78  Lihue, Kauai
82  Honolulu, Oahu
80  Molokai
86  Kahului, Maui
85  Kona, Hawaii
82  Hilo, Hawaii

Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops around the state… as of 510pm Sunday evening:

Kailua Kona – 82
Hana airport, Maui – 73

Haleakala Summit –   45 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea Summit – 37 (13,000+ feet on the 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. Here’s the Haleakala Crater webcam on Maui – if it’s working.

Aloha Paragraphs

High Surf Advisory…south shores – be careful!

Wind Advisory…Big Island summits

Flood Advisory…parts of Oahu

Variable winds, showers active at times locally,
some will be quite heavy…possible thunderstorm
near the Big Island

The following numbers represent the most recent top wind gusts (mph), along with directions as of Sunday afternoon:

27  Mana, Kauai – NW
27  Kuaokala, Oahu – NE
17  Molokai – NW
17  Kahoolawe – E
18  Kapalua, Maui – NNE
24  Kaupulehu, Big Island – SE

Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands as of Sunday afternoon:

1.14  Kokee, Kauai
0.55  Punaluu Stream, Oahu
0.08  Molokai
0.00  Kahoolawe
1.31  Kula 1, Maui
3.36  Pohakuloa Keamuku, Big Island

We can use the following links to see what’s going on in our area of the north central Pacific Ocean. Here’s the latest NOAA satellite picture – the latest looping satellite image… and finally the latest looping radar image for the Hawaiian Islands.

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

Our local winds will be generally rather light and variable…into the new week. Here’s a weather chart showing a high pressure center far to the northeast. At the same time, we find a low pressure system just to the north, with a cold front draped south and southwest…to near Kauai. Finally, there’s a trough of low pressure over Maui County and the Big Island at the time of this writing. The winds will be quite light and variable…although locally stronger in places. It will take until later in the new week ahead, before the trade winds return, and a more normal late spring weather pattern settles in over us again, perhaps as long as later Thursday or Friday.

Satellite imagery shows low clouds around the islands, with some thunderstorms over the ocean to the northeast of the state…and with a weak cold front over Kauai moving towards Oahu. Here’s the looping radar image, showing numerous showers over the ocean…and over the islands too.  As mentioned in the paragraph above, there’s a trough of low pressure over the islands, keeping unstable conditions over us, prompting showers at times. The presence of this trough will enhance any showers that fall, wherever that happens to be…especially this afternoon to the early evening hours. Here’s a looping satellite image – showing clouds over and around the islands. Yellow and red are colder clouds, and where the heaviest showers can be located, while whiter and greener clouds are lower and warmer, typically providing less rainfall in most cases. It appears that this off and on cloudy/showery weather pattern will last into the middle of the new work week ahead.

The current unsettled weather pattern is unique for this time of year…and is more complicated than normal. We’ve got a very late season cold front over Kauai…on its way to Oahu, and it may be able to make it down as far as Molokai or so by Monday morning…before stalling. This weather feature will bring showers with it, although not as many as we have found falling locally around Maui County and the Big Island today. This is because of a trough of low pressure at the surface near Maui, and an upper level low as well. These two features have teamed up, bringing locally heavy rainfall to some areas on those islands this afternoon. This is a remarkable break for us, receiving this precipitation so late in our spring season! This unsettled weather pattern will last for a few more days, with the trade winds returning later in the new week. Interestingly enough, the models are now suggesting that we could see yet another trough of low pressure arriving next weekend, which would enhance any trade wind showers that will be around then. I’ll be back with more updates on this unusual weather situation, I hope you have a great Sunday wherever you’re spending it. Aloha for now…Glenn.


Friday evening film: Last evening I went to see the film The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Tobey Maguire, Isla Fisher, and Elizabeth Debicki…among others of course. The synopsis: “The Great Gatsby” follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy (Carey Mulligan), and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton). It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without of the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles. ~~~ This film was full of fine detail, and yet with an overarching bigness to it as well. A couple of times I asked myself if I was enjoying it, and the answer was always yes, although at the same time…I felt a non-engagement at times too. I was glad I saw it, and as for a grade, I feel comfortable throwing out a soft B+. I didn’t read the novel, so I have no idea about where this film would be going, or if it stuck close enough to the original story line. It certainly portrayed the glitz and dazzle of the party times that were famous way back then. I saw the 2D version, as I’m almost always disappointed with the 3D films I see. Here’s the trailer, take a look if you’re inclined.

World-wide tropical cyclone activity:

Atlantic Ocean/Caribbean Sea: There are no active tropical cyclones / Here’s a link to the National Hurricane Center in Miami…which covers tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea…and the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane season in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico all begin as of June 1.

Gulf of Mexico: There are no active tropical cyclones

Eastern Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones / THE REMNANTS OF ALVIN ARE LOCATED ABOUT 1050 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS LIMITED AND CONFINED TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER DUE TO STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT…AND THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE…10 PERCENT…OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE AGAIN DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT AROUND 10 MPH.

Here’s a satellite image showing this area.

ELSEWHERE…TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

Here’s a wide satellite image that covers the entire area between Mexico, out through the central Pacific…to the International Dateline.

Central Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones / Here’s a link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)…covering our central Pacific. The hurricane season in this part of the Pacific begins as of June 1st.

Western Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones / Here’s a link to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), which covers tropical cyclone activity in the western Pacific, and the North and South Indian Ocean…and adjacent Seas.

South Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

North and South Indian Oceans: There are no active tropical cyclones

82  Lihue, Kauai
80  Honolulu, Oahu
83  Molokai
89  Kahului, Maui
85  Kona, Hawaii
80  Hilo, Hawaii

Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops around the state… as of 930pm Saturday evening:

Kailua Kona – 77
Hana airport, Maui – 73

Haleakala Summit –   39 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea Summit –  30 (13,000+ feet on the 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. Here’s the Haleakala Crater webcam on Maui – if it’s working.

Aloha Paragraphs

High Surf Advisory…south shores – be careful!

