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WSWHFO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
315 AM HST SUN FEB 12 2006

...SNOW LIKELY ON MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA...

.A TROUGH ALOFT WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR SNOWY
WEATHER ON THE HIGH MOUNTAINS ON THE BIG ISLAND.

HIZ028-130215-
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BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
315 AM HST SUN FEB 12 2006

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON HST TODAY
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON HST TODAY
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

A TROUGH ALOFT WILL PRODUCE LOW TEMPERATURES AND UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY AND THE PRECIPITATION WOULD
BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW OVER THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF MAUNA KEA AND
MAUNA LOA. THE GREATEST CHANCE OF HEAVY SNOW IS SUNDAY EVENING
BUT SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATION OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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