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WWHW40 PHFO 211159
WSWHFO
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
159 AM HST SAT FEB 21 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING FOR
THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS ABOVE 12,000 FEET...
.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND COLD AIR ALOFT WILL BRING FREEZING
DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOWFALL TO THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA
ON THE BIG ISLAND TODAY.
HIZ028-220300-
/O.NEW.PHFO.WW.Y.0005.260221T1159Z-260222T0400Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
159 AM HST SAT FEB 21 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE. UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ALONG
WITH A WINTRY MIX OF ICING IS POSSIBLE TODAY.
* WHERE...BIG ISLAND SUMMITS ABOVE 12,000 FEET ELEVATION.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. BLOWING SNOW WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES, WITH PERIODS OF ZERO
VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET, OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
RCB
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