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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
356 AM HST Wed Feb 21 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BIG ISLAND...

.Abundant moisture is expected to lift northward and remain over 
the Big Island tonight through Friday. This moisture combined with
cold temperatures aloft and instability will lead to periods of 
heavy showers and thunderstorms, especially over the southeast 
Big Island slopes of the Kau and Puna Districts.

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Kona-South Big Island-Big Island North and East-Kohala-
Big Island Interior-
356 AM HST Wed Feb 21 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for the Big Island.

* From this evening through Friday afternoon

* Abundant moisture will combine with an upper disturbance west of
  the area that will lead to widespread heavy showers and
  thunderstorms over the Big Island.

* Due to increasing instability, heavy showers and thunderstorms 
  could develop rapidly and lead to flash flooding in a short 
  period of time. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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Gibbs