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WGHW60 PHFO 051255  
FFAHFO  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
255 AM HST MON JAN 5 2026  
 
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL HAWAIIAN  
ISLANDS...  
 
HIZ001-003-004-006-007-009>011-015>018-022-023-026-027-029>054-  
060400-  
/O.CON.PHFO.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-260106T0400Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
NIIHAU-KAUAI SOUTHWEST-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH  
SHORE-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-LANAI MAUKA-  
KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-HALEAKALA SUMMIT-  
KONA-KOHALA-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-KAUAI NORTH-KAUAI EAST-KAUAI  
SOUTH-EAST HONOLULU-HONOLULU METRO-EWA PLAIN-KOOLAU WINDWARD-  
KOOLAU LEEWARD-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI SOUTHEAST-MOLOKAI NORTH-  
MOLOKAI WEST-MOLOKAI LEEWARD SOUTH-LANAI WINDWARD-LANAI LEEWARD-  
LANAI SOUTH-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY NORTH-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY SOUTH-  
WINDWARD HALEAKALA-KIPAHULU-SOUTH MAUI/UPCOUNTRY-SOUTH HALEAKALA-  
BIG ISLAND SOUTH-BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST-BIG ISLAND EAST-BIG ISLAND  
NORTH-  
255 AM HST MON JAN 5 2026  
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...ALL THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...FLOOD PRONE ROADS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS MAY BE  
CLOSED DUE TO ELEVATED RUNOFF AND OVERFLOWING STREAMS. URBAN AREAS  
MAY RECEIVE MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND PROPERTY DAMAGE DUE TO  
RAPID RUNOFF. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING MAY OCCUR DUE TO THE OVERFLOW  
OF STREAMS AND DRAINAGES. LANDSLIDES MAY ALSO OCCUR IN AREAS WITH  
STEEP TERRAIN.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- UNSETTLE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT AS  
UPPER LEVEL LOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN WEST OF THE STATE.  
 
EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THE GREATEST FLOOD RISK WILL REMAIN  
FOR KAUAI COUNTY AND ALONG SOUTHEAST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES  
OF THE BIG ISLAND AND MAUI COUNTY WHICH MAY WARRANT THE  
EXTENSION OF THE FLOOD WATCH OR PORTIONS OF THAT STATE LATER  
TODAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION  
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.  
 
 
 
 
 
ALMANZA  
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