Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Saturday:

86  Lihue, Kauai
90  Honolulu, Oahu – record high temperature for Saturday was 92 degrees…back in 1997
86  Molokai
89  Kahului, Maui
87  Kailua Kona
87  Hilo, Hawaii

Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands, as of Saturday evening

0.12  Wailua, Kauai
0.16  Tunnel RG, Oahu
0.02  Molokai
0.00  Lanai
0.00  Kahoolawe
0.20  Kahakuloa, Maui
0.49  Pahoa, Big Island

The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph)…as of Saturday evening:

14  Poipu, Kauai
20  Makua Range, Oahu
14  Molokai
25  Lanai
 21  Kahoolawe
13  Kaupo Gap, Maui
20  Upolu AP, Big Island


Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live web cam on the summit of near 13,800 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. This web cam is available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon shining down during the night at times. Plus, during the nights you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise and sunset too… depending upon weather conditions.



Aloha Paragraphs




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The satellite imagery above shows a low pressure system to
the northeast of Hawaii, with its associated cold front
draping south…along with some high cirrus clouds moving
through the state from the southwest – meanwhile, category
4 hurricane Odile is churning the waters of the eastern Pacific!

Lighter winds with afternoon upcountry clouds and a few
showers here and there…our winds will turn very light this
weekend into early in the new week ahead – sultry

High Surf Advisory…south facing shores



~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~




The light trade winds will remain light  into the new week…rebounding to some extent by next Wednesday or so. Here’s the latest weather map, showing the Hawaiian Islands, and the rest of the North Pacific Ocean, along with a real-time wind profiler of the central Pacific. We find a high pressure system far to the northeast of the islands. offshore from western British Columbia. This high pressure cell has a ridge of high pressure extending southward to another weaker high pressure cell to the east-northeast of Hawaii. At the same time, there’s a weak low pressure system just to the northeast of the islands…with its associated early season cold front not far to the north of the state. The winds will remain light this weekend into the new week ahead. This will bring muggy conditions to the state, until the trade winds rebound around next Wednesday or so.
Satellite imagery shows clear to partly cloudy skies over the islands. Looking at this larger looping satellite image, it shows thunderstorms well offshore to the southwest, south and southeast of Hawaii…as well as along a dissipating early season cold front to our north and northeast. The light winds over our region, in conjunction with the daytime heating of the islands, will prompt afternoon clouds and some showers locally…over the leeward upcountry slopes for the most part. As we get into the Sunday through Tuesday time frame, afternoon showers will increase locally. Here’s the looping radar, showing just a few showers moving across our island chain at the time of this writing. I’ll be back with more updates on all of the above and below, I hope you have a great Saturday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.

