675  
WWHW40 PHFO 220244  
WSWHFO  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
444 PM HST SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM HST THIS EVENING TO  
6 PM HST SUNDAY FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMIMTS ABOVE 12000 FEET...  
 
.A KONA STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO  
THE SUMMITS BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON.  
 
HIZ028-221600-  
/O.CON.PHFO.WS.W.0004.260322T0400Z-260323T0400Z/  
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-  
444 PM HST SAT MAR 21 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BIG ISLAND SUMMITS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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