Tuesday, January 11, 2011 – 02:16 p.m.

The Mauna Kea Access Road is currently open up to Park 2, just under 13,000 feet.
Snow removal operations continue in the upper summit regions.

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1154 AM HST TUE JAN 11 2011

…WINTER STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO RETURN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY…

.SNOWFALL HAS CEASED BUT MOISTURE WILL MOVE UP FROM THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY AND ANOTHER FRONT WILL REACH THE CENTRAL ISLANDS THURSDAY. THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS EXISTS AT THE SUMMITS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.

BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING…MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
1154 AM HST TUE JAN 11 2011

…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON… …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CAN CELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT