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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
845 AM HST THU MAR 16 2006

...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON THE SUMMITS OF THE BIG ISLAND...

.BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES...ABUNDANT MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER ON
THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA ON THE BIG ISLAND. ROAD
CREWS REPORT THAT BETWEEN 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE ALREADY
FALLEN. ALL ROADS TO THE SUMMITS REMAIN CLOSED.

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BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
845 AM HST THU MAR 16 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM HST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH REPLACES THE WINTER STORM ADVISORY.

AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON THE SUMMITS
OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA...ABOVE THE 12 THOUSAND FOOT LEVEL...
THROUGH FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL
IMPACT THE SUMMITS THROUGH TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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