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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
221 AM HST FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER WEATHER WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY 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 THROUGH
SATURDAY.
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BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
221 AM HST FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY
ABOVE 12000 FEET...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12
TO 18 INCHES. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 110 MPH.
* WHERE...BIG ISLAND SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA ABOVE 12,000
FEET.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY.
* 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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