Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Honolulu, HI

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WGHW70 PHFO 200907
FFSHFO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1105 PM HST SUN FEB 19 2006

HIC003-200915-
ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY-
1105 PM HST SUN FEB 19 2006

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN
HONOLULU COUNTY...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ISLANDS OF KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI 
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM HST MONDAY...

THE HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING HAVE SUBSIDED...BUT RUNOFF IS STILL
OCCURRING AND STREAMS WILL REMAIN HIGH FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

DON/T TRY TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS OR FAST FLOWING STREAMS IN YOUR
VEHICLE OR ON FOOT. IT MAY BE TOO DANGEROUS. TURN AROUND...DON/T
DROWN.

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.

LAT...LON 2133 15776 2136 15763 2171 15790 2161 15799

$$
POWELL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
400 PM HST SUN FEB 19 2006

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAKENING UPPER LEVEL LOW NORTHWEST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HIGH CLOUDS TO THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY.
SHOWERS WILL FAVOR WINDWARD AND MAUKA AREAS AS TRADE WINDS SLOWLY
RETURN. THROUGH TONIGHT...SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS COULD BE HEAVY.
&&

.DISCUSSION...
SEVERAL WINDWARD OAHU RAIN GAGES REPORTED MORE THAN 2 INCHES OF RAIN
DURING THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MOST
OF THE RAIN FALLING LAST NIGHT. THE LULUKU GAGE REPORTED THE MOST
RAIN DURING THE 3 HOUR PERIOD FROM 11 AM TO 2 PM WITH A TOTAL OF
1.95 INCHES.

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW REMAINS TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE ISLANDS...AND
ANOTHER ONE TO THE NORTHEAST. THE SYSTEM TO THE NORTHWEST HAS BEEN
WEAKENING AND LIFTING TO THE NORTH...WHILE THE SYSTEM TO THE
NORTHEAST HAS BEEN SLOWLY MOVING SOUTH. THESE TWO SYSTEMS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HIGH CLOUDS THAT CONTINUE OVER THE ISLANDS...AND
THESE CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVERHEAD THROUGH TOMORROW. THE
MODELS SHOW A RETURN TO A ZONAL UPPER LEVEL FLOW BY TUESDAY MORNING.

THESE SYSTEMS ARE ALSO HELPING TO ENHANCE SHOWERS AROUND THE
ISLANDS. SEVERAL REPORTS OF LIGHTNING AND THUNDER HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED...MAINLY OVER WINDWARD OAHU...AND OVER MAUI TODAY. MOST OF
THE RAIN TODAY FELL OVER OAHU...WITH THE SHOWERS CONSTANTLY FORMING
OVER THE WINDWARD SIDE OF THE KOOLAU MOUNTAIN RANGE.

LITTLE CHANGE IS NOTED IN THE LATEST MODEL RUNS...SO HAVE MADE
LITTLE CHANGE TO THE GRIDS. MAIN CHANGE HAS BEEN TO UP THE POPS OVER
WINDWARD AREAS THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING.

HAVE PUT A DENSE FOG ADVISORY BACK UP FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS
AGAIN AS THE FOG THICKENS. BASED ON THE MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA WEB
CAMS...THERE WERE SEVERAL BREAKS IN THE FOG DURING THE DAY...BUT
EXPECT THINGS TO WORSEN OVERNIGHT AGAIN.

&&

.MARINE...
SURF REPORTS RECEIVED TODAY WERE ABOVE THE 8 FOOT ADVISORY LEVEL FOR
EAST FACING SHORES...AS EXPECTED. HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS POSTED
THROUGH TONIGHT...AND SURF HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW ADVISORY
LEVEL BY DAYBREAK MONDAY.
&&

.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY FOR KAUAI WINDWARD-OAHU
KOOLAU-OLOMANA-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-WINDWARD
HALEAKALA-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST.

DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM HST MONDAY FOR BIG ISLAND SUMMITS.
&&

M BALLARD