Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Monday…along with the minimum temperatures Monday:
79 – 69 Lihue, Kauai
78 – 71 Honolulu, Oahu
76 – 68 Molokai AP
79 – 68 Kahului, Maui
85 – 69 Kailua Kona
80 – 67 Hilo, Hawaii
Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands, as of Monday evening:
0.62 Mount Waiaeale, Kauai
0.22 Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
1.34 Puu Alii, Molokai
0.07 Lanai
0.11 Kahoolawe
0.78 Puu Kukui, Maui
1.30 Kawainui Stream, Big Island
The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph)…as of Monday evening:
25 Lihue, Kauai
31 Makua Range, Oahu
27 Molokai
33 Lanai
35 Kahoolawe
24 Kapalua, Maui
36 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
Our trade winds will be locally strong and gusty for another
couple of days, with fair weather conditions on our leeward
sides…passing windward showers
Small Craft Wind Advisory…all coastal and channel waters
High Surf Advisory…east shores of all the main Hawaiian
Islands except Lanai and Kahoolawe / and for north and west
shores of Kauai, and north shores of Oahu, Molokai and Maui
~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~
The trade winds will continue to be active, with no end in sight…although should gradually moderate mid-week onwards. 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 moderately strong high pressure systems, which are in the area north, and far north-northeast of our islands…along with a third to the northwest. At the same time, we have a gale low pressure system to the northeast…with the tail-end of its associated cold front just to our east. Gusty northeast winds will continue to move over the islands…while small craft wind warnings remain active over all marine zones around the state. These winds will likely continue through the rest of this week, easing up a touch starting Wednesday.
Considerable low clouds remain in place to our north through east, which will impact our windward sides at times…with generally light showers. Here’s the looping radar image showing showers falling over the nearby ocean, which are impacting our windward sides locally. The leeward sides of the islands will continue to have generally fair weather, with just minor shower activity here and there at times. There’s a large area of high cirrus clouds to our south and southwest, parts of which will migrate over our area at times. In sum: continued trade winds, off and on passing windward showers, with far fewer showers along our leeward sides…through the end of the week. I’ll be back with updates on all of the above, I hope you have a great Monday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
World-wide tropical cyclone activity:
>>> Atlantic Ocean: The last regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlook of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season…has occurred. Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on June 1, 2015. During the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.
Here’s a satellite image of the Atlantic Ocean
>>> Caribbean Sea: The last regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlook of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season…has occurred. Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on June 1, 2015. During the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.
>>> Gulf of Mexico: The last regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlook of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season…has occurred. Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on June 1, 2015. During the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.
Here’s a satellite image of the Caribbean Sea…and the Gulf of Mexico.
>>> Eastern Pacific: The last regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlook of the 2014 North Pacific hurricane season…has occurred. Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on May 15, 2015. During the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.
Here’s a wide satellite image that covers the entire area between Mexico, out through the central Pacific…to the International Dateline.
Here’s the link to the National Hurricane Center (NHC)
>>> Central Pacific: The central north Pacific hurricane season has officially ended. Routine issuance of the tropical weather outlook will resume on June 1, 2015. During the off-season, special tropical weather outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.
Here’s a link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)
>>> Northwest Pacific Ocean: Tropical Storm 22W (Hagupit) remains active, moving by to the south of Chuuk and Guam with time. Here’s a JTWC graphical track map…along with a NOAA 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: Do City Birds Outlive Country Birds? – Researchers at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center have found four bird species living in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region that survive longer than those living in rural settings. The study was led by the Migratory Bird Center using the Smithsonian’s Neighborhood Nestwatch program in which citizen scientists and researchers visit participating residences and parks to collect information about local bird populations. From 2000 to 2012, Neighborhood Nestwatch participants captured, tagged and released more than 7,000 birds from about 280 sites within the urban forest of Rock Creek Park, suburban Maryland backyards and the National Mall.
Individual birds were identified by colored ring tags, and project participants searched for those birds throughout the year and reported their findings to the Migratory Bird Center. Scientists then used that information to estimate the survival of each species in urban, suburban and rural environments. The results of the study were recently published in the journal Ecology and found that the northern cardinal and gray catbird showed peak survival in urban habitats, while the American robin and song sparrow lived longest in suburban habitats. This suggests that species vary in their response to human disturbance. The remaining species—Carolina chickadee, Carolina wren and Carolina house wren—did not show a difference in survival in response to urbanization.
The increase of urban development in the late 20th century has shaped wildlife populations by modifying landscapes, introducing novel predators and creating increased competition for resources. Despite this impact on urban wildlife, few studies have examined how human-induced changes affect the well-being of animals living in these landscapes. Studies such as this help scientists understand the positive and negative impacts on wildlife.
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