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Blizzard Warning in Hawaii for around foot of snow


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Makes me wonder how rare it is to see Blizzard Warnings posted for the mountain summits in HI...

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI343 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FORTHE SUMMITS OF MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA...HIZ028-031345-/O.CON.PHFO.BZ.W.0001.150103T0400Z-150104T0400Z/BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-343 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY...A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY.* LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 11000 FEET.* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS...EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS WITH  SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS  WITH LIGHTNING STRIKES.* ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A FOOT...WITH MUCH HIGHER DRIFTS.* TIMING...DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY.  THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.  SNOWFALL SHOULD GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ON SATURDAY BUT WINDS WILL  CONTINUE DANGEROUSLY STRONG.* IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ATTEMPTING  TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS.* WINDS...WEST 55 TO 90 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 130 MPH AT  THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S.* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFETHREATENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHERCONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOWWITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY.&&$$R BALLARD
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Its the second one this year I believe

Makes me wonder how rare it is to see Blizzard Warnings posted for the mountain summits in HI...

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
343 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FOR
THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA...

HIZ028-031345-
/O.CON.PHFO.BZ.W.0001.150103T0400Z-150104T0400Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
343 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 11000 FEET.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS...EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS WITH
  SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS
  WITH LIGHTNING STRIKES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A FOOT...WITH MUCH HIGHER DRIFTS.

* TIMING...DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY.
  THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
  SNOWFALL SHOULD GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ON SATURDAY BUT WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE DANGEROUSLY STRONG.

* IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ATTEMPTING
  TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS.

* WINDS...WEST 55 TO 90 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 130 MPH AT
  THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY.

&&

$$
R BALLARD
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