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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
736 AM HST Mon Feb 27 2017

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Niihau-Kauai Windward-Kauai Leeward-Kauai Mountains-
Oahu South Shore-Waianae Coast-Oahu North Shore-Oahu Koolau-
Olomana-Central Oahu-Waianae Mountains-Molokai Windward-
Molokai Leeward-Lanai Makai-Lanai Mauka-Kahoolawe-
Maui Windward West-Maui Leeward West-Maui Central Valley-
Windward Haleakala-Leeward Haleakala-Haleakala Summit-Kona-
South Big Island-Big Island North and East-Kohala-
Big Island Interior-Big Island Summits-
736 AM HST Mon Feb 27 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON HST TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for Kahoolawe, Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, 
  Niihau, Oahu and the Big Island. 

* From noon HST today through Wednesday afternoon.

* Increasingly moist and unstable air will overspread the islands
  today and Tuesday. A strong upper level disturbance will cause a
  surface trough or low to develop near the islands over the next
  couple of days, enhancing the potential for heavy downpours and
  thunderstorms that could lead to flash flooding. Any heavy
  showers will be spotty this afternoon, but could become more
  widespread by Tuesday. Conditions should gradually improve later
  in the day on Wednesday.

* Some streams and normally dry gulches are expected to run high
  and could quickly overflow their banks. Intense rainfall in poor
  drainage and urban areas could also lead to flash flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

Keep tuned to later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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R Ballard