Variable winds, showers active at times locally…
some will be quite generous

The following numbers represent the most recent top wind gusts (mph), along with directions as of early Saturday evening:

24  Lihue, Kauai – NE
24  Kahuku Trng, Oahu – NNE
17  Molokai – NE
20  Kahoolawe – ENE
15  Lipoa, Maui – NE
24  Upolu airport, Big Island – NE

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

0.31  Kilohana, Kauai
1.18  Poamoho RG 1, Oahu
1.04  Molokai
0.00  Kahoolawe
1.36  Puu Kukui, Maui
2.94  Pohakuloa Keamuku, Big Island

We can use the following links to see what’s going on in our area of the north central Pacific Ocean. Here’s the latest NOAA satellite picture – the latest looping satellite image… and finally the latest looping radar image for the Hawaiian Islands.

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

Our local winds will be generally rather light and variable…into the new week. Here’s a weather chart showing high pressure centers far to the northeast and northwest. At the same time, we find a low pressure system to the northeast, with a cold front draped south and southeast…to the north of the state. Finally, more locally, there’s a trough of low pressure over Maui at the time of this writing. The winds will be quite light and variable…although locally stronger in places.  It will take until later in the new week ahead, before the trade winds return, and a more normal late spring weather pattern settles in over us again, perhaps as long as later Thursday or Friday.

Satellite imagery shows a large arc of low clouds around the islands, with higher level cirrus over the ocean to the south. Here’s the looping radar image, showing numerous showers…especially offshore to the southeast of the Big Island at the time of this writing. As mentioned in the paragraph above, the trough of low pressure now over the islands, will keep unstable conditions over us, prompting showers at times. The presence of this trough will enhance any showers that fall, wherever that happens to be this weekend…especially during the afternoon to early hours. Here’s a looping satellite image – showing the precipitation characteristics over the islands. Yellow and red are higher clouds, and where the heaviest showers can be located, while whiter and greener clouds are lower, and typically less rainfall producers in most cases. It appears that this off and on cloudy/showery weather pattern will last into the middle of the new work week ahead.

The current unsettled weather pattern is unique for this time of year…and is rather difficult to read the particulars. Typically, we’d find the trade winds blowing in May, with generally dry weather, other than a few windward biased showers. This is not the case now however, as we have low pressure aloft, and at the surface…over the island area this weekend. This is causing our winds to become lighter, from variable directions. Vog will be carried up over Maui County, as the winds are blowing emissions up from the Big Island vents now. The overlying atmosphere is becoming more unstable, caused by all this low pressure around now. This simply means that any showers that fall, and there will be some, will tend to be more generous than usual into the new week. I expect these showers to be of the hit and miss nature by the way, rather than a widespread rainfall event. I’ll be back with more updates on this unusual weather situation, I hope you have a great Saturday night wherever you’re spending it. Aloha for now…Glenn. 

A couple of Saturday night youtube music videos by Coldplay, called Yellow – in full screen view please / and another version of this same song

Friday evening film: Last evening I went to see the film The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Tobey Maguire, Isla Fisher, and Elizabeth Debicki…among others of course. The synopsis: “The Great Gatsby” follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy (Carey Mulligan), and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton). It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without of the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles. ~~~ This film was full of fine detail, and yet with an overarching bigness to it as well. A couple of times I asked myself if I was enjoying it, and the answer was always yes, although at the same time…I felt a non-engagement at times too. I was glad I saw it, and as for a grade, I feel comfortable throwing out a soft B+. I didn’t read the novel, so I have no idea about where this film would be going, or if it stuck close enough to the original story line. It certainly portrayed the glitz and dazzle of the party times that were famous way back then. I saw the 2D version, as I’m almost always disappointed with the 3D films I see. Here’s the trailer, take a look if you’re inclined.

World-wide tropical cyclone activity:

Atlantic Ocean/Caribbean Sea: There are no active tropical cyclones / Here’s a link to the National Hurricane Center in Miami…which covers tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea…and the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane season in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico all begin as of June 1.

Gulf of Mexico: There are no active tropical cyclones

Eastern Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones / AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE…ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF ALVIN…IS LOCATED ABOUT 900 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MEXICO. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN DISORGANIZED… AND ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED DUE TO UPPER-LEVEL WINDS BECOMING INCREASINGLY UNFAVORABLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE…30 PERCENT…OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE AGAIN DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES GENERALLY WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH.  

Here’s a satellite image showing this area.

ELSEWHERE…TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

Here’s a wide satellite image that covers the entire area between Mexico, out through the central Pacific…to the International Dateline.

Central Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones / Here’s a link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)…covering our central Pacific. The hurricane season in this part of the Pacific begins as of June 1st.

Western Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones / Here’s a link to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), which covers tropical cyclone activity in the western Pacific, and the North and South Indian Ocean…and adjacent Seas.

South Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

North and South Indian Oceans: There are no active tropical cyclones

82  Lihue, Kauai
85  Honolulu, Oahu
84  Molokai
86  Kahului, Maui
87  Kona, Hawaii
82  Hilo, Hawaii

Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops around the state… as of 530pm Friday evening:

Kailua Kona – 83
Hilo, Hawaii – 72

Haleakala Summit –   43 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea Summit – 57 (13,000+ feet on the 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. Here’s the Haleakala Crater webcam on Maui – if it’s working.

Aloha Paragraphs

High Surf Advisory…south shores

Trade winds, windward showers soon fading -
with lighter winds, afternoon showers…and
more vog in sight for the smaller islands

The following numbers represent the most recent top wind gusts (mph), along with directions as of Friday evening:

18  Mana, Kauai – NW
33  Kuaokala, Oahu – NE
28  Molokai – NE
40  Kahoolawe – NE
28  Kapalua, Maui – NE
27  South Point, Big Island – NE

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

0.28  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.45  Poamoho RG 1, Oahu
0.38  Molokai
0.00  Kahoolawe
0.90  Puu Kukui, Maui
0.81  Pahala, Big Island

We can use the following links to see what’s going on in our area of the north central Pacific Ocean. Here’s the latest NOAA satellite picture – the latest looping satellite image… and finally the latest looping radar image for the Hawaiian Islands.

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

The trade winds will blow today into Saturday, then become lighter…into next week. Here’s a weather chart showing a high pressure centers to the northeast and far northwest. At the same time, we find several low pressure troughs over the ocean in our central Pacific. The winds will ease up this weekend, with the trades giving way to lighter and variable breezes, trending to the southeast in many areas, bringing voggy weather up over much of the state…for a prolonged period! It may take until around next Wednesday or Thursday before the trade winds return, helping to ventilate these hazy conditions out of our area.

