May 2007
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May 16-17 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Wednesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 82F
Honolulu, Oahu – 87
Kaneohe, Oahu – 82
Kahului, Maui – 87
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84
Temperatures early Thursday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Lihue, Kauai – 74F
Kahului, Maui – 63
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Thursday morning:
0.21 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.01 PALOLO FIRE STATION, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.06 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.11 KEALAKEKUA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1025 millibar high pressure system far to the ENE of Hawaii Thursday. This high, which is offshore from the northern Baja coast of Mexico, has a ridge of high pressure extending more or less westward…ending up a couple of hundred miles north of Hawaii. This will keep light easterly trade winds flowing over us, perhaps shifting slightly to the ESE today into Friday. 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.
Aloha Paragraphs
Huelo Point…windward east Maui
The winds will remain light to locally moderate out of the trade wind direction for another day…then become light and variable Friday into the weekend. Starting Saturday, and lasting into early next week, a trough of low pressure to the northwest, will shove our trade wind generating ridge of high pressure right down over the islands. This in turn will push the trade winds to the south of Hawaii…leaving us in a light and variable wind regime. This typically gives us calm conditions during the night and early morning hours, becoming light onshore flowing sea breezes during the days. Often we find slightly cool nights giving way to very warm, and sometimes a rather muggy reality during the heat of the days…under a convective weather pattern such as this.
The atmosphere remains rather dry and stable, with just a few showers popping-up along the windward coasts at night…with a few light showers over and around the mountains during the afternoon hours. As we move into the weekend, a trough of low pressure will be close enough, with it’s associated cold air aloft…to make our overlying air mass a bit unstable. This simply means that whatever clouds and showers that form over and around the mountains during the afternoon hours, could become quite heavy. Those clouds will collapse when the sun goes down for the most part, leading to star filled skies at night…with the same cycle starting over the next day.
It’s early Wednesday evening here in Kula, Maui as I begin writing this sunset commentary. I wonder how many nice days in a row can happen here in the islands, before something changes? I honestly can’t remember the last time we had inclement weather conditions! Days just keep being sunny, with hardly any rainfall falling anywhere. As noted above, we may see sultry weather arriving this weekend, with a possible increase in showers around the mountains during the afternoons. The trade winds will be dropping off in strength soon too, which will put us into what we call a convective weather pattern…which was adequately described in the paragraph above. No worries mate, as they say downunder though, as most of the beach areas will remain on the dry side right through the chance of increasing showers this weekend. ~~~ As I was mentioning the other day, I have a good friend arriving here on Maui Friday. I am looking forward to becoming somewhat of a tourist then, seeing Maui’s beauty through the eyes of a visitor. He lives with his wife in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, but will be taking a solo vacation this time. This friend and I go way back, back as far as college, which was "well over a hundred years ago"…at least! I’m looking forward to seeing him a lot, and since he is a bonafide weather nut, like myself, we will have lots to talk about. ~~~ I hope you have a great Wednesday night, wherever you happen to be reading from, and that you will join me here again on Thursday, for your next dose of Hawaii Weather Today, then. Aloha for now…Glenn.
Hawaii Weather Today – TV program online now. It’s not exactly like watching it on your television, but it’s a fairly close approximation. Each day’s new show will replace the previous days show (Monday through Friday) at some point between 10am and noon (HST) in Hawaii. If you click here, it will take you to the website where it can be viewed. I want to thank the kind folks at the Maui Media Lab, located in Paia, Maui for this opportunity to show what’s happening weatherwise here in Hawaiian Islands! By the way, you will need to have a quicktime viewer on your computer to receive the feed…you can get the free download here if it’s not already loaded on your machine.
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May 15-16 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Tuesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 81F
Honolulu, Oahu – 86
Kaneohe, Oahu – 82
Kahului, Maui – 88
Hilo, Hawaii – 85
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84
Temperatures early Wednesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Lihue, Kauai – 73F
Kahului, Maui – 64
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Wednesday morning:
0.28 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.27 MAKUA RANGE, OAHU
0.04 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.07 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.23 MOUNTAIN VIEW, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing weak high pressure centers located far to the north and NE of Hawaii Wednesday. This pressure configuration will keep the winds over the islands light from the east or ESE through Thursday. 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.
