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Hawaiian Islands Synoptic Discussion and Guidance 554 FXHW60 PHFO 110626 AFDHFO AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 826 PM HST MON MAR 10 2014 .SYNOPSIS... TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE STATE THIS WEEK WITH CLOUDS AND SHOWERS FAVORING WINDWARD AND MAUKA AREAS. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE ISLANDS FRIDAY NIGHT... BRINGING STRONG TRADE WINDS AND MAINLY WINDWARD SHOWERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .DISCUSSION... A FRONT CURRENTLY STALLED NORTH OF KAUAI KEPT WINDS LIGHT EARLIER TODAY WITH SEA BREEZES AND LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS POPPING UP IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH LINGERING SHOWERS FOCUSING OVER THE MOUNTAIN SLOPES. AS OF 8 PM...MODERATE SHOWERS ARE SLOWLY DISSIPATING OVER THE PUNA AND KAU DISTRICTS OF THE BIG ISLAND. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE NORTH WITH TRADE WINDS INCREASING TO MODERATE LEVELS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN THIS WEEK WILL PUSH WEATHER FEATURES FROM WEST TO EAST. THE CURRENT HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE EAST PACIFIC WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE DATELINE BEHIND THE HIGH. THE TAIL END OF THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH KAUAI FRIDAY EVENING BRINGING SHOWERS TO THE SMALLER ISLANDS FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL FILL IN BEHIND THE FRONT BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND FAST MOVING SHOWERS. WINDWARD AREAS WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS OF RAIN...BUT THE SMALLER ISLANDS WILL SEE SHOWERS BLOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS REACHING LEEWARD LOCATIONS AT TIMES. THE MID AND UPPER ATMOSPHERE LOOK TO REMAIN STABLE THROUGH THE PERIOD SO SHOWERS THAT DO FORM WILL REMAIN SHALLOW. STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL DIMINISH NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH PRESSURE GENERATING THE WINDS MOVES INTO THE EAST PACIFIC AND ANOTHER COLD FRONT CROSSES THE DATELINE. && .AVIATION... GENTLE TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE CHAIN WILL KEEP WINDWARD PORTIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND SHROUDED IN CLOUDS. AIRMET SIERRA FOR MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO TOMORROW MORNING. LIGHT LAND BREEZES WILL PREDOMINATE ACROSS THE SMALLER ISLANDS OVERNIGHT AND GOOD VFR IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. && .MARINE... A MODERATE NW SWELL WILL BUILD TUESDAY...PEAK WEDNESDAY...THEN LOWER SLOWLY THURSDAY. A SLIGHTLY LARGER NW SWELL IS EXPECTED TO BUILD THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH SURF REACHING ADVISORY LEVELS FRIDAY FOR SOME N AND W FACING SHORES. TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS WEDNESDAY IN THE TYPICAL WINDIER WATERS AROUND MAUI COUNTY. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER FRIDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF GALES IN THE ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL. A SCA IS LIKELY ACROSS THE REST OF HAWAIIAN WATERS. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && $$ MORRISON Bulletins, Forecasts and Observations are courtesy of Honolulu National Weather Service Forecast Office |
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