Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Monday…along with the minimums Monday:

83 – 80  Lihue, Kauai
90 – 81  Honolulu, Oahu – record high temperature Monday 92…in 1990
87 – 77  Molokai
92 – 78  Kahului AP, Maui – record high temperature Monday 93…in 1977
89 – 76  Kailua Kona AP
88 – 75  Hilo, Hawaii

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

2.92  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
1.90  Manoa Lyon Arboretum, Oahu
0.39  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.00  Lanai
0.00  Kahoolawe
3.30  Puu Kukui, Maui
11.05  Saddle Quarry, Big Island!

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

21  Poipu, Kauai – NE
30  Kuaokala, Oahu – NE
30  Molokai – ENE
36  Lanai – NE
38  Kahoolawe – ENE
35  Kahului AP, Maui – NNE
33  Upolu AP, 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

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Tropical Storm 05C (Malia) well to the northwest…with
an area of disturbed weather (Invest 96C) southeast

Here’s a wind profile…of the area around the islands –
with a closer view of Hawaii

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/cpac/vis.jpg
There are no tropical cyclone threats to the islands
at this time…although we’ll need to keep an eye on
Invest 96C well to our southeast

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Generally clear to partly cloudy skies over the state, with cloudy
periods and showers locally – a few thunderstorms offshore to
the southwest


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There are showers offshore…some are heavy offshore
southwest of the leeward sides
looping radar image

 

Small Craft Wind Advisory…windiest coasts and channels
around Maui County and Big Island – through Wednesday

 

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~



The moderately strong trade winds, locally stronger at times…will remain in place through the next week. 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 north of the state. Our winds are arriving from the trade wind direction, and will continue to do so through the week ahead. This in turn will keep a late summer trade wind weather pattern in place, until autumn begins soon. There is no definite end in sight to the current trade wind weather pattern…into the upcoming first week of autumn.

We’ll find occasional showers along our windward sides…some of which will be heavy near the Big Island and Maui County. There will be off and on showers arriving along our windward sides over the next couple of days, especially over the eastern islands. There will continue to be those afternoon showers forming along the Kona coast and slopes. As we shift from summer to autumn Tuesday, and through the rest of the week, we’ll find periods of showers arriving into the weekend. The windward sides will receive the bulk of these showers…although the leeward areas will get into the act at times too.

Here on Maui…It’s 535am Monday morning, and its clear to partly cloudy…with clouds and showers falling along the windward sides. 

– Here we are on this last full day of summer 2015, and it definitely feels like summer! Looking out across the island, it’s clear to partly cloudy for the most part, it certainly isn’t raining here in Kula, much less flooding.

– We’re now into the early evening hours, under partly cloudy skies at sunset. The threatening flash flood watch over Maui County and the Big Island…has now been dropped. At 835pm, it’s partly to mostly cloudy, and rather warm on this last summer evening of 2015. All of the major airport weather stations are reporting temperatures in the low 80’s – rather muggy too, despite the gusty trade winds.

I’ll be back with many more updates on all of the above and below, I hope you have a great Monday night wherever you’re spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.


World-wide tropical cyclone activity:

>>> Atlantic Ocean:

Tropical Storm 10L (Ida) remains active, located 1030 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands, with sustained winds of 45 mph. Here’s the NHC graphical track map, along with a satellite image of this system

1.)  A non-tropical low pressure system located a couple of hundred miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Upper-level winds are marginally conducive for development, and this system could possibly acquire some subtropical characteristics over the next couple of days while it moves slowly westward.

* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…10 percent
* Formation chance through 5 days…low…20 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.)  An area of low pressure could form several hundred miles south of the southern coast of Mexico by late this week. Some slow development is possible thereafter while the system moves little.

* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent
* Formation chance through 5 days…low…20 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 Storm 05C (Malia) remains active, located 295 miles northwest of Maro Reef, with sustained winds of 40 mph. Here’s the CPHC graphical track map, along with a satellite image…along with what the computer models show.

1.)  Showers and thunderstorms associated with an area of low pressure centered about 930 miles southeast of Hilo, Hawaii continue to develop and show signs of organization. Environmental conditions will remain conducive for further development over the next couple of days as the low moves slowly toward the northwest. .

Here’s a satellite image of this area of disturbed weather…with what the computer models are showing

* Formation chance through 48 hours…a high 70 percent

Here’s a link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)

>>> Northwest Pacific Ocean: 

Tropical Depression 21W remains active, located 845 miles southeast of Kadena AB, Japan, with sustained winds of 35 mph, with gusts to near 46 mph. Here’s the JTWC graphical track map, along with a satellite image…and with what the computer models show.

>>> 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: Alarming report on the health of our oceans – The sheer vastness of the oceans on this planet make it seem almost impossible that our actions could bring them to the point of no return, but a new report has found that we are causing an alarming decline of marine ecosystems and the species who rely on them.

According to the World Wildlife Fund‘s (WWF) recently released Living Blue Planet Report, marine populations have declined by an astonishing 49 percent between 1970 and 2012, with with some fish species, including tuna, declining by almost 75 percent.

The report is based on trends of 5,829 populations of 1,234 mammal, bird, reptile and fish species found in the Living Planet Index, which is maintained by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).

“The ocean works hard in the background to keep us alive, generating half of the world’s oxygen and absorbing almost a third of the carbon dioxide produced from burning fossil fuels. It also feeds billions of people around the globe, some of whom rely solely on the oceans to survive. These devastating figures reveal how quickly human beings are changing the wildlife in our oceans and are a stark warning of the problems we might face as a result,” said Professor Ken Norris, Director of Science at ZSL.

The dramatic decrease is unsurprisingly driven mainly by human activities ranging from overfishing, resource extraction, pollution and development to climate change, which is causing warming and acidification.

While fish are declining at a worrying rate, they’re not the only ones we should be worried about. The report also explores the impact losing coral reefs, mangroves and seagrasses would have not only on the species who rely on them for food and shelter, but on us.

The loss of marine life threatens food security and the livelihoods of coastal communities who depend on healthy ecosystems, in addition to impacting the ever-growing tourism industry.

Conservationists hope that raising awareness about the devastating impact we’re having also means there’s still hope we can work to change course before it’s too late.

WWF and ZSL both point to the need for making immediate changes, including increasing Marine Protected Areas, which could have huge environmental and economic benefits well into the future. Currently, less than 4 percent of the earth’s oceans have been protected.

World leaders will meet later this month at the United Nations headquarters in New York City to agree on a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one of which focuses specifically on conserving the ocean. They’ll also meet again later this year in Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, where they will try to reach a global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

“The good news is there are abundant opportunities to reverse these trends,” said Brad Ack, senior vice president for oceans at WWF. “Stopping black market fishing, protecting coral reefs, mangroves and other critical ocean habitats, and striking a deal in Paris to slash carbon pollution are all good for the ocean, the economy, and people. Now is the time for the US and other world players to lead on these important opportunities.”