Aloha Paragraphs
Upcountry area of Olinda, Maui…
Photo Credit: flikr.com
The trade winds are slacking-off now, and will remain lighter than usual through the rest of this week into early next week. Weather maps show high pressure systems strung-out far to the NNW through the NE of the Hawaiian Islands Tuesday. The winds are coming into the state from the east to ESE, blowing in the light to locally moderate range. Wind speeds will bounce around between near calm to perhaps 20+ mph in those windiest locations during the afternoon hours. As we move into the weekend time frame, a trough of low pressure approaching from the west will knock our trade winds down another notch or two…ending up perhaps in the light and variable realms into the first couple of days next week.
Showers won’t be common with this light wind condition, at least through about Thursday or Friday…even in those typically wetter areas of the Aloha state. Since the air flow is coming in from the east and ESE, there will be a few showers arriving on those more or less windward exposures at night. At the same time, with the light winds, we’ll see a modified convective weather pattern, which will prompt some form of afternoon cloudiness over and around the mountains…resulting in a few showers here and there. The trough of low pressure, mentioned above, arriving this weekend, may enhance those upcountry afternoon showers.
It’s early Tuesday evening here in Kula, Maui as I begin writing this sunset commentary. The day was another beauty, with lots of warm sunshine beaming down. We will have to qualify that to very warm when considering the 88F degree high temperature in Kahului, Maui. The high clouds yesterday were quite thick, although today thinned out some. As you can see, but using the link to this satellite image, there are more cirrus clouds taking aim on the Aloha state. ~~~ If you had a chance to read down through the "weather packed" two paragraphs above, you’ll know we’re moving into a period of lighter than normal winds. It’s not common to see our trade winds falter this late in the spring season, although certainly not unheard of either. As the spring season progresses closer and closer to summer, it will become more difficult to keep the trade winds at bay, as they want to flood across the latitudes of the Hawaiian Islands…reaching for the equatorial trough of low pressure to our south. ~~~ Today was the first day of the 2007 hurricane season over in the eastern Pacific Ocean. There isn’t anything brewing over there at this time however, and we probably won’t see anything spinning for some time yet. Here in the central Pacific, where we find the Hawaiian Islands, the hurricane season waits until June 1st to start. ~~~ It’s just before sunset at the moment, and the last rays of the day are flooding into my Kula weather tower. The outside air temperature is 65.3F degrees, while at the the same time, down in Kahului, at the airport, it was 78F degrees. The warmest spot in the islands at the same time was the 80 degree reading in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. ~~~ I hope you have a pleasant and relaxed Tuesday night wherever you happen to be reading from. I’ll be back extremely early Wednesday morning, or at least that’s how it will feel when my alarm goes off at 4am…to begin updating the various pages on this website, ending up with this narrative page. Aloha for now…Glenn.
Hawaii Weather Today – TV program online now. It’s not exactly like watching it on your television, but it’s a fairly close approximation. Each day’s new show will replace the previous days show (Monday through Friday) at some point between 10am and noon (HST) in Hawaii. If you click here, it will take you to the website where it can be viewed. I want to thank the kind folks at the Maui Media Lab, located in Paia, Maui for this opportunity to show what’s happening weatherwise here in Hawaiian Islands! By the way, you will need to have a quicktime viewer on your computer to receive the feed…you can get the free download here if it’s not already loaded on your machine.
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May 14-15 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Monday:
Lihue, Kauai – 81F
Honolulu, Oahu – 86
Kaneohe, Oahu – 81
Kahului, Maui – 86
Hilo, Hawaii – 84
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 83
Temperatures early Tuesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kailua-kona – 76F
Molokai airport – 63
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Tuesday morning:
1.45 ANAHOLA, KAUAI
0.20 OAHU FOREST NWR, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.12 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.20 KAHUA RANCH, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing weak high pressure centers located far to the NNW, NNE, and NE of Hawaii Tuesday. This pressure configuration will keep the winds over the islands light from the east or ESE through Wednesday….still some locally gusty conditions here and there. 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.
