Hawaiian Islands Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs / August 11-12, 2016

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

85 – 74  Lihue, Kauai
85 – 74  Honolulu, Oahu
87 – 77  Molokai AP
91 – 75  Kahului AP, Maui – record high Thursday 95…1951
89 – 77  Kona AP
86 – 76  Hilo AP, Hawaii

Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands…Thursday evening:

0.91  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.12  Tunnel RG, Oahu
0.01  Molokai
0.00  Lanai
0.00  Kahoolawe
0.29  West Wailuaiki, Maui
0.70  Kawainui Stream, Big Island

The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph)…Thursday evening:

22  Port Allen, Kauai
38  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
31  Molokai
35  Lanai
32  Kahoolawe
22  Kaupo Gap, Maui
32  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

Lots of heavy clouds and high cirrus to our west

Thunderstorms well offshore west, southwest, south and southeast

Scattered clouds in the vicinity of the islands

Showers locally over the windward sides – Looping radar image

Small Craft Advisory…KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-KAIWI CHANNEL- MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-

MAALAEA BAY-PAILOLO CHANNEL-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL- BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

The trade winds will prevail through the next week…with fairly minor fluctuations in strength and direction. Here’s the latest weather map, showing moderately strong high pressure systems well north-northwest and northeast of Hawaii. There’s no real end in sight for these gusty trade winds, although they should ease up slightly during the weekend, then continue right on into next week…with no end in sight.

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

Here’s the Hawaiian Islands Sulfate Aerosol animated graphic – showing vog forecast

Clouds and showers will favor windward areas…with a few over leeward sides here and there. As we push into the weekend, an upper level trough of low pressure will edge closer…resulting in more active showers. These showers will generally fall along the windward sides, with a few sneaking over into the leeward sides locally. We’ll move back into a fairly normal trade wind weather pattern during the first half of next week. Some of the models want to bring an area of showers over the eastern islands around next Wednesday and Thursday…although that’s a long ways out to take too seriously just yet.

Marine environment details: A Small Craft Advisory remains posted for the typically windy waters around Maui County and the Big Island through Saturday night…as high pressure remains north of the area.

Easterly trade winds will continue to produce choppy surf along east facing shores for the remainder of the work week…and on through the weekend. Small south swells are expected over the next several days with a slightly larger south swell expected around Tuesday and Wednesday. No other significant swells are expected.

 
A quick break from weather, weather…and more weather!

World-wide tropical cyclone activity

>>> Atlantic Ocean: No active tropical cyclones

Here’s a satellite image of the Atlantic Ocean

>>> Caribbean Sea: No active tropical cyclones

>>> Gulf of Mexico: 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: No active tropical cyclones

1.)  A broad area of disturbed weather is located about 1100 miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. A low pressure area could form over the weekend while the disturbance moves generally westward. Some gradual development is possible by early next week before the system moves into the Central Pacific basin.

This area is being referred to as Invest 94E, here’s a satellite image…and what the computers are showing

* 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: No active tropical cyclones

No Tropical Cyclones expected through at least the next 2-days

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