THE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM HST FOR THE ISLAND OF MAUI IN MAUI COUNTY
AT 630 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AFFECTING LEEWARD PORTIONS OF MAUI, MAINLY IMPACTING THE AREA BETWEEN OLOWALU AND KIHEI. WHILE SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH, THE LINE OF SHOWERS WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. RAINFALL RATES UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE OCCURRING IN THE HEAVIEST DOWNPOURS. LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... MAALAEA, OLOWALU, AND KIHEI, INCLUDING THE MOKULELE AND PIILANI HIGHWAY JUNCTION NORTH OF KIHEI. 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. && A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.