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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
401 AM HST THU JAN 26 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA
LOA ON THE BIG ISLAND...

.OVERVIEW...A LOW ALOFT SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS CONTINUES TO BRING
MOISTURE OVER THE BIG ISLAND TODAY. TEMPERATURES AT THE UPPER
SUMMITS...ESPECIALLY 12000 FEET AND ABOVE WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR
THE PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS SNOW TODAY.

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BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
401 AM HST THU JAN 26 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS
AFTERNOON...

SNOW WILL OCCUR MAINLY ABOVE 12000 FEET...WHERE ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY.

THE MAUNA KEA ACCESS ROAD REMAINS CLOSED.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. THOSE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TO THE
UPPER SLOPES TODAY SHOULD CALL AHEAD ON THE STATUS OF THE ROAD
CLOSURE AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS.

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