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WWHW40 PHFO 221307
WSWHFO
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
307 AM HST SUN MAR 22 2026
...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING
FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMIMTS ABOVE 12000 FEET...
.A KONA STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO
THE SUMMITS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
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BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
307 AM HST SUN MAR 22 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES
POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. LIGHT SNOW MAY
LINGER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.
* WHERE...BIG ISLAND SUMMITS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING.
* 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.
PIERCE
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