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WGHW60 PHFO 210402
FFAHFO
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
602 PM HST FRI FEB 20 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NIIHAU KAUAI AND OAHU THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
HIZ006-007-009>011-032>036-211600-
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WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE
MOUNTAINS-EAST HONOLULU-HONOLULU METRO-EWA PLAIN-KOOLAU WINDWARD-
KOOLAU LEEWARD-
602 PM HST FRI FEB 20 2026
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...OAHU.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWINGING THROUGH THE NORTHWESTERN
ISLANDS TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THE TROUGH AXIS SHOULD LIFT NORTH OF
THE AREA BY MID DAY SATURDAY, WHICH SHOULD DIMINISH THE
FLOODING THREAT. A LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE PLUME WILL CONTINUE
TO ENHANCE SHOWERS THIS EVENING OVER THE ISLAND OF OAHU.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
HIZ001-003-004-029>031-211600-
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NIIHAU-KAUAI SOUTHWEST-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-KAUAI NORTH-KAUAI EAST-
KAUAI SOUTH-
602 PM HST FRI FEB 20 2026
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NIIHAU AND KAUAI.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWINGING THROUGH THE NORTHWESTERN
ISLANDS TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THE TROUGH AXIS SHOULD LIFT NORTH OF
THE AREA BY MID DAY SATURDAY, WHICH SHOULD DIMINISH THE
FLOODING THREAT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
RCB
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