Friday Evening Film: I was in the mood to see a film, so I took the drive down to Kahului, had dinner at Whole Foods, and walked across the mall to see a new action flick…what else is new?!  This time I saw The November Man, starring Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, Olga Kurylenko, Bill Smitrovich, and Catarina Scorsone…among many others. The synopsis: Code named ‘The November Man’, Peter Devereaux (Pierce Brosnan) is a lethal and highly trained ex-CIA agent, who has been enjoying a quiet life in Switzerland. When Devereaux is lured out of retirement for one last mission, he must protect valuable witness, Alice Fournier, (Olga Kurylenko). He soon uncovers this assignment marks him a target of his former friend and CIA protégé David Mason (Luke Bracey). With growing suspicions of a mole in the agency, there is no one Devereaux can trust, no rules and no holds barred. With a screenplay by Michael Finch & Karl Gajdusek based on Bill Granger’s novel “There are No Spies” from the bestselling November Man book series, THE NOVEMBER MAN is the ultimate cat and mouse game set in the world of international espionage.


~~~ It was a very good film, and met my expectations…and then some. It had all the heavy duty stuff that these kinds of films are famous for, including all manner of shoot-em-up, attractive women, and fast paced action galore. In that regard, it was right down my alley. As for a grade, I’m giving out a B+ without any reservations. Here’s the trailer, and to be sure…it’s not a light weight piece of work to watch!


World-wide tropical cyclone activity:


>>> Atlantic Ocean: Hurricane 06L (Edouard) remains active in the Atlantic, located about 915 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands…with sustained winds of near 80 mph. Here’s a graphical track map…along with a satellite image.


Here's what the computer models are showing for hurricane 06L.


Here’s a satellite image of the Atlantic Ocean

>>> Caribbean Sea: There are no active tropical cyclones


>>> Gulf of Mexico: There are no active tropical cyclones


1.)  A broad low pressure system located over the central Gulf of Mexico
is producing disorganized showers activity. Upper-level winds are
not conducive for development at this time, and the low could
degenerate into a trough of low pressure while it moves westward
across the Gulf of Mexico during the next couple of days.

Here's what the computer models are showing for this disturbance being referred to as Invest 92L.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...0 percent  
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...0 percent


Here’s a satellite image of the Caribbean Sea…and the Gulf of Mexico.

Here’s the link to the National Hurricane Center (NHC)

>>> Eastern Pacific: Hurricane 15E (Odile) remains active in the northeast Pacific, located about 265 mile west-northwest of Manzanillo, Mexico…with sustained winds of near 135 mph. Here’s a graphical track map…along with a satellite image. Category 4 hurricane

Here’s what the computer models are showing for this strengthening hurricane Odile.


Tropical Depression 16E remains active in the northeast Pacific, located about 605 miles south-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California…with sustained winds of near 35 mph. Here’s a graphical track map…along with a satellite image.


Here’s what the computer models are showing for this weakening tropical depression


1.)   A broad area of low pressure located a couple of hundred miles
south of the coast of Guatemala and southeastern Mexico is producing
disorganized showers and thunderstorms.  Environmental conditions
are expected to be conducive for gradual development of this system
during the next several days while it moves slowly toward the
northwest.


* Formation chance through 48 hours…medium…30 percent
* Formation chance through 5 days…high…70 percent

Here’s a wide satellite image that covers the entire area between Mexico, out through the central Pacific…to the International Dateline.


>>> Central Pacific: There are no active tropical cyclones


Here’s a link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)


>>> Northwest Pacific Ocean: Typhoon 15W (Kalmaegi) remains active in the South China Sea, located about 203 mile north-northeast of Manila…with sustained winds of near 81 mph. Here’s a graphical track map…along with a satellite image.


>>> South Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

>>> North and South Indian Oceans: There are no active tropical cyclones

Here’s a link to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)


Interesting:  Australia to end shark cull – In a major win for sharks and their advocates, Australia’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recommended Western Australia (WA) end its controversial shark killing program.


After a series of fatal attacks, WA’s government proposed a new program in an effort to keep beachgoers safe that involved setting out baited drum lines, which consist of a large baited hook attached to a buoy and an anchor to hold it in place, in designated zones along popular beaches with the intention of killing great white sharks, bull sharks and tiger sharks who were larger than three meters.


The plan sparked outrage from conservation organizations, local communities. politicians, celebrities and marine scientists from around the world who criticized it for being nothing more than a pointless cull that would have a devastating impact on marine ecosystems, while doing nothing to really keep people safe. Concerned Care2 member Holly Jade decided to do something about it and started a petition demanding an end to the horrible practice. Thanks to Holly’s petition, over 38,000 Care2 members were able to express their frustration by signing her petition.


This past May, government figures that were released showing the death toll added fuel to the opposition. Between January and April, 172 sharks were caught, while 50 tiger sharks longer than 10 feet were killed. Figures also show that 14 sharks measuring less than 10 feet died on the drum line and four more were destroyed because they were too weak to survive the ordeal. Stingrays and mako sharks, who are a protected species, were killed as bycatch on drum lines. Yet not a single great white, who are believed to be responsible for the fatal attacks, was caught.


Thankfully, this week the EPA announced that it recommended against continuing the program, which was supposed to be extended for another three years, over concerns about how it could hurt the population of great whites, who are a protected species, and because of “a high degree of scientific uncertainty” after assessing the program as part of a Public Environmental Review.