Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday:
88 Lihue, Kauai
87 Honolulu, Oahu
88 Molokai
88 Kahului, Maui
87 Kailua Kona
87 Hilo, Hawaii
Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands, as of Sunday evening:
0.03 Kilohana, Kauai
0.14 Wheeler AF, Oahu
0.01 Molokai
0.00 Lanai
0.00 Kahoolawe
0.01 Kahakuloa, Maui
0.27 Ahumoa, Big Island
The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph)…as of Sunday evening:
22 Mana, Kauai
23 Waianae Valley, Oahu
10 Molokai
13 Lanai
12 Kahoolawe
22 Kapalua, Maui
20 PTA Keamuku, 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
The satellite imagery above shows a low pressure system to
the northeast of Hawaii, with its associated weak cold front
draping south towards our islands…while category 2 hurricane
Odile is moving over Baja California
Light winds with afternoon upcountry clouds and a few
showers here and there…our winds will remain very light
into the new work week ahead – hot and humid weather
near sea level
High Surf Advisory…south facing shores
~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~
The light winds will remain in place through Tuesday…rebounding a little 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. The ridge then runs westward to over the Big Island. At the same time, there’s a weak low pressure system just to the northeast of the islands…with its associated early season trough of low pressure reaching down towards the state. The winds will remain light into the new week ahead. This will keep muggy conditions over the area, until the trade winds rebound around Wednesday or so.
Satellite imagery shows clear to partly cloudy skies over the islands…with an early season frontal cloud band getting close to Kauai and Oahu. Looking at this larger looping satellite image, it shows thunderstorms well offshore to the southwest, south and southeast of Hawaii. This unusually early frontal cloud band will bring a few showers to Kauai and Oahu. 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 upcountry slopes for the most part. Here’s the looping radar, showing just a few showers moving across our island chain at the time of this writing, along with a few being carried our way on the front. I’ll be back with more updates on all of the above and below, I hope you have a great Sunday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
~~~ Here’s a Sunday music video for you, Kiss of Life…sung by the great singer Sade. Full screen with a little volume shows it best. This particular song seems fitting as we start our last week of a long hot summer.
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 665 miles east-southeast of Bermuda…with sustained winds of near 105 mph. Here’s a graphical track map…along with a satellite image – Category 2 hurricane
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
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 over Baja California…with sustained winds of near 100 mph. Here’s a graphical track map…along with a satellite image. Interesting real time video…Category 2 hurricane
Here’s what the computer models are showing for hurricane Odile.
1.) Shower and thunderstorm activity has increased a little in
association with a broad area of low pressure located about 500
miles south-southeast of Acapulco, Mexico. Environmental
conditions are expected to be conducive for gradual development,
and this disturbance could become a tropical depression during the
next couple of days while it moves slowly toward the west-northwest
or northwest.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…medium…50 percent
* Formation chance through 5 days…high…70 percent
2.) A weak area of low pressure located about 1500 miles east-southeast of the Big Island of Hawaii is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Development, if any, of this system should be slow to occur while the low moves generally northwestward during the next several days. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 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 204 mile south of Hong Kong…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.
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