July 29-30 2006

Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across Hawaii Saturday:

Lihue, Kauai – 87F
Honolulu, Oahu – 88
Kaneohe, Oahu – 86
Kahului, Maui – 87
Hilo, Hawaii – 76
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 87

Temperatures early Sunday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:

KANEOHE, OAHU – 78
HILO AIRPORT – 73


Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours (as of Sunday morning) on each of the major islands:

0.23 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.19 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.02 MOLOKAI
0.01 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.99 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
3.82 WAIAHA, BIG ISLAND

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a relatively strong 1037 millibar high pressure system located far to the NNW of our islands. This high pressure cell will keep moderately strong trade winds blowing Sunday. A trough of low pressure will pass close to the state Monday, ending up to the NW Tuesday…weakening our local trade winds, eventually turning them SE. Here’s a Weather Map Symbol page for clarification about what all those weather symbols mean on the map.

Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcam on the summit of near 14,000 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. The tallest peak on the island of Maui is the Haleakala Crater, which is near 10,000 feet in elevation. These two webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon rising just after sunset for an hour or two! Plus, during the nights and early mornings you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise too…depending upon cloud conditions.

Satellite Images – To view the cloud conditions we have here in Hawaii, please use the following satellite links, starting off with the Infrared Satellite Image of the islands to see all the clouds around the state during the day and night. This next image is one that gives close images of the islands only during the daytime hours, and is referred to as a Close-up visible image. This next image shows a larger view of the Pacific…giving perspective to the wider ranging cloud patterns in the Pacific Ocean…out from the islands. To help you keep track of where any showers may be around the islands, here’s the latest animated radar image.

Tropical Cyclone Activity – The eastern Pacific hurricane season runs from May 15 through November 30…while the central Pacific (where Hawaii is) runs from June 1 through November 30. The latest storm information for the eastern Pacific can be found by clicking here. A storm tracking map for both the central and eastern areas can be found by clicking here . For the central Pacific, the latest storm information can be found by clicking here.


Aloha Paragraphs

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 Lovely…
 

The cloud field associated with former tropical cyclone Daniel moved through the islands Friday. We saw some showers, although most of those were restricted for the most part to the windward and mountain areas. The largest amounts were 1.00+ inches generally, although just under 4.00 inches fell at one gauge along the Hana coast of east Maui. Weather conditions will improve this weekend in the wake of Daniel, although there will still be showers along the windward sides…and around the mountains locally during the afternoons.

The latest computer forecast models are pointing out the chance of another unusual weather circumstance for the first couple of days of the new week ahead. An upper level low pressure system is forecast to move near the state on Monday and Tuesday, with light winds, and chance of locally heavy afternoon showers forming then. We will feel rather hot and muggy then too, as our air comes up from the SE, with some possible volcanic haze spreading from the Big Island up to Maui County then as well.

It’s early Saturday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I start this evening’s sunset commentary.  The air is so soft, the sunshine is so warm on my bare shoulders, and the quiet is so comforting to my body and soul. There are left over clouds from Daniel, and then some just regular ones too. I must say I just love Maui! I just got off the telephone with a lady friend in Marin County, northern California. She was saying she heard that a well known Zen Master, named Suzuki Roshi, was asked on his death bed, "what is the truth?"  His reply was: "Everything Changes." I made a red sause pasta sauce, very basic, red onions, garlic, sauteed in extra virgin olive oil, with fresh picked basil from the garden. I’m sipping on my new favorite ale, called IPA. A friend from work called and invited me out to the movies with he and his wife tonight, I didn’t go, needing to pull back from the busy life for a full 24 hours. At any rate, I have plans to meet them early Sunday morning for an early surfing session. Have a good one, Aloha…Glenn.

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