAU
SLOPES...APPEARS TO BE THE GREATEST THREAT FOR OAHU.

MODELS KEEP A CONVERGENT LOW LEVEL FLOW NEAR KAUAI THROUGH FRIDAY...
WHILE TRADES PREVAIL ALONG THE EASTERN END OF THE CHAIN. WHILE UPPER
LEVEL INSTABILITY WILL BE LACKING...THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
CONVERGENCE WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO KEEP MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS
POSSIBLE ALONG THE WESTERN END OF THE ISLAND CHAIN INTO FRIDAY.

EVEN THOUGH THE LOW CURRENTLY NORTHWEST OF THE ISLANDS IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS...THERE IS
MODEL CONSENSUS THAT A WEAK LOW/TROUGH WILL DEVELOP IN ITS PLACE...
BUT AT A LOWER LATITUDE BETWEEN 170W AND 175W. THIS IS THE FEATURE
THAT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE
IN PLACE NEAR...AND WEST OF...KAUAI...BUT AT THE SAME TIME WILL
ALLOW AN EASTERLY TRADE FLOW TO PREVAIL OVER MOST ISLANDS. THIS
RELATIVELY WEAK FEATURE WILL MOVE NORTHWEST OVER THE WEEKEND...
ALLOWING TRADES TO BUILD OVER ALL ISLANDS. MODELS ARE SUGGESTING A
WEAK SHEARLINE APPROACHING THE ISLANDS FROM THE NORTHEAST SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WHICH MAY PRECLUDE A COMPLETE WINDWARD CLEARING
UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
WAVEWATCH III GUIDANCE SHOWS THE CURRENT NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL
LINGER INTO THURSDAY WITH A SLOW DOWNTREND. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY
REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...AND MAY NEED TO BE
EXTENDED INTO THE DAY ON THURSDAY DEPENDING ON BUOY OBS. A NORTH
SWELL THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL LIKELY BE TOO NORTH FOR
ADVISORY LEVEL SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES...BUT SELECT EASTERN
BEACHES MAY EXCEED CRITERIA. THIS WILL NEED TO BE FINE TUNED AS OBS
ARRIVE WITH THIS SWELL.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY /SCA/ IS IN EFFECT FOR WATERS MOST EXPOSED TO
THE NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELL...WHERE THE COMBINATION OF SWELL AND WIND
WAVES ARE EXCEEDING THE SCA THRESHOLD OF 10 FT.

&&

.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM HST THURSDAY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
OF ALL ISLANDS EXCEPT LANAI AND KAHOOLAWE.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MOST HAWAIIAN WATERS UNTIL 6 AM HST THURSDAY
FOR SEAS GREATER THAN 10 FT.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NIIHAU KAUAI AND OAHU THROUGH 4 PM THURSDAY.

&&

BIRCHARD

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
615 PM HST WED MAR 01 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1045 AM     FLASH FLOOD      KAHUKU                  21.68N 157.95W
03/01/2006                   HONOLULU           HI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            KAHUKU HIGH SCHOOL CLOSED DUE TO WATER IN PARKING LOT AND
            WATER APPROACHING FIRST FLOOR CLASSROOMS.

1045 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 N WAIKANE             21.52N 157.88W
03/01/2006                   HONOLULU           HI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STATE WARNING POINT REPORTED LANDSLIDE ON KAMEHAMEHA
            HIGHWAY NEAR JOHNSON ROAD BETWEEN KUALOA AND WAIKANE

1045 AM     FLASH FLOOD      KAHUKU                  21.68N 157.95W
03/01/2006                   HONOLULU           HI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POLICE REPORTED WATER ON KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY NEAR
            KUALOA...WITH WATER REACHING AS HIGH AS CAR DOORS.

0400 PM     FLASH FLOOD      KAAAWA                  21.56N 157.86W
03/01/2006                   HONOLULU           HI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTED 4 HOMES FLOODED AND EVACUATED.

0600 PM     FLASH FLOOD      KAHUKU                  21.68N 157.95W
03/01/2006                   HONOLULU           HI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SPOTTER RECORDED 11 INCHES OF RAINFALL FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM.

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