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Winter weather advisory for summits with about five inches of snow forecast

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
814 AM HST SUN DEC 19 2010

…WINTER WEATHER LIKELY OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS BEGINNING TONIGHT…

.A DEEP LAYER OF MOISTURE MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL SPREAD OVER THE BIG ISLAND…COVERING THE SUMMITS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING…MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
814 AM HST SUN DEC 19 2010

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM HST TUESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM HST TUESDAY.

A DEEP LAYER OF MOISTURE MOVING ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND COMBINED WITH SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 5 INCHES OVER A 24 HOUR PERIOD TONIGHT AND MONDAY AT THE SUMMITS WITH LIGHT AMOUNTS MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 11500 TO 12000 FEET IN ELEVATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

See related post with video of snow on Mauna Kea

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