Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Friday…along with the minimums Friday:
85 – 76 Lihue, Kauai
89 – 79 Honolulu, Oahu
85 – 72 Molokai
89 – 77 Kahului AP, Maui
89 – 75 Kailua Kona AP
83 – 70 Hilo, Hawaii
Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands, as of Friday evening:
1.74 Mount Waialeale, Kauai
1.23 Poamoho RG 1, Oahu
0.36 Puu Alii, Molokai
0.00 Lanai
0.01 Kahoolawe
0.83 Puu Kukui, Maui
2.51 Hilo AP, Big Island
The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph)…as of Friday evening:
20 Poipu, Kauai – NE
28 Kuaokala, Oahu – NE
27 Molokai – ENE
32 Lanai – NE
28 Kahoolawe – NE
15 Hana, Maui – NNE
33 Puu Mali, Big Island – NE
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
Large area of clouds and showers southeast of Hawaii…
including newly formed tropical depression 05C west of us
Here’s a wind profile…of the area around the islands
Tropical Depression 05C
Thunderstorms offshore to the west and southeast…
with tropical cyclone 05C having formed to the west
of Hawaii…although will be no threat to our islands
Generally clear to partly cloudy skies over the state
There are showers offshore…some are quite heavy…
a few over the islands – looping radar image
Small Craft Advisory…windiest coasts and
channels around Maui County and the Big Island
~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~
The moderately strong trade winds will remain in place through the weekend…through the rest of this summer season. Here’s the latest weather map, showing the Hawaiian Islands, and the rest of the North Pacific Ocean, along with a wind profiler of the central Pacific. We find a moderately strong high pressure system to the northeast of the state. Our winds are arriving from the trade wind direction, and will continue to do so through the rest of the weekend…into the new week ahead. This in turn will keep a late summer trade wind weather pattern in place, until autumn begins on the 22nd of this month. There is no definite end in sight, to the current trade wind weather pattern.
We’ll find occasional showers along our windward sides…increasing after the weekend for a couple of days. There will be occasional showers arriving along our windward sides through the weekend, although nothing out of the ordinary. There will be those afternoon showers forming again along the Kona coast and slopes going into the weekend as well. Then, as we move into the last few days of summer, we’ll likely find a period of increased windward showers arriving. Thereafter, nothing unusual on the horizon for later next week, with fairly typical early autumn weather conditions prevailing…along with continued trade winds blowing.
Here on Maui…It’s 545am Friday morning, and it looks mostly clear to partly cloudy in the still faint early morning light…with cloudy conditions and showers along the windward sides. The leeward beaches around Kihei, Wailea and Lahaina are nice and sunny in contrast. / It’s now 1055am, and it has clouded up in many areas, and even just rained here (Kula) briefly. / 1130am and we just had another quick light to m0derately heavy shower.
– We’re into the mid-afternoon now, and after a couple of hours of dry weather here in Kula, we’re having a quick little shower. Looking around the rest of the island, it looks pretty sunny and nice, especially down near the beaches at the moment. Actually, that quick little light shower has gotten a bit longer…and harder too.
– As it turned out, none of the showers that fell here in Kula turned out to be much, while down near the beaches, our weather was really nice…albeit a bit windy in places. I expect generally decent weather this weekend, with those occasional showers along our windward sides, and lots of sunshine along our leeward beaches.
I’ll be back with many more updates on all of the above and below, I hope you have a great Friday night wherever you’re spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.
Friday Evening Film: Well, this film is no light weight piece of work…that’s for sure! The first time I saw the trailer, I knew right away that I wanted to see it, despite its rough nature. It’s called, and talk about a heavy and dark title, Black Mass, starring Johhny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sienna Miller, Joel Edgerton, Dakota Johnson, and Jesse Plemons…among many others. The synopsis: In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster James “Whitey” Bulger (Johnny Depp) to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement, consolidate power, and become one of the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in Boston history.