Satellite imagery shows large patches of low clouds around the islands, with higher level cirrus over the ocean to the northeast of the central islands…and to the south of the Big Island as well. Here’s the looping radar image, showing random showers being carried through the state…especially towards the Big Island and Maui at the time of this writing. As mentioned in the paragraph above, the forecast calls for a trough of low pressure to move over the islands this weekend, which would mean another increase in showers continuing into next week. These showers will be the kind that develop over and around the mountains during the afternoon hours…some of which may become quite generous in places. Here’s how the GFS weather model is showing this trough, with the various colors showing precipitation moving over us through Monday. It appears that this cloudy/showery afternoon convective weather pattern may last into the middle of the new work week ahead.

Here on Maui [505pm Friday, HST]:  The gusty trade wind flow across our region of the north central Pacific…will falter this weekend. It will be replaced by a light wind regime, one called a convective weather pattern. We typically see clear to partly cloudy, and somewhat cooler than normal mornings during these periods. These pleasant conditions can stick around through the day along our beaches, although it will feel hotter than normal by the afternoons. It will be another story over and around the mountains, as daytime sea breezes carry moisture from the ocean, into those upcountry areas. This moisture then condenses into cumulus clouds, which get thicker and darker as the afternoons progress.

The low pressure over us this weekend, into the first part of next week, will make our overlying atmosphere somewhat unstable, leading to good afternoon downpours, at least locally. The computer models are suggesting that this unusual light wind pattern will last well into the new week ahead, which is hard to believe this late in the spring season.  I’m sure that there will be some adjustments necessary along the way, although that’s how it looks from this point of view. By the way, the large south swell waves breaking along our leeward beaches, and will continue through the weekend, please use caution while entering our warm ocean.  ~~~ Here at my Kula weather tower early this evening, it was 71.1F degrees (with a few little drops of water falling), while at the same time down at the Kahului airport, it was 83 degrees. The Hana airport was running 77, and the Kapalua airport on the upper west side was measuring in with 81…while the summit of the Haleakala Crater was cooler at 43 degrees.  I’ll be back with a new weather narrative early Saturday morning, I hope you have a great Friday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.

Friday evening film:  This time round, I’ll see one of the many, many seemingly great films that are playing at the moment, namely The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Tobey Maguire, Isla Fisher, and Elizabeth Debicki…among others of course. The synopsis: ”The Great Gatsby” follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy (Carey Mulligan), and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton). It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without of the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles. ~~~ I’ve viewed the trailer several times, and it leaves me definitely wanting to see this film…so that I will. The critics aren’t exactly being generous in their praise for this new film, although I never let that stop me from seeing a film that attracts me. Here’s the trailer, take a look if you’re inclined.

World-wide tropical cyclone activity:

Atlantic Ocean/Caribbean Sea: There are no active tropical cyclones / Here’s a link to the National Hurricane Center in Miami…which covers tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea…and the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane season in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico all begin as of June 1.

Gulf of Mexico: There are no active tropical cyclones

Eastern Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones / AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE…ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF ALVIN… CONTINUES ABOUT 850 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. ALTHOUGH SATELLITE DATA SUGGEST THAT THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION OF THE LOW IS WELL DEFINED…SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REMAINS DISORGANIZED. STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INHIBIT ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT…AND THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE…20 PERCENT…OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE AGAIN DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES GENERALLY WESTWARD AROUND 10 MPH. Here’s a satellite image showing this area.

ELSEWHERE…TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

Here’s a wide satellite image that covers the entire area between Mexico, out through the central Pacific…to the International Dateline.

Central Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones / Here’s a link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)…covering our central Pacific. The hurricane season in this part of the Pacific begins as of June 1st.

Western Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones / Here’s a link to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), which covers tropical cyclone activity in the western Pacific, and the North and South Indian Ocean…and adjacent Seas.

South Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

North and South Indian Oceans: There are no active tropical cyclones

82  Lihue, Kauai
85  Honolulu, Oahu
84  Molokai
86  Kahului, Maui
87  Kona, Hawaii
82  Hilo, Hawaii

Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops around the state… as of 810pm Thursday evening:

Kailua Kona – 80
Hana airport, Maui – 73

Haleakala Summit –   43 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea Summit – 36 (13,000+ feet on the 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. Here’s the Haleakala Crater webcam on Maui – if it’s working.

Aloha Paragraphs

Artist Credit…Phil Roberts

High Surf Advisory...south shores through 6am Saturday

Small Craft Wind Advisory…waters from Maui
County down to the Big Island

Trade winds, windward showers at times…otherwise
sunny to partly cloudy during the day Friday – then
more unusual weather changes starting this weekend!

The following numbers represent the most recent top wind gusts (mph), along with directions as of Thursday evening:

24  Waimea Heights, Kauai – ESE
38  Kuaokala, Oahu – NE
35  Molokai – NE
38  Kahoolawe – ENE
35  Kahului, Maui – NE
33  South Point, Big Island – NE

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

0.44  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.33  Palisades, Oahu
0.08  Molokai
0.00  Kahoolawe
1.36  Puu Kukui, Maui
0.53  Saddle Quarry, Big Island

We can use the following links to see what’s going on in our area of the north central Pacific Ocean. Here’s the latest NOAA satellite picture – the latest looping satellite image… and finally the latest looping radar image for the Hawaiian Islands.

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

The trade winds will blow through Friday, then become lighter through the weekend…into next week. Here’s a weather chart showing high pressure centers to the northeast…with an associated ridge running westward, to the north of Hawaii. At the same time, we find a couple of low pressure troughs over the ocean, moving westward through our central Pacific. High pressure to our northeast will be the dominate weather feature through Friday, with moderate to locally strong and gusty trades continuing in places. The winds will then ease up this weekend, with the trades faltering once again, becoming light and variable to southeast…bringing voggy weather up over much of the state for a prolonged period!

Satellite imagery shows scattered low clouds over and around the islands…with higher level cirrus over the ocean…moving by to the south of the state. Here’s the looping radar image, showing random showers being carried through the state…especially towards windward Maui and the Big Island at the time of this writing. As mentioned in the paragraph above, the forecasts calls for a trough of low pressure to move over the central islands this weekend, which would mean another potential increase in showers continuing into the first several days of next week. These showers will likely be the kind that develop over and around the mountains during the afternoon hours…some of which may become quite generous in places. Here’s how the weather models are showing this trough, with the blue colors showing precipitation moving over us, starting Saturday through next Monday morning - set the animation speed slower, it helps to see what’s happening – you can see the date changing just above the picture.

