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WWHW40 PHFO 070043
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
243 PM HST MON APR 6 2026
..WINTER STORM WATCH FOR BIG ISLAND SUMMITS ABOVE 12500 FEET
.AN UPPER LOW WILL ENHANCE MOISTURE OVER THE BIG ISLAND AND BRING
THE POTENTIAL FOR BOTH FREEZING RAIN AND SNOWFALL.
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BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
243 PM HST MON APR 6 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FREEZING RAIN, SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION AND SNOWFALL
WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP 3 INCHES AND ICE
ACCUMULATION UP TO A QUARTER INCH POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS
HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...BIG ISLAND SUMMITS ABOVE 12,500 FEET IN ELEVATION.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOW ON ROADS FROM THIS STORM WILL
MAKE TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. SNOWFALL
MAY ACCUMULATE ON TOP OF ICE. VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCED.
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.
FOSTER
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