Aloha Paragraphs
Lanikai Beach on windward Oahu
As expected, our local winds have calmed down quite a bit, coming into the Aloha state from the easterly direction for the most part Monday. High pressure systems are located far to the NE and NW of the Hawaiian Islands now. Meanwhile, a dynamic low pressure system is spinning in the Gulf of Alaska, far to the north of Hawaii. An associated trough of low pressure has gotten within range of the isands now, which has knocked our trade winds down into the light-moderately strong category. This lighter form of winds will remain around through the work week…becoming perhaps even lighter by this weekend, which would be unusual for this time of year.
The overlying atmosphere remains rather dry and stable, which will limit the intensity of whatever showers that fall over the next several days. Since the air flow is coming in from the east and ESE, there will be a few showers arriving on those more or less windward exposures. At the same time, with the light winds, we’ll see a modified convective weather pattern, which will prompt some form of afternoon cloudiness over and around the mountains…resulting in a few showers in the interior sections here and there. As a new trough of low pressure arrives this weekend, we may see those upcountry showers increasing in coverage then.
It’s early Monday evening here in Kula, Maui as I begin writing this sunset commentary. The day got progressively more and more cloudy, although they weren’t the kind of clouds that dropped rain. They were in fact cirrus clouds, the high ice crystal clouds, which scoot along in the jet stream level winds. They sure did mute our famous Hawaiian sunshine however, at least in most places. You can see this particular streak of cirrus clouds by clicking on the link to this satellite image…its pretty neat! ~~~ On another note, I believe it was last week that I was exclaiming that the Jacaranda trees were peaking…exhibiting their incredible purple blossoms. Well, I believe I misjudged the peak by about a week, as they are absolutely at their maximum levels of beauty right now! Actually, there’s a Jacaranda Festival upcountry in Kula, at the Kula Lodge this Saturday. I have a friend who will be arriving Friday, an old college geography/weather friend arrivng from northern California, who I think I’ll take by there in the morning. It should be a fun people watching opportunity…and then I’ll cruise him down the Haleakala Highway to see what all the fuss is about! It really is out of this world, and worth a trip upcountry to see! ~~~ Here’s wishing you a great Monday night, and at the same time an invitation to join me here again exceptionally early on Tuesday morning for the next weather narrative from paradise. Aloha for now…Glenn.
Hawaii Weather Today – TV program online now: It’s not exactly like watching it on your television, but it’s a fairly close approximation. Each day’s new show will replace the previous days show (Monday through Friday) at some point between 10am and noon (HST) in Hawaii. If you click here, it will take you to the website where it can be viewed. I want to thank the kind folks at the Maui Media Lab, located in Paia, Maui for this opportunity to show what’s happening weatherwise here in Hawaiian Islands! By the way, you will need to have a quicktime viewer on your computer to receive the feed…you can get the free download here if it’s not already loaded on your machine.
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May 13-14 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 83F
Honolulu, Oahu – 82
Kaneohe, Oahu – 82
Kahului, Maui – 88
Hilo, Hawaii – 82
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 82
Temperatures early Monday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kailua-kona – 74F
Molokai airport – 61
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Monday morning:
1.05 KAPAHI, KAUAI
1.35 LUALUALEI, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.31 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.29 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.73 KEALAKEKUA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure centers located far to the NE and NW of Hawaii Monday. Meanwhile, a low pressure system in the Gulf of Alaska has sent a late season cold front southward between these too high pressure cells. The net result will keep the winds over the islands light from the east or ESE through Tuesday. 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.
Aloha Paragraphs
Lanikai Beach on windward Oahu
The trade winds will continue their trend down in speed into the new week ahead. High pressure systems are located very far to the NE and NW of the Hawaiian Islands now. There are several low pressure systems strung out to the north of Hawaii, ending up in the Gulf of Alaska. An associated trough of low pressure has gotten within range of the isands now, which will diminish our trade winds into the light category. As we get into new week, the winds will be light easterlies for the most part…and become very light by next weekend perhaps, which would be quite unusual for this time of year.