Here on Maui [537pm Thursday, HST]:  The trade winds will prevail one more day, and then will slip away…for a long time! I’ve been using the unusual word repeatedly the last few weeks, and we aren’t through yet, not by a long shot. As noted above, a trough of low pressure will edge down close to, or over the state this weekend, and dig in its heels for the better part of the next week. This will bring back our infamous southeast winds over Maui, carrying volcanic haze up from the Big Island vents…right over us. These southeast winds will be light enough, that we’ll jump back into a convective weather pattern. This typically manifests as clear, slightly cooler than normal mornings, with clouds forming over and around the mountains during the afternoons. These clouds can slide down towards the coast in places, although the beaches should remain in pretty shape through this situation.

The low pressure over us will make our overlying atmosphere somewhat unstable, leading to some good afternoon downpours, at least locally. The computer models are suggesting that this unusual light wind regime will last the better part of a whole week, which is hard to believe this late in the spring season…to say the least! I’m sure that there will be some adjustments necessary along the way, although that’s how it looks from this vantage point. By the way, the large south swell waves breaking along our leeward beaches, which are normal for this time of year, will continue through the weekend, please use caution while entering our warm ocean.  Head to the north shores if you’re looking for good swimming, where the surf will be very small Friday. I’ll be back early Friday morning with your next new weather narrative, I hope you have a great Thursday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.

Live Youtube music video, The Rolling Stones…Gimme Shelter – full screen best viewing

World-wide tropical cyclone activity:

Atlantic Ocean/Caribbean Sea: There are no active tropical cyclones / Here’s a link to the National Hurricane Center in Miami…which covers tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea…and the Gulf of Mexico.

Gulf of Mexico: There are no active tropical cyclones

Eastern Pacific Ocean: Post-tropical cyclone 01E (Alvin), is dissipating in the eastern Pacific…located about 790 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Maximum sustained winds are 35 mph, with a present movement towards the west-northwest at near 13 mph. Here’s a graphical track map, along with a NOAA satellite image. Here’s what the computer forecast models are showing. – Final Advisory

Here’s a wide satellite image that covers the entire area between Mexico, out through the central Pacific…to the International Dateline.

Central Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones / Here’s a link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)…covering our central Pacific.

Western Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones / Here’s a link to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), which covers tropical cyclone activity in the western Pacific, and the North and South Indian Ocean…and surrounding Seas.

South Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

North and South Indian Oceans:  There are no active tropical cyclones

82  Lihue, Kauai
85  Honolulu, Oahu
80  Molokai
88  Kahului, Maui
85  Kona, Hawaii
82  Hilo, Hawaii

Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops around the state… as of 810pm Wednesday evening:

Kailua Kona – 79
Hilo, Hawaii – 72

Haleakala Summit –    43 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea Summit –  32 (13,000+ feet on the 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. Here’s the Haleakala Crater webcam on Maui – if it’s working.

Aloha Paragraphs

High Surf Advisory...south shores starting 6am Thursday

Small Craft Wind Advisory…waters from Oahu down through
Maui County and the Big Island

Trade winds, windward showers at times…otherwise sunny
to partly cloudy during the days

The following numbers represent the most recent top wind gusts (mph), along with directions as of Wednesday evening:

20  Poipu, Kauai – NE
36  Kuaokala, Oahu – NE
29  Molokai – ENE
37  Kahoolawe – ENE
31  Kahului, Maui – NE
29  South Point, Big Island – NE

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

0.71  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.04  Hakipuu Mauka, Oahu
0.03  Molokai
0.00  Kahoolawe
0.42  Puu Kukui, Maui
0.49  Kaloko-Honokohau, Big Island

We can use the following links to see what’s going on in our area of the north central Pacific Ocean. Here’s the latest NOAA satellite picture – the latest looping satellite image… and finally the latest looping radar image for the Hawaiian Islands.

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

The trade winds will blow through this work week, then become lighter through the weekend…into next week. Here’s a weather chart showing high pressure centers to the northeast…with an associated ridge extending westward, well north of Hawaii. At the same time, we find several low pressure troughs over the ocean, moving through our central Pacific. High pressure to our northeast will be the dominate weather feature through Friday, with moderate to locally strong and gusty trades continuing in places. The models continue showing a possible change beginning this weekend, with the trades faltering once again, and perhaps veering to the southeast…bringing vog up over Maui County.

Satellite imagery shows scattered clouds over and around the islands…with some minor higher level cirrus near the Big Island and Kauai. Here’s the looping radar image, showing random showers being carried through the state. The gusty trade winds will carry some of these showers over us, mostly along the windward sides…more so during the night and early morning hours.  As mentioned in the paragraph above, the models are still expecting another trough of low pressure to move over us later this weekend, which could mean another potential increase in showers later Sunday into the first part of next week. It’s getting more and more likely that this interruption to our trade wind weather pattern will occur.

Here on Maui [540pm Wednesday, HST]:   Nothing much new to report from this morning, as the trade winds continue their pleasing appearance. This should remain the case right through Friday, with those changes for the weekend through the first several days of next week…explained above. Maui County experienced just a normal day of partly cloudy weather, although with a few cloudy periods with showers along our windward coasts and slopes. Our leeward beaches were rather hot, with sunny to partly cloudy conditions prevailing. Speaking our south and west facing leeward beaches, they will be on the receiving end of a new swell train of waves…coming up from the southern hemisphere on Thursday. This larger than normal surf will continue through the rest of this week, then diminish in size early next week. Finally, up here in Kula, at my upcountry weather tower, the air temperature was a nice warm 76.6F degrees, while at the same time, down at the Kahului airport, it was 82 degrees. ~~~ I’ll be back early Thursday morning with your next new weather narrative. I hope you have a Wednesday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.

World-wide tropical cyclone activity:

Atlantic Ocean/Caribbean Sea: There are no active tropical cyclones

Gulf of Mexico: There are no active tropical cyclones

Eastern Pacific Ocean:  Tropical cyclone 01E (Tropical storm Alvin), remains active in the eastern Pacific, located about 700 miles south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Maximum sustained winds are 50 mph, with a present movement towards the west-northwest at near 09 mph. Here’s a graphical track map, along with a NOAA satellite image.

