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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1124 AM HST SUN DEC 18 2005

...WIND ADVISORY UPGRADED TO HIGH WIND WARNING FOR HALEAKALA MAUNA
KEA AND MAUNA LOA AND WIND ADVISORY CONTINUED FOR REST OF AREA...

.OVERVIEW...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE ISLANDS
TODAY...REACHING THE BIG ISLAND THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE
LOCALLY STRONG WEST WINDS ON ALL ISLANDS.

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HALEAKALA SUMMIT-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
1124 AM HST SUN DEC 18 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 1 PM HST MONDAY...

WIND REPORTS FROM MAUNA KEA INDICATE THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50
MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING. PEAK WINDS ON THE HALEAKALA SUMMIT HAVE
ALREADY EXCEEDED 40 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TODAY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS AROUND THE SUMMIT AREAS ARE
SUSTAINED IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH ARE
OCCURRING. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TRAVEL
TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE.


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NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-
OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-
OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-
MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE-
MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-
WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-
BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-
1124 AM HST SUN DEC 18 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM HST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG
WINDS ARE LIKELY ON ALL ISLANDS BUT WILL BE LOCALIZED. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WHERE WINDS ACCELERATE DOWNSLOPE ON THE
EAST SIDES OF THE ISLANDS AND WHERE THE WINDS FUNNEL THROUGH
VALLEYS AND OVER RIDGES.

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