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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
339 PM HST THU MAR 16 2006

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

.BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER ON THE SUMMITS OF
MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA ON THE BIG ISLAND. ROAD CREWS REPORT THAT
THE ROAD ABOVE 13000 FEET IS CLOSED AND COVERED WITH 6 INCHES OF
SNOW AND ICE. ALTHOUGH OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THE SNOW HAS
DIMINISHED THIS AFTERNOON...ADDITONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE
EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THIS EVENING AND LAST THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

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

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

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

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS THE SUMMITS LATER THIS
EVENING... PRODUCING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 6 INCHES
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS...ALTHOUGH DECREASING IN STRENGTH...
WILL STILL LEAD TO SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW. 

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

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