Central Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

Western Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

South Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

North and South Indian Oceans: Tropical cyclone 01B (Mahasen) is dissipating over land…located approximately 53 NM southeast of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Sustained winds were 45 knots, with gusts to near 55 knots. Here’s the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) graphical track map, along with a satellite image. – Final Warning

82  Lihue, Kauai
85  Honolulu, Oahu
80  Molokai
89  Kahului, Maui
85  Kona, Hawaii
84  Hilo, Hawaii

Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops around the state… as of 810pm Tuesday evening:

Kahului, Maui – 79
Lojue, Kauai – 76

Haleakala Summit –   43 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea Summit – 34 (13,000+ feet on the 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. Here’s the Haleakala Crater webcam on Maui – if it’s working.

Tropical Cyclone activity in the eastern and central Pacific – Here’s the latest weather information coming out of the National Hurricane Center, covering the eastern north Pacific. You can find the latest tropical cyclone information for the central north Pacific (where Hawaii is located) by clicking on this link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. A satellite image, which shows the entire ocean area between Hawaii and the Mexican coast… can be found here. The 2012 hurricane season is over in the eastern and central Pacific… resuming on May 15th and June 1st 2013.

Aloha Paragraphs

Small Craft Wind Advisory…waters around Maui
County and the Big Island

Trade winds…a few windward showers

The following numbers represent the most recent top wind gusts (mph), along with directions as of Tuesday evening:

24  Waimea Heights, Kauai – ESE
42  Kahuku Trng, Oahu – NNE
30  Molokai – ENE
37  Kahoolawe – ESE
33  Kaupo Gap, Maui – NNE
31  PTA West, Big Island – NW

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

5.10  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.55  Poamoho RG 1, Oahu
0.08  Molokai
0.00  Kahoolawe
0.35  Puu Kukui, Maui
0.67  Kaloko-Honokohau, Big Island

We can use the following links to see what’s going on in our area of the north central Pacific Ocean. Here’s the latest NOAA satellite picture – the latest looping satellite image… and finally the latest looping radar image for the Hawaiian Islands.

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

The trade winds will blow through this work week…then become lighter from the southeast by Sunday into early next week. Here’s a weather chart showing a high pressure center to the northeast…with its associated ridge extending westward to the north of Hawaii. At the same time, we find a low pressure trough over the ocean to the west of Kauai. High pressure to our northeast will be the dominate weather feature for a while, with locally strong and gusty trades continuing through Friday. The trade winds may increase a notch Wednesday through Thursday into Friday. The models continue showing a possible change beginning this weekend, with the trades faltering once again…and perhaps veering to the southeast by Sunday into early next week – quite a rarity in our Hawaiian Island weather picture. Then again, the trade winds may keep blowing, that’s a question at this point.

Satellite imagery shows large clear areas over and around the island chain this evening. The cloudiness associated with a trough of low pressure, continues to slowly move away to the west. Here’s the looping radar image, showing just a few random showers being carried through the state, mostly over the offshore waters. This drier weather reality will continue through the next several days. As mentioned in the paragraph above, the models are still trying to drop another deep trough of low pressure system over us later this weekend, which could mean more downpours Sunday into the first part of next week! It should be noted that this kind of late season wet weather event bucks our climatological norm…so please stayed tune for possible changes.

Here on Maui [540pm Tuesday, HST]:  The recent trough of low pressure has now shifted over the ocean to the west of Kauai. This bodes well for less showery weather, and a nice dry streak coming up over the next several days. We’ll likely see a few windward showers, although not many for the most part. We’ll grade into a period of stronger trade winds now, which will be gusting up to 40+ mph at times over the next several days…at least in those areas exposed to the strengthening trade flow. This classic trade wind weather pattern will continue into the first part of the weekend, so get those things done…that need nice weather!

It was a hot day here on Maui, with a high temperature of 89F degrees at the Kahului airport…just shy of the 91 degree record for the date. Early this evening, looking over towards the windward sides, I see lots and lots of clear blue skies, with just a few minor popcorn type cumulus clouds…moving along in the brisk trade wind flow. Here in Kula, its sunny, with just some clouds wanting nothing better to do, than evaporate as soon as the sun goes down. As noted above, things will continue to be sweet, from a weather perspective, through most of Saturday. What will happen by Sunday into early next week, well…is still a question. I’ll be back with your next new weather narrative early Wednesday morning, I hope you have a great Tuesday night until then! Aloha for now…Glenn.

A Happy Animals video – full screen viewing best

World-wide tropical cyclone activity:

Atlantic Ocean/Caribbean Sea: There are no active tropical cyclones

Gulf of Mexico: There are no active tropical cyclones

Eastern Pacific Ocean:  Tropical cyclone 01E, the first of the season, has formed, located about 650 miles south-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico. Maximum sustained winds are 35 mph, with a present movement towards the west at near 12 mph. Here’s the NHC graphical track map, along with a satellite image.

Central Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

Western Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

South Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

North and South Indian Oceans: Tropical cyclone 01B (Mahasen) remains active in the Bay of Bengal…located approximately 246 NM south of Kolkata, India. Sustained winds were 45 knots, with gusts to near 55 knots. Here’s the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) graphical track map, along with a satellite image.

79  Lihue, Kauai
83  Honolulu, Oahu
79  Molokai
86  Kahului, Maui
85  Kona, Hawaii
84  Hilo, Hawaii

Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops around the state… as of 730pm Monday evening:

Kailua Kona – 78
Hana airport, Maui – 75

Haleakala Summit –   43 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea Summit – 36 (13,000+ feet on the 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. Here’s the Haleakala Crater webcam on Maui – if it’s working.

Tropical Cyclone activity in the eastern and central Pacific – Here’s the latest weather information coming out of the National Hurricane Center, covering the eastern north Pacific. You can find the latest tropical cyclone information for the central north Pacific (where Hawaii is located) by clicking on this link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. A satellite image, which shows the entire ocean area between Hawaii and the Mexican coast… can be found here. The 2012 hurricane season is over in the eastern and central Pacific… resuming on May 15th and June 1st 2013.

