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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
349 AM HST MON JAN 8 2007

...A KONA LOW WILL BRING SNOW TO THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...

.A KONA LOW NORTHWEST OF KAUAI WILL PRODUCE DEEP MOISTURE WITH
COLD TEMPERATURES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
349 AM HST MON JAN 8 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST
WEDNESDAY...

SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO REACH 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER MOST OF
THE SUMMITS...THOUGH PERIODS OF RAIN MAY OCCUR AT TIMES TOO. ANY
RAIN THAT FALLS MAY THEN FREEZE INTO ICE...MAKING SURFACES
SLIPPERY. ALSO...BY TUESDAY THE WIND AT THE SUMMITS WILL INCREASE
TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS FROM THE SOUTH...ADDING TO THE
POTENTIAL HAZARDS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. ALTHOUGH THIS EVENT IS NOT
EXPECTED TO BE LIFE-THREATENING...CARELESS BEHAVIOR IN THESE
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH.

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