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WWHW40 PHFO 080048
WSWHFO
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
248 PM HST TUE APR 7 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 SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN.
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BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
248 PM HST TUE APR 7 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP 6
INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO A QUARTER INCH POSSIBLE. WINDS
WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...BIG ISLAND SUMMITS.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...ICE ACCRETION AND SNOW ON ROADS FROM THIS STORM WILL
MAKE TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.
VISIBILITY MAY 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.
JVC
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