Aloha Paragraphs

Trade winds, better weather ahead…fewer showers

The following numbers represent the most recent top wind gusts (mph), along with directions as of Monday evening:

21  Waimea Heights, Kauai – ESE
31  Kuaokala, Oahu – NE
27  Molokai – NE
33  Kahoolawe – NE
29  Kahului, Maui – NE
31  Kamuela airport, Big Island – NE

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

11.95  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
5.82  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
0.81  Molokai
0.00  Kahoolawe
5.09  Puu Kukui, Maui
1.54  Kainalui, Big Island

We can use the following links to see what’s going on in our area of the north central Pacific Ocean. Here’s the latest NOAA satellite picture – the latest looping satellite image… and finally the latest looping radar image for the Hawaiian Islands.

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

The trade winds will blow through this week. Here’s a weather chart showing a high pressure center to the northeast…moving a bit further east. At the same time, we find a low pressure trough over Maui and the Big Island…gradually moving westward. High pressure to our northeast will be the dominate weather feature, with locally gusty trades continuing through this week. The trade winds will remain active through Tuesday, and may increase a notch Wednesday through Thursday. The models continue showing a possible change beginning later Friday into this coming weekend, with the trades faltering once again then. This slacking of the trades would be very unusual for the middle of May…stay tuned.

Satellite imagery shows lots of low level clouds stretched across the western side of the island chain. This cloudiness is the moisture associated with a trough of low pressure, slowly moving through the state…from east to west. These wet clouds will keep off and on passing showers over the windward sides of Kauai and Oahu, and even into the leeward sides of those islands at times too. Here’s the looping radar image, showing numerous showers falling on Kauai to Oahu…with Maui County and the Big Island now mostly outside of this showery area. Kauai, Oahu, and Maui have seen the largest rainfall amounts during the last 24 hours, with rainfall totals between 5+ to near 12.00 inches locally! We should begin to see some general relief from these showers statewide by Tuesday in most areas. As mentioned in the paragraph above, the models are trying to drop yet another trough of low pressure over us later this weekend, which could mean more downpours Sunday into the first part of next week!

Here on Maui [533pm Monday, HST]:  This rain producing trough of low pressure, which has kept much of the state in wet weather the last three plus days, is crawling westward. It’s certainly not racing out of town, that’s for sure. It’s located more or less over the western islands now, thus Maui County and the Big island are finally beginning to dry out. I should add that at the moment, it was still cloudy and misting up here in Kula…early this evening. I’ve heard from friends out along the windward side of east Maui however, that the rains have shut down mostly, after what seemed like too much rain lately. The main thing now will be the return of a more typical trade wind weather pattern, although I’m hesitant to say this next thing: temporarily. If you had a chance to read through the paragraphs above, you know we may have another round of lighter winds, locally heavy rains, and even more voggy weather later this weekend…into early next week. I can just hear many of you saying to yourselves…for crying out loud! At any rate, it should be nice weather Tuesday through Saturday, I guess we’ll have to take what we can get. (Update 750pm: clearing in sight after sunset, the mist has ended, the air temperature was 66.6F degrees here at my place in Kula, while down at the Kahului airport at the same time…77 degrees). I’ll be back early Tuesday morning with your next new weather narrative from paradise. I hope you have a great Monday night wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.

A wonderful Happy Animals video – Full screen viewing best

World-wide tropical cyclone activity:

Atlantic Ocean/Caribbean Sea: There are no active tropical cyclones

Gulf of Mexico: There are no active tropical cyclones

Eastern Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

Central Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

Western Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

South Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

North and South Indian Oceans: Tropical cyclone 01B (Mahasen) remains active in the Bay of Bengal…located approximately 562 NM south-southwest of Kolkata, India. Sustained winds were 50 knots, with gusts to near 65 knots. Here’s the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) graphical track map, along with a satellite image.

79  Lihue, Kauai
82  Honolulu, Oahu
75  Molokai
77  Kahului, Maui
86  Kona, Hawaii
84  Hilo, Hawaii

Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops around the state… as of 810pm Sunday evening:

Kailua Kona – 78
Hilo, Hawaii – 69

Haleakala Summit –   43 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea Summit – 37 (13,000+ feet on the 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. Here’s the Haleakala Crater webcam on Maui – if it’s working.

Tropical Cyclone activity in the eastern and central Pacific – Here’s the latest weather information coming out of the National Hurricane Center, covering the eastern north Pacific. You can find the latest tropical cyclone information for the central north Pacific (where Hawaii is located) by clicking on this link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. A satellite image, which shows the entire ocean area between Hawaii and the Mexican coast… can be found here. The 2012 hurricane season is over in the eastern and central Pacific… resuming on May 15th and June 1st 2013.

Aloha Paragraphs

Small Craft Wind Advisory…in the channels
from Oahu to the Big Island

Trade winds…lots of windward showers,
elsewhere at times too

Happy Mother’s Day!

The following numbers represent the most recent top wind gusts (mph), along with directions as of Sunday evening:

21  Poipu, Kauai – NE
33  Kuaokala, Oahu – NE
28  Molokai – NE
38  Kahoolawe – NE
29  Lipoa, Maui – NE
30  Upolu airport, Big Island – NE

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

0.53  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
6.27  Waihee pump, Oahu
2.77  Molokai
0.00  Kahoolawe
2.79  Kahakuloa, Maui
2.37  Kawainui Stream, Big Island

We can use the following links to see what’s going on in our area of the north central Pacific Ocean. Here’s the latest NOAA satellite picture – the latest looping satellite image… and finally the latest looping radar image for the Hawaiian Islands.

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

The trade winds will blow through the next week, locally strong and gusty…especially after Tuesday. Here’s a weather chart showing a high pressure center to the north…moving east. At the same time, we find a low pressure trough near the Big Island…moving west. High pressure to our north will be the dominate weather feature, with locally gusty trades continuing through the next week. Thereafter, and this is a long ways out, we may see another round of unsettled weather arriving late in the upcoming weekend, into early next week, stay tuned.

Satellite imagery shows a east-northeast to west-southwest oriented cloud band, stretched across the island chain. This cloudiness is associated with the enhanced moisture of a trough of low pressure…draped over us at the moment. These wet clouds will keep off and on passing showers over the windward sides of all the islands into Monday…and elsewhere at times too. Here’s the looping radar image, showing numerous showers falling along the windward sides of the islands, especially from Oahu down through Maui County…and the Big Island. We should begin to see some relief from these showers over the next couple of days, certainly by mid-week. 

