Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Friday:
86 Lihue, Kauai
91 Honolulu, Oahu – the record highest temperature Friday was 92…back in 1995
87 Molokai
92 Kahului, Maui – the record highest temperature Friday was 95…back in 1953
85 Kailua Kona
93 Hilo, Hawaii – the record highest temperature Friday was 88…back in 1995 (Broke record – two days in a row!)
Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands, as of Friday evening:
3.94 Poipu, Kauai
0.93 Kamananui Stream, Oahu
0.07 Molokai
0.04 Lanai
0.00 Kahoolawe
0.39 Puu Kukui, Maui
2.21 Kainaliu, Big Island
The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph)…as of Friday evening:
16 Port Allen, Kauai
22 Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
23 Molokai
20 Lanai
30 Kahoolawe
12 Kaupo Gap, Maui
27 PTA Range 17, 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 shows clouds over many parts of the state…
which will drop windward showers…a few riding over into
the leeward sides as well. Heavy weather arrives early
Monday for a couple of days
Trade winds easing up Sunday, becoming lighter from the
southeast as we move into the new week…possible voggy
conditions for a couple of days
High Surf Advisory…east shores of all islands –
through 6pm this evening
Small Craft Wind Advisory…Alenuihaha and
Pailolo Channels – through 6pm this evening
~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~
Moderately strong trade winds will continue, although gradually diminishing through the weekend…becoming light by Monday. 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 moderately strong near 1028 millibar high pressure system to the north. The tail-end of a trough of low pressure is over the state. We have an upper level low pressure aloft to the south of the state as well, which is destabilizing our overlying atmosphere. Our winds will be light to moderately strong, coming in from the trade wind direction…then taper off into lighter realms by Monday onwards.
Satellite imagery shows heavy duty clouds with their very generous showers…approaching the state. Looking at this larger looping satellite image, it shows an area of towering cumulus clouds, and thunderstorms over the ocean just north and northeast of the state. Here’s the looping radar, showing lots of showers moving across our island chain…especially northeast of Maui County…some of which are moderate to almost heavy. The forecast continues to call for windward showers into tonight into Saturday, stretching over into the leeward sides at times. There may be localized flooding in areas where heavy rainfall or thunderstorms extend over the islands. As we push into early next week, our winds will become lighter, sending us into a modified convective weather pattern…with the chance of more heavy rains, mostly during the afternoons through mid-week. I’ll be back with more updates on all of the above and below, I hope you have a great Friday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
Friday Evening Film: Well, tonight’s pick will be yet another action film, as if often the case here on Maui, it’s often that or kids films…and of course the comedies. This was is called The Equalizer, starring Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloe Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Bill Pullman, and Melissa Leo…among many others. The synopsis: In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer. ~~~ This looks like another heavy duty film, full of all the things that make these films popular with the theater going audiences. I’ll let you know what I thought in the morning, and until then here’s the trailer…which is filled with rough stuff.
World-wide tropical cyclone activity:
>>> Atlantic Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones
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 460 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California…with sustained winds of near 65 mph. Here’s a graphical track map…along with a satellite image
Here's what the computer models are showing for TS 18E (Rachel)
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 186 NM northeast of Iwo To, Japan…with sustained winds of near 58 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: ‘Transponders’ from Japan wash ashore along US West Coast – Northwest anglers venturing out into the Pacific Ocean in pursuit of salmon and other fish this fall may scoop up something unusual into their nets — instruments released from Japan called “transponders.”
These floating instruments are about the size of a 2-liter soda bottle and were set in the ocean from different ports off Japan in 2011-12 after the massive Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Researchers from Tattori University for Environmental Studies in Japan have been collaborating with Oregon State University, Oregon Sea Grant, and the NOAA Marine Debris Program on the project.
The researchers’ goal is to track the movement of debris via ocean currents and help determine the path and timing of the debris from the 2011 disaster. An estimated 1.5 million tons of debris was washed out to sea and it is expected to continue drifting ashore along the West Coast of the United States for several years, according to Sam Chan, a watershed health specialist with Oregon State University Extension and Oregon Sea Grant.
“These transponders only have a battery life of about 30 months and then they no longer communicate their location,” Chan said. “So the only way to find out where they end up is to physically find them and report their location. That’s why we need the help of fishermen, beachcombers and other coastal visitors.
“These bottles contain transmitters and they are not a hazardous device,” Chan added. “If you find something that looks like an orange soda bottle with a short antenna, we’d certainly like your help in turning it in.”
One of the first transponders discovered in the Northwest washed ashore near Arch Cape, Oregon, in March 2013, about 19 months after it was set adrift. The persons who found it reported it to Chan, who began collaborating with researchers in Japan.
Another transponder was found near the Haida Heritage Site, formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands — the same location where a Harley-Davidson motorcycle floated up on a beach in a shipping container long after being swept out to sea in Japan by the tsunami.
“These transponders have recorded a lot of important data that will help us better understand the movement of tsunami and marine debris throughout the Pacific Ocean,” Chan said. “Everyone’s help in recovering these instruments is greatly appreciated.”
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