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WWHW40 PHFO 111313
WSWHFO
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
313 AM HST WED MAR 11 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS ABOVE
12000 FEET...
.A POWERFUL KONA LOW LOCATED NORTHWEST OF THE STATE WILL BRING
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW, THUNDERSTORMS, AND STRONG WINDS THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
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BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
313 AM HST WED MAR 11 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8
INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...BIG ISLAND SUMMITS.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW
OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT THE SUMMITS. ANYONE PLANNING
TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS, INCLUDING HIKERS AND CAMPERS, SHOULD MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS AND CONSIDER POSTPONING THEIR TRIP UNTIL
IMPROVED WEATHER RETURNS.
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