305 WWHW40 PHFO 040115 WSWHFO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 315 PM HST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS ABOVE 12000 FEET... .A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL DRAG IN A DEEP AREA OF MOISTURE AND PROVIDE UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND. THIS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT ABOVE 12000 FEET IN ELEVATION. HIZ028-041315- /O.NEW.PHFO.WS.W.0001.150304T0115Z-150305T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 315 PM HST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...BIG ISLAND SUMMITS ABOVE 12000 FEET IN ELEVATION. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS...EITHER ON FOOT OR BY VEHICLE...WILL BE DANGEROUS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...STRENGTHENING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER A HALF MILE IN CLOUDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ FOSTER