URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
345 PM HST THU APR 9 2009

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BIG ISLAND SUMMITS…

.A PERSISTENT UPPER TROUGH WEST OF THE ISLANDS WILL SEND BANDS OF UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE ISLANDS THROUGH FRIDAY…BRINGING PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER TO THE SUMMITS AND UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND.

BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING…MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
345 PM HST THU APR 9 2009

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY.

A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. SNOW FALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES…WITH SOME ICING…IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.

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.