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

87  Lihue, Kauai
86  Honolulu, Oahu
84  Molokai
90  Kahului, Maui – the record highest temperature for Thursday was 93…back in 1953
87  Kailua Kona
89  Hilo, Hawaii

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

1.33  Puu Opae, Kauai
0.82  Makaha Stream, Oahu
0.48  Kamalo, Molokai
0.47  Lanai
0.00  Kahoolawe
0.69  Ulupalakua, Maui
0.43  Honaunau, Big Island

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

12  Poipu, Kauai
18  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
12  Molokai
08  Lanai
 16  Kahoolawe
10  Hana, Maui
22  Waikoloa, 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 low clouds surrounding
the islands…along with thunderstorms pulsing well to the
south-southeast in the deeper tropics…as well as tropical
storm Polo spinning close to the Mexican coast

Light winds with localized showers, some locally quite heavy –
we may see a boost in showers this weekend into early next
week – clipping the Big Island for the most part – muggy overall



~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~




Light winds will prevail across the islands…into the weekend 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 weak high pressure system to the west-northwest of the islands, with a second weak high pressure cell to the northeast. The winds will remain light…with sea breezes through Saturday. As we get into the second half of the weekend, our trades may pick up a little into early next week. The slack wind conditions will keep sultry weather conditions in place over the islands…especially near sea level.
Satellite imagery shows clear to partly cloudy skies for the most part. Looking at this larger looping satellite image, it shows thunderstorms well offshore to the south-southeast of Hawaii. The light breezes 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. There’s a chance that a few of these afternoon showers could become locally quite heavy. The offshore flowing land breezes at night will clear out these clouds, leading to generally cloud free mornings. A tropical low pressure system, moving by to the south of the state this weekend, may bring a localized increase in showers…mostly around the Big Island. Here’s the looping radar, showing showers moving locally across our island chain, they are spotty 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 Thursday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.


World-wide tropical cyclone activity:

 

>>> Atlantic Ocean: Tropical Storm 06L (Edouard) remains active in the Atlantic, located about 520 miles west of Fayal Island in the western Azores…with sustained winds of near 45 mph. Here’s a graphical track map…along with a satellite image – 


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


1.) Disorganized showers and thunderstorms continue in association
with a broad area of low pressure located between the west coast of
Africa and the Cape Verde Islands.  Some development of this system
is possible over the next few days before upper-level winds become
less conducive.  This low is expected to move slowly west-
northwestward or northwestward and could bring heavy rainfall to
portions of the Cape Verde Islands this weekend.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 20 percent 
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...30 percent

 

2.) An area of low pressure is expected to form off of the southeastern
coast of the United States over the weekend.  The system is now
expected to remain non-tropical (frontal) while it accelerates
northeastward a short distance off of the U.S. east coast.

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


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: Former tropical cyclone 15E (Odile) has dissipated, although what’s left of this area of moisture continues moving across southeast New Mexico into west Texas…bringing heavy rains


Tropical Storm 17E (Polo) remains active about 285 miles south-southeast of the southern tip of Baja California…with sustained winds of near 70 mph. Here’s a graphical track map…along with a satellite image.


Here’s what the computer models are showing for tropical storm Polo.


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: Tropical storm 16W (Fung-wong) remains active, located about 254 mile north-northwest of Manila, Philippines…with sustained winds of near 46 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:  Earth Has its Warmest Summer and August on Record – August 2014 and the June – August Northern Hemisphere summer period of 2014 were Earth’s warmest since records began in 1880, said NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) today. NASA also rated August 2014 as the warmest August on record.


August is the third time NOAA has ranked a 2014 month as the warmest on record; May and June 2014 were the warmest May and June on record (April 2014 was originally ranked as tied for warmest April on record, but has since been revised downwards to the second warmest April on record.)


Global ocean temperatures during August 2014 were the warmest on record, and the 1.17°F ocean temperature anomaly was the highest ever measured, beating the record set just two months previously in June 2014.


Global land temperatures in August 2014 were the 2nd warmest on record. The first eight months of 2014 (January–August) were the third warmest such period on record for the globe, with an average temperature 1.22°F above 20th century average.


If 2014 maintains this temperature departure from average for the remainder of the year, it will be the warmest year on record.