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WWHW40 PHFO 081327
WSWHFO
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
327 AM HST SUN FEB 8 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS ABOVE
11000 FEET ELEVATION...
.A DISTURBANCE ALOFT IN COMBINATION WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL
BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS OF MAUNA
KEA AND MAUNA LOA THROUGH MONDAY.
HIZ028-090300-
/O.CON.PHFO.WS.W.0002.260208T1600Z-260210T0400Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
327 AM HST SUN FEB 8 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST MONDAY
* WHAT...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WITH STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50
MPH.
* WHERE...BIG ISLAND SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA ABOVE 11,000
FEET ELEVATION.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM HST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. BLOWING
SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES, WITH PERIODS
OF ZERO VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW, SLEET, AND
ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. ANY TRAVEL PLANS TO
THE SUMMITS SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE THREAT DIMINISHES.
RCB
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