Check this out… of course, this is for elevations above 8,000 feet, but you don’t see a blizzard watch from the NWS in Honolulu too often!
WWHW40 PHFO 051353
WSWHFO
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
353 AM HST WED DEC 5 2007
..BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT ON THE SUMMITS
.A STRONG FRONT WILL REACH THE BIG ISLAND TONIGHT BRINGING SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS TO THE SUMMITS.
HIZ028-060300-
/O.NEW.PHFO.BZ.A.0001.071206T0400Z-071206T1600Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF…MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
353 AM HST WED DEC 5 2007
…BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT…
SNOW AND WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS
TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES AND 30 TO 40 MPH SOUTHERLY WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
See news stories on this event along with pictures and video on the KHNL-TV site here.