Here on Maui [522pm Sunday, HST]: Considerable cloudiness, and lots of passing showers, at least locally, continues to fall over the islands. Maui has been no exception, with the windward sides of both east and west Maui…still soaking wet on this Mother’s Day evening. These showers haven’t been restricted just to the windward sides however, with some falling elsewhere too. ~~~ Speaking of which, this special day is one of the most special, at least in my book. I’m sure that we all feel this way about our Mom’s, they’re the best! My Mom, Dorothy James, lives in Long Beach, California, and I love her dearly. Here’s wishing all of you Mom’s out there, the very best day possible…we owe you so much. ~~~  Here in Kula, everything is still dripping, as we’ve had off and on, mostly on, showers all day. Here at my place, the air temperature was 70.5F degrees, while the Kahului airport at the same time, was 75…with light rain falling. I’ll be back early Monday morning with your next new weather narrative. I hope you have a great Sunday night wherever you happen to be spending it, Aloha for now…Glenn.

Friday evening film: This time around I went to see one called Mud, starring Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Tye Sheridan, Sam Shepard, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, and Paul Sparks. The synopsis: two boys, Ellis and his friend Neckbone, who find a man named Mud hiding out on an island in the Mississippi. Mud describes fantastic scenarios — he killed a man in Texas and vengeful bounty hunters are coming to get him. He says he is planning to meet and escape with the love of his life, Juniper, who is waiting for him in town. Skeptical but intrigued, Ellis and Neckbone agree to help him. It isn’t long until Mud’s visions come true and their small town is besieged by a beautiful girl with a line of bounty hunters in tow. This film is getting high ratings, with one popular reviewing website giving it a 98% liking out of 100! I thought this was a seriously good film, and felt it deserved an A grade, I really liked it that much. This film was drenched in the humidity and salty air of a delta summer, with super fine acting from all these fine actors. The directing of this film was incredible, which was emotionally engaging throughout, truly bringing you wholeheartedly into every scene. It was one of the best I’ve seen in a long time, here’s the trailer.

World-wide tropical cyclone activity:

Atlantic Ocean/Caribbean Sea: There are no active tropical cyclones

Gulf of Mexico: There are no active tropical cyclones

Eastern Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

Central Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

Western Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

South Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

North and South Indian Oceans: Tropical cyclone 01B (Mahasen) remains active in the North Indian Ocean…located approximately 673 NM south of Calcutta, India. Sustained winds were 50 knots, with gusts to near 65 knots. Here’s the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) graphical track map, along with a satellite image.

79  Lihue, Kauai
84  Honolulu, Oahu
M   Molokai
83  Kahului, Maui
84  Kona, Hawaii
87  Hilo, Hawaii

Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops around the state… as of 530pm Saturday evening:

Kailua Kona – 83
Hana airport, Maui – 72

Haleakala Summit –   46 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea Summit – 55 (13,000+ feet on the 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. Here’s the Haleakala Crater webcam on Maui – if it’s working.

Tropical Cyclone activity in the eastern and central Pacific – Here’s the latest weather information coming out of the National Hurricane Center, covering the eastern north Pacific. You can find the latest tropical cyclone information for the central north Pacific (where Hawaii is located) by clicking on this link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. A satellite image, which shows the entire ocean area between Hawaii and the Mexican coast… can be found here. The 2012 hurricane season is over in the eastern and central Pacific… resuming on May 15th and June 1st 2013.

Aloha Paragraphs

Strengthening trade winds…off and on windward showers

Happy Mothers Day!

The following numbers represent the most recent top wind gusts (mph), along with directions as of Saturday evening:

27  Mana, Kauai – NNE
44  Kuaokala, Oahu – NNE
23  Molokai – NNE
31  Kahoolawe – NNE
12  Lipoa, Maui – E
23  PTA Range 17, Big Island – NW

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

0.44  Kilohana, Kauai
2.35  Waihee pump, Oahu
1.42  Molokai
0.00  Kahoolawe
5.10  Hana airport, Maui
2.37  Honokaa, Big Island

We can use the following links to see what’s going on in our area of the north central Pacific Ocean. Here’s the latest NOAA satellite picture – the latest looping satellite image… and finally the latest looping radar image for the Hawaiian Islands.

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

The trade winds will blow through the next week, locally strong and gusty…especially after Monday. Here’s a weather chart showing high pressure centers to the northwest and to the northeast of the state. At the same time, we find low pressure systems far to the north-northeast, with the tail-end of an associated cold front near the Big Island and Maui. High pressure to our north will be the dominate weather feature, with locally gusty trades continuing…lasting into the first part of next weekend. Thereafter, and this is a long ways out, we may see the trades falter again, stay tuned.

Satellite imagery shows a broad northeast to southwest oriented cloud band, stretched across the island chain…hung up along the windward sides for the most part. Much of this cloudiness is associated wth the old, late season cold front, that passed through our area earlier in the week…and has been hanging around the Big Island since then. This moisture source will keep off and on passing showers over the windward sides of all the islands, through this weekend into Monday. Here’s the looping radar image, showing numerous showers falling along the windward sides of all the islands, especially from Oahu down through Molokai to Maui…and the Kohala side of the Big Island.

Here on Maui [520pm Saturday, HST]: Considerable cloudiness remains over much of Maui County at the time of this writing, along with a ton of showers over the windward coasts and slopes. These showers are now starting to blow all the way over here to Kula, at least mist at the time of this writing.The headline weather news is spread out between the gusty trade winds, and those rain soaked windward showers. Case in point, over 2+ inches of rain has fallen over some parts of Oahu and the Big Island, while here on Maui…there had been 5.10″ of the wet stuff out at the Hana airport! This will certainly have the waterfalls running along the Hana Highway, that’s for sure! Look for more of these showers, although they will gradually spread more fully up towards Oahu and Kauai through Monday. Things will dry out some on the Big Island and Maui at that point, with generally normal rainfall conditions Tuesday onwards. ~~~ This evening I’ve been invited out to Huelo, on the wet windward side of east Maui, very near the coast. I’m meeting some friends for dinner, a few drinks, and good conversation. Unless my car gets stuck in the mud out there tonight, I’ll be back here Sunday morning with my usual new weather narrative. I hope you have a great Saturday night wherever you happen to be spending it, Aloha for now…Glenn.

