Aiea, Hawaii

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
the island of Oahu in Honolulu County

* until 530 am HST

* at 232 am HST... radar showed heavy rain in the Laie Hauula areas
of Oahu. The heavy showers and thunderstorms have been training
over this area in the past few hours.

* Other locations in the warning include but are not limited to
Punaluu... Laie and Kahuku.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flash Flood Warning means flash flooding is imminent or occurring
in streams... roads and low lying areas. Move to higher ground now.

Do not cross fast flowing or rising water in your vehicle or on foot.
Turn around... Don/T drown.


This Flash Flood Warning replaces the Flood Advisory that was in
effect for the island of Oahu in Honolulu County.

This warning may need to be extended beyond 530 am HST if flash
flooding persists.

Lat... Lon 2163 15805 2170 15795 2155 15786 2151 15792
      2152 15797

H lau

... Flash Flood Watch now in effect through this afternoon...

The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for

* all Hawaiian islands.

* Through this afternoon.

* Nearly stationary upper level low pressure west of the state
will maintain an unstable atmosphere. Combined with sufficient
moisture moving in from the east-southeast the threat of flash
flooding will continue through this afternoon.

* Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Prepare now for the possibility of very heavy
rainfall that could cause flash flooding.

Campers and hikers should pay particular attention to later
forecasts. Stay away from creeks... streams... and other flood
prone areas. Remember that it does not have to be raining where
you are for flash flooding to occur.


Powell

216 am HST Sat Nov 14 2009

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended the

* Flood Advisory for the island of Oahu in Honolulu County

* until 530 am HST

* at 210 am HST... radar showed continued moderate to locally heavy
showers and thunderstorms training across the northern half of the
Koolau Mountains and adjacent areas on Oahu with brief lulls. The
heavy showers and thunderstorms are moving north and northwest at
10 mph.

* Other locations in the advisory include but are not limited to
Punaluu... Turtle Bay... pupukea... Laie and Kahuku.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Stay away from streams... drainage ditches and low lying areas prone
to flooding.

Rainfall and runoff will also cause hazardous driving conditions due
to ponding... reduced visibility and poor braking action.

Do not cross fast flowing or rising water in your vehicle or on foot.
Turn around... Don/T drown.


This advisory may need to be extended beyond 530 am HST if heavy rain
persists.

Lat... Lon 2154 15799 2164 15808 2169 15804 2172 15797
      2163 15790 2153 15783 2147 15784 2144 15789

H lau

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Hilo hi...

A record rainfall of 4.46 inches was set at Hilo hi yesterday.
This breaks the old record of 1.87 set in 1996.