Weather Details and Aloha Paragraphs

September 23-24 2006

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

Lihue, Kauai – 83F
Honolulu, Oahu – 84
Kaneohe, Oahu – 84
Kahului, Maui – 91
Hilo, Hawaii – 84
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 86

KANEOHE, OAHU – 77
KAHULUI AIRPORT – 65

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:

Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a weaker 1027 millibar high pressure center located far to the NE of our islands Sunday. This high is too far away to give us more than light to locally moderate trade winds through Monday.  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.

 

The perfect colors
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We’ll see lighter trade winds blowing in Hawaii now, at least compared to what we’ve seen during the last week. A 1033 millibar high pressure system, far to the NE, is now moving away from our islands. The pressure gradient between this high pressure cell, and low pressure to our south…will relax enough to provide a light to moderately strong trade wind flow across Hawaii today into Sunday. The latest forecast has these trade winds blowing steadily through at least the middle of next week.

We’ll see some windward showers, and a few afternoon upcountry showers now too. The windward sections will see the bulk of whatever showers that are around as usual. The leeward sides may see a few showers locally too, especially over the Kona slopes on the Big Island, and along the Haleakala slopes during the afternoons. We may see an increase in whatever showers that are around this weekend, as a trough of low pressure edges in our direction.

It’s early Saturday evening here in Kula, Maui, as I start writing this pre-sunset commentary.  I’m still a little buzzed by the great film I saw last evening, called The Illusionist, and the good dancing I was able to do afterwards in Paia. Today was one of my best surfing experiences in a long time! I was out in the water four hours, surfing very actively the whole time. The waves were larger than I thought that they were going to be, and the water was totally smooth, with a distinct lack of winds. There was a very mellow crowd out in the water, with everyone involved at least good, and many very good surfers. As I drove home, I stopped in Kahului for some shopping and lunch, then to Makawao for food, and finally back here to Kula, where I’ve been relaxing and trying to regain some energy. I made a big pot of organic vegetable soup late this afternoon, which I’ll be able to heat up each evening for dinner. I’ll also have tortillas and cheese with avocado along side a big bowl of the delicious soup each night. I plan on getting up early Sunday morning, and taking the trek over to the Lahaina side again, although I may not last for so many hours in the surf line up this time!  I hope you have a great Saturday night, I’ll be back early to update my website again then. Aloha for now…Glenn.

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