Hawaiian Islands Weather details & Aloha Paragraphs / September 25-26, 2014

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

86  Lihue, Kauai
91  Honolulu, Oahu – the record highest temperature Thursday was 93…back in 1966, 1991
86  Molokai
90  Kahului, Maui – the record highest temperature Thursday was 94…back in 1953
84  Kailua Kona
90  Hilo, Hawaii – the record highest temperature Thursday was 87…back in 1995 (Broken record!)

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

2.55  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
1.77  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
2.17  Molokai
0.04  Lanai
0.00  Kahoolawe
3.26  Puu Kukui, Maui
2.06  Ahumoa, Big Island

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

18  Poipu, Kauai
33  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
24  Molokai
31  Lanai
27  Kahoolawe
25  Kaupo Gap, Maui
27  Kealakomo, 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

Satellite imagery above shows increased clouds over the islands…
which have brought off and on showers with them – some locally
heavy at times

Moderately strong trade winds…gradually easing up over the next
few days

An increase in showers has occurred…which will last into the
weekend – as a cloud band has arrived on the trade winds…some
of these showers will extend over into the leeward  sides at times

Small Craft Wind Advisory…for waters north of Kauai and Oahu

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

>>> Atlantic Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

1.)  Disorganized showers and thunderstorms continue in association with
an elongated area of low pressure located about 1100 miles east of
the Windward Islands. Environmental conditions are not conducive
for development, and tropical cyclone formation is unlikely while
the low drifts northward during the next couple of days.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.

* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 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: Tropical Storm 18E (Rachel) remains active, located about 435 miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California…with sustained winds of near 50 mph. Here’s a graphical track map…along with a satellite image

Here's what the computer models are showing for TS 18E

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 17W (Kammuri) remains active, located approximately 252 NM east-southeast of Iwo To, Japan…with sustained winds of near 63 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:  A new treaty to restore Buffalo herds and grazing land. This week, dignitaries from U.S. Tribes and Canadian First Nations signed a treaty-the first among them in more than 150 years-to establish inter-tribal alliances for cooperation in the restoration of American buffalo (or bison) on Tribal/First Nations Reserves or co-managed lands within the U.S. and Canada.

This historic signing of the “Northern Tribes Buffalo treaty” occurred in Blackfeet territory in Browning, Montana, and brought together members of the Blackfeet Nation, Blood Tribe, Siksika Nation, Piikani Nation, the Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Tribes of Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Indian Reservation, the Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Indian Reservation, and the Tsuu T’ina Nation.

Collectively, the Tribes/ First Nations have more resources and political influence than they might individually. The groups own and manage a vast amount of grassland and prairie habitats-about 6.3 million acres; almost three times the size of Yellowstone National Park — throughout the United States and Canada.

Through their combined voice and a formal expression of political unity, their goal is to achieve ecological restoration of the buffalo on their respective lands, and in so doing to re-affirm and strengthen ties that formed the basis for traditions thousands of years old. Along with agreeing to work together for bison restoration and grassland conservation on tribal lands, the treaty encourages youth education and cultural restoration among the tribes.

“This is an historic moment that we hope will translate into a conservation movement among Great Plains Tribes,” said Keith Aune, Bison Program Director for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Chair of the IUCN Bison Specialist Group, and American Bison Society Spokesperson.

The treaty is an ancient and enduring way of forming agreements between plains tribes. Although treaty has been a traditional practice for Native Americans for thousands of years, an intertribal peace treaty of this nature has not been signed among these tribes for more than 150 years. The last peace treaty signed by these tribes, The Lame Bull Treaty of 1855, established a large common hunting ground and focused on preserving their cultures and ways of life.