Hawaiian Islands Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs / October 10-11, 2015

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

84 – 77  Lihue, Kauai
91 – 76  Honolulu, Oahu –  the record high for Saturday of 92…was set back in 1987
86 – 69  Molokai
88 – 67  Kahului AP, Maui 
89 – 79  Kailua Kona AP
84 – 74  Hilo, Hawaii

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

0.08  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.13  Punaluu Stream, Oahu
0.00  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.00  Lanai
0.00  Kahoolawe
0.16  Hana AP, Maui
1.90  Laupahoehoe, Big Island

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

16  Poipu, Kauai – NE
30  Kuaokala, Oahu – NE
23  Molokai – N
24  Lanai – NE
23  Kahoolawe – NE
25  Kapalua, Maui – NNE
24  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

Tropical Storm 18E (Nora) remains active to the
east-southeast of Hawaii

Here’s a wind profile…of the offshore waters
around the islands – with a closer view

 
Here’s the latest track map of this tropical storm

Here’s a close-up look at small Tropical Storm Nora…which has
crossed over into our central Pacific this morning, as a result
the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) will take over
forecasting duty now

There’s a trough of low pressure over the eastern islands, which
will bring increased localized showers into Monday…plus there’s
a large area of thunderstorms far southwest of our islands –
and Tropical Storm Nora east-southeast

Clear to partly cloudy…with an area of disturbed weather over
the Big Island and Maui…generating locally heavy showers –
with a few thunderstorms mixed in here and there



Showers falling over parts of the state – looping radar image

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

Our winds will become softer…bringing muggy conditions into Monday or so. 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 high pressure systems well to the west-northwest, just northeast, and well east-northeast of the state. At the same time, we find a deepening storm low pressure system to our north, with an associated cold front draping back to the southwest from its center. Our winds will come in from the east to east-southeast, becoming lighter this weekend into Monday. As this happens, we’ll find sultry conditions, along with localized voggy conditions. This weather scenario will remain in place through about Tuesday, at which point northeast winds will return…ushered into our area on a couple of cold fronts during the new week.

We’ll find a few showers…which will increase at times locally this weekend.  As we push through this weekend, we’ll find a localized increase in showers arriving from the east, as a trough of low pressure makes our atmosphere more shower prone. At the same time, the lighter winds will spawn showers locally, some of which will become heavy here and there. The longer range outlook was showing a cold front sliding down into our area from the northwest towards the middle of the new week ahead…although the models have backed off from that outlook now. The new outlook now shows a couple of cold fronts, one arriving about midweek…with the second Friday night into next weekend. These frontal boundaries will each bring showers…the bulk of which will focus their efforts best over the windward coasts and slopes.

Tropical Storm 18E (Nora)…is now active here in our central Pacific. Here’s a satellite image of this tropical storm, with the Central Pacific Hurricane Center’s (CPHC) graphical track map…along with what the computer models are showing. The good thing about this tropical cyclone, which we see by looking at the forecast track, is that it takes an abrupt turn towards the north and then northeast, well to our east…taking it away from our island chain. If this pans out as expected, our Hawaiian Islands would see no direct influence in terms of clouds, rain and wind. We may eventually see some rise in our surf along the east or southeast shores with time.

Friday Evening Film: This is one of those films that will have some you rolling your eyes, on the other hand, some of you will be thinking…I gotta see this one right away! It’s called Sicario, starring Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Donovan, Daniel Kaluuya…among many others. The synopsis: In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent [Emily Blunt] is enlisted by an elite government task force official [Josh Brolin] to aid in the escalating war against drugs. Led by an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past [Benicio Del Toro], the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing Kate to question everything that she believes in order to survive. / If you have ah hankering to see this rather hard core trailer…go ahead and click on the link (otherwise, maybe just leave well enough alone). It’s not actually all that bad, although, it’s certainly no walk in the park.

Sicario was one heavy weight film, no two ways about it! The three main actors, Blunt, Brolin, and Del Toro, were all incredible, just over the top great. The story centered around the drug war in Mexico, with riveting performances. This film had a constant sense of urgency and tension, with the music grounding it to earth…it had serious gravity! By the way, Sicario is slang for hitman in Mexico, and Benicio Del Toro played this role to the hilt! As one critic said: “Smart enough to challenge your views, yet not too cerebral to alienate the mainstream, Sicario is a thoroughly engrossing watch that dazzles visually and connects emotionally.” I had high expectations going in, and coming out…they were all met and then some! As for a grade, there’s only one that applies, this film hits the top of the chart, one of my favorites of the year!

Here on Maui…It’s 545am Saturday morning with mostly clear skies in general…and still somewhat hazy as well. There’s that rising crescent moon again this morning, rising over the top of the Haleakala Crater from here in Kula. / now at 915am, it’s still clear, although clouds are increasing along the windward sides, and over the mountains too. The haze is still around, although not nearly as thick as it was yesterday.

– It’s not still fairly early Saturday afternoon, under increasingly cloudy skies, muggy…with the volcanic haze continuing too. It feels like its working up towards something as I look around, although there’s no showers falling here in Kula as yet. Radar shows some rain beginning to fall along the windward sides at mid-afternoon.

– We’re into the early evening hours now, partly to mostly cloudy skies, along with the continued hazy reality. There are some showers falling, although they are for the most part restricted to the windward sides and around the mountains at the time of this writing. / Now at 545pm, it has begun to very lightly rain, which is nice to see falling…through the last sun rays of the day. /630pm almost dark, with pockets of thick fog blanketing my area, without an ounce of wind. Having dinner outside on my weather deck, listening to Elton John singing Rocket Man. Because it’s Saturday night, I put a couple of shots of 6-filtered vodka in my fresh squeezed beet, carrot and celery juice. / Now at 720pm it’s steadily raining, although on the light side so far. Ok, it’s now 8pm, and its still raining, moderately heavy now in fact – and I just heard a very heavy clap or three of thunder! We had a big thunderstorm cell hanging over our area this evening, with lots of good lightning and thunder!

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

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: There are no active tropical cyclones

1.)   Disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity continues in association with a broad area of low pressure located about 600 miles south of Acapulco, Mexico. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for slow development, and a tropical depression is likely to form by late this week while this system moves westward at 10 to 15 mph.

* Formation chance through 48 hours…low 10 percent
* Formation chance through 5 days…high 70 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 18E (Nora) remains active, now in the central Pacific Ocean, located 990 miles east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, with sustained winds of 65 mph. Here’s the CPHC graphical track map, along with a satellite image of this system…and what the computer models are showing

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