368 WWHW40 PHFO 140149 WSWHFO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 349 PM HST THU JAN 13 2011 ...HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS REMAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT... .A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE INTERIOR OF THE BIG ISLAND THIS EVENING. ANY SHOWERS THAT REACH THE SUMMIT LEVEL WILL BRING A QUICK BURST OF ACCUMULATING SNOW. IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...LEADING TO AN ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON EXPOSED SURFACES. HIZ028-141500- /O.CAN.PHFO.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110114T0400Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.WW.Y.0003.110114T0149Z-110114T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 349 PM HST THU JAN 13 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS MAY BRING OF BURST OF HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. BETWEEN SNOW SHOWERS...FREEZING DRIZZLE OR PATCHY FREEZING RAIN WILL DEPOSIT A THIN LAYER OF ICE ON EXPOSED SURFACES. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF ANY NEW SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIKERS AND CAMPERS SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING ANY TRIPS TO THE SUMMIT UNTIL AFTER THE INCLEMENT WEATHER PASSES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BRAVENDER