My goodness what a film, what a well done gangster film, which Johnny Depp carried on his shoulders…with excellent supportive actors all the way around! Typically, we think of Johnny Depp being a clown or a pirate lately, or whatever. This film swings way way over in the other direction…and then some! It was a bit frightening to watch, with evil in full supply…brought forth in large measure by Johnny Depp. The film was remarkable, and I’m already reading that Depp may be in line for the best actor Oscar Award for his performance. It was a breathtaking performance, a masterpiece for this type of subject matter. I saw this film with my friend Jeff, and shortly after leaving the theater I asked him for a grade, and without hesitation he said A. As for my take, I’d sneak it into a slot somewhere between an A and an A minus. By the way, the theater was one of the larger in this megaplex, and it was full, with many many women in the seats. I’m not sure they knew what they were getting into, and I’m sure many came exclusively to see Johnny do his thing. Please let me warn you, this trailer is not for the faint of heart, however if you do take a look…its best viewed in full screen.
World-wide tropical cyclone activity:
>>> Atlantic Ocean:
Tropical Depression 09L remains active, located 785 NM east-northeast of the Lesser Antilles, with sustained winds of 30 mph. Here’s the NHC graphical track map, along with a satellite image of this weak system…along with what the computer models show
Tropical Storm 10L (Ida) remains active, located 1050 NM west of the Cape Verde Islands, with sustained winds of 40 mph. Here’s the NHC graphical track map, along with a satellite image of this system
1.) A broad area of low pressure located about 200 miles east of the northeast Florida coast is producing disorganized cloudiness and thunderstorms well to the east and south of the center. Environmental conditions are expected to be somewhat conducive for this low to acquire subtropical or tropical characteristics during the next few days while it moves slowly northeastward off the southeast coast of the United States.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…20 percent
* Formation chance through 5 days…medium…40 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: There are no active tropical cyclones
1.) Showers and thunderstorms have become a little more concentrated near an area of low pressure located about 300 miles south- southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. However, the low does not appear to have a well-defined center of circulation at this time. Environmental conditions are conducive for development during the next day or so while this system moves north-northwestward at around 10 mph. After that time, colder water and strong upper-level winds should prevent tropical cyclone formation. Regardless of development, moisture from this system is expected to produce heavy rains across portions of the Baja California peninsula and northwestern mainland Mexico through early next week, possibly resulting in life-threatening flash floods and mudslides.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…medium…50 percent
* Formation chance through 5 days…medium…50 percent
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:
Tropical Depression 05C remains active, located 465 south of Lisianski Island, with sustained winds of 35 mph. Here’s the CPHC graphical track map, along with a satellite image…along with what the computer models show
Here’s a link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)
Tropical Storm 20W (Krovanh) remains active, located 425 NM southeast of Yokosuka, Japan, here’s the JTWC graphical track map, along with a satellite image of this strengthening…along with what the computer models show. This typhoon has sustained winds of 69 mph, with gusts of 86 mph.
>>> 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: Up 72 Percent From Just Six Years Ago…Organic Farm Sales Soar – Americans are increasingly hungry for naturally-grown and healthier foods and, according to a new USDA statistics, sales of the organic farms in the U.S. skyrocketed in 2014 with consumer spending up 72 percent since 2008.
The 2014 Organic Survey, released Thursday by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), indicated that in addition to the $5.5 billion dollars worth of organic products purchased by consumers last year, there is plenty of space for continued growth of organic sales nationwide.
In fact, said Laura Batcha, chief of the Organic Trade Association, consumer demand is so high, its outpacing sales. “We need a higher rate of growth in order to get close to meeting the demand,” said Batcha.
NASS administrator Joseph T. Reilly added, “Producers reported in the 2014 Organic Survey that they expect to expand U.S. organic production in the coming years, making the data even more important for policy and programs.”
Reilly said the reports also “shows that organic producers are providing a wide variety of products to customers and are getting those items from farm to table more efficiently.”
As such, the report noted that nearly 50 percent of organic items were bought within 100 miles of the farms where they were grown or produced.
Demand for organic goods has risen in recent years, with increased consumer consciousness about the environmental impacts of factory farming and the agriculture industry at least one of the reasons for that trend. A report published in April by the Center for Food Safety also found that healthy soil, fed by organic agricultural practices, could be the solution to mitigating climate change and addressing food and water security.
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