Friday evening film:  This time around I went to see one called Mud, starring Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Tye Sheridan, Sam Shepard, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, and Paul Sparks. The synopsis: two boys, Ellis and his friend Neckbone, who find a man named Mud hiding out on an island in the Mississippi. Mud describes fantastic scenarios — he killed a man in Texas and vengeful bounty hunters are coming to get him. He says he is planning to meet and escape with the love of his life, Juniper, who is waiting for him in town. Skeptical but intrigued, Ellis and Neckbone agree to help him. It isn’t long until Mud’s visions come true and their small town is besieged by a beautiful girl with a line of bounty hunters in tow. This film is getting high ratings, with one popular reviewing website giving it a 98% liking out of 100! I thought this was a seriously good film, and felt it deserved an A grade, I really liked it that much. This film was drenched in the humidity and salty air of a delta summer, with super fine acting from all these fine actors. The directing of this film was incredible, which was emotionally engaging throughout, truly bringing you wholeheartedly into every scene. It was one of the best I’ve seen in a long time, here’s the trailer.

World-wide tropical cyclone activity:

Atlantic Ocean/Caribbean Sea: There are no active tropical cyclones

Gulf of Mexico: There are no active tropical cyclones

Eastern Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

Central Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

Western Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

South Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

North and South Indian Oceans: Tropical cyclone 01B (Mahasen) remains active in the North Indian Ocean…located approximately 749 NM south of south of Calcutta, India. Sustained winds were 50 knots, with gusts to near 65 knots. Here’s the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) graphical track map, along with a satellite image.

79  Lihue, Kauai
82  Honolulu, Oahu
78  Molokai
87  Kahului, Maui
85  Kona, Hawaii
83  Hilo, Hawaii

Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops around the state… as of 930pm Friday evening:

Kailua Kona – 78
Lihue, Kauai – 71

Haleakala Summit –   46  (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea Summit – 36 (13,000+ feet on the 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. Here’s the Haleakala Crater webcam on Maui – if it’s working.

Tropical Cyclone activity in the eastern and central Pacific – Here’s the latest weather information coming out of the National Hurricane Center, covering the eastern north Pacific. You can find the latest tropical cyclone information for the central north Pacific (where Hawaii is located) by clicking on this link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. A satellite image, which shows the entire ocean area between Hawaii and the Mexican coast… can be found here. The 2012 hurricane season is over in the eastern and central Pacific… resuming on May 15th and June 1st 2013.

Aloha Paragraphs

Strengthening trade winds…numerous windward showers

The following numbers represent the most recent top wind gusts (mph), along with directions as of Friday evening:

15  Poipu, Kauai – NE
38  Kuaokala, Oahu – N
16  Molokai – NNE
27  Kahoolawe – N
16  Lipoa, Maui – NE
20  Upolu airport, Big Island – NE

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

1.02  Wainiha, Kauai
0.39  Moanalua RG, Oahu
0.46  Molokai
0.00  Kahoolawe
0.88  Wailuku, Maui
0.55  Honokaa, Big Island

We can use the following links to see what’s going on in our area of the north central Pacific Ocean. Here’s the latest NOAA satellite picture – the latest looping satellite image… and finally the latest looping radar image for the Hawaiian Islands.

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

The trade winds have returned…and will become stronger this weekend. Here’s a weather chart showing high pressure centers far to the northeast and to the northwest of the state. At the same time, we find low pressure systems far to the north-northeast, with the tail-end of an associated cold fronts just over the Big Island. High pressure will become the dominate weather feature this weekend, with locally blustery trades taking over…lasting well into the new week ahead.

Satellite imagery shows more or less northeast to southwest cloud bands…stretched across the windward sides of islands. Much of this cloudiness is around thanks to the old late season cold front, that passing through last weekend…and has been hanging around the Big Island for awhile. This moisture source will keep lots of passing showers over the windward sides through the weekend into Monday. Here’s the looping radar image, showing a few showers falling locally along the windward sides of all the islands.

Friday evening film: I going to see a new one tonight, after having dinner with my neighbor and his daughter. This time around, we’ll be seeing one called Mud, starring Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Tye Sheridan, Sam Shepard, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, and Paul Sparks. The synopsis: two boys, Ellis and his friend Neckbone, who find a man named Mud hiding out on an island in the Mississippi. Mud describes fantastic scenarios — he killed a man in Texas and vengeful bounty hunters are coming to get him. He says he is planning to meet and escape with the love of his life, Juniper, who is waiting for him in town. Skeptical but intrigued, Ellis and Neckbone agree to help him. It isn’t long until Mud’s visions come true and their small town is besieged by a beautiful girl with a line of bounty hunters in tow. This film is getting high ratings, with one popular reviewing website giving it a 98% liking out of 100! I’ll be sure to let you know what I think Saturday morning, until then, here’s the trailer.

Here on Maui [450pm Friday, HST]:  Today was finally back to normal, at least for the most part. I just got a text from a friend on the windward side of east Maui, and she said it was raining over that way. The leeward beaches were sunny as all get out, and it’s that way here in Kula at the moment too. The windward sides better get used to having rainfall, as for you folks down on the Big Island over the next several days too. The rest of the state will see some passing windward showers as well, although probably not as many. The north shores will have larger waves than usual Saturday, for this time of year at least. The leeward sides, those south and west facing shores, will find a large south swell arriving later next Wednesday into Thursday. Here in Kula, the temperature was a nice warm 76.3F degrees, while at the same time down at the Kahului airport, it was near 80 degrees.  I’ll be back with your next new weather narrative Saturday morning, I hope you have a great Friday night wherever you happen to be spending it, Aloha for now…Glenn.

World-wide tropical cyclone activity:

Atlantic Ocean/Caribbean Sea: There are no active tropical cyclones

Gulf of Mexico: There are no active tropical cyclones

Eastern Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

Central Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

Western Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

South Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

North and South Indian Oceans: Tropical cyclone 24S (Jamala) remains active in the South Indian Ocean…located approximately 900 NM east-southeasat of Diego Garcia. Sustained winds were 35 knots, with gusts to near 45 knots. Here’s the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) graphical track map, along with a satellite image.

North Arabian Sea: Tropical cyclone 01B (Mahasen) remains active in the North Indian Ocean…located approximately 830 NM south-southwest of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Sustained winds were 50 knots, with gusts to near 65 knots. Here’s the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) graphical track map, along with a satellite image.