507 WWHW70 PHFO 220708 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 908 PM HST WED DEC 21 2005 ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR HALEAKALA SUMMIT THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THURSDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. .A COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL MOVE DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN STARTING THURSDAY EVENING. THE WINDS OVER THE SUMMITS AND HALEAKALA SHOULD BE AFFECTED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS FROM THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. THE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT ARE EXPECTED CONTINUE AT WARNING LEVELS UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT HALEAKALA AND LINGER THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS. HIZ022-221915- /X.NEW.PHFO.HW.A.0002.051223T0400Z-051224T0400Z/ HALEAKALA SUMMIT- 908 PM HST WED DEC 21 2005 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 60 MPH AT TIMES STARTING THURSDAY EVENING. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO GUST TO 60 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ HIZ028-221915- /X.NEW.PHFO.HW.A.0002.051223T0400Z-051224T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 908 PM HST WED DEC 21 2005 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 60 MPH AT TIMES STARTING THURSDAY EVENING. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO GUST TO 60 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ PROTON