There will be limited shower activity during the next several days, with the most frequent rain drops falling over and around the mountains during the afternoons. We’ll see this light trade wind weather pattern mixing it up with a convective weather pattern…with the chance of a few showers falling along the windward sides at times too. This coming week will generally be quite dry however, with the next chance for some additional showers perhaps occurring this coming weekend when a trough gets closer to the Aloha state.
It’s late Sunday afternoon here in Kula, Maui as I begin writing this well before sunset commentary. It’s Mothers Day, one of the very most special non-religious holiday’s of the year! The weather has been great here in the islands, for all kinds of get togethers with family, taking advantage of showering love and affection on all the Moms out there. ~~~ The clouds collected again around the mountains, but unlike Saturday afternoon, there have been very few showers…at least here on Maui. ~~~ I just found out about the death of a young person, who I’ve known since he was a small child, the son of a Mother who has lived here on Maui for a very long time…who is also a friend of mine. It just reminds me of the sadness that life can present us, which can happen so unexpectedly, and seemingly at the most inopportune times. This young man, Keola, had a wonderful family, and was described by all who knew him as such a sweet man. I guess the point of my sharing this with all of you, is to perhaps remind us all to love those that we love, and never take for granted that they will always be around. Keola died last week, but I just found out about this from a friend on the mainland, this friend’s son was one of Keola’s best friends. Fortunately, there is an incredible amount of love that surrounds the remaining family memebers…as love always seems to find a way to nurture those of us who need it most. ~~~ I hope all of you are in good spirits, having acknowledged our Moms, or have remembered all the Moms of the past, who have raised us since infants, protecting us through thick and thin. ~~~ I’ll be back very early Monday morning with your next weather narrative. Aloha for now…Glenn.
Hawaii Weather Today – TV program online now: It’s not exactly like watching it on your television, but it’s a fairly close approximation. Each day’s new show will replace the previous days show (Monday through Friday) at some point between 10am and noon (HST) in Hawaii. If you click here, it will take you to the website where it can be viewed. I want to thank the kind folks at the Maui Media Lab, located in Paia, Maui for this opportunity to show what’s happening weatherwise here in Hawaiian Islands! By the way, you will need to have a quicktime viewer on your computer to receive the feed…you can get the free download here if it’s not already loaded on your machine.
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May 10-11 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Thursday:
Lihue, Kauai – 82F
Honolulu, Oahu – 85
Kaneohe, Oahu – 81
Kahului, Maui – 84
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 82
Temperatures early Friday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 73F
Hilo, Hawaii – 65
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Friday morning:
0.19 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.98 SOUTH FORK KAUKONAHUA, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.21 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.38 HILO AIRPORT, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a 1036 millibar high pressure center located far to the north of Hawaii Friday. The winds over the islands will be moderately strong through Saturday. The gradual slow down in wind speeds will continue over the next couple of days. 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.
Aloha Paragraphs
Spotted Eagle Ray in Hawaiian waters
The trade winds just love blowing through the Hawaiian Islands during the spring months, and will continue doing just that! A still strong 1039 millibar high pressure system remains in place far to the north of the Hawaiian Islands Thursday. This trade wind producing high pressure cell will keep small craft advisory level winds blowing across those windiest places in the state for the time being. The computer forecast models show a trough of low pressure getting within range of the isands later this weekend, which will act push our trade wind speeds back into lighter realms as we reach into the weekend. As we get into early next week, the winds may become very light, and even veer around to the ESE direction for several days.
The bulk of whatever showers that fall here in the islands will continue to be most generous along the north and east facing windward coasts and slopes. The leeward sides may see a few isolated showers being carried over the lower mountains on the smaller islands at times. As the winds get lighter Sunday into early next week, and as noted above, swing around to the ESE direction…we may see the return of volcanic haze to some parts of the state, along with muggy weather conditions. The bias for windward showers would then switch to over and around the mountains, and in those places where cloud plumes carry showers from one island to the next.
It’s early Thursday evening here in Kula, Maui as I begin writing this sunset commentary. It was another nice day here in the islands, with the only unusual aspect being the streaky high cirrus clouds. These clouds will give a great colorful sunset, and if they’re still around Friday morning…will light up pink and orange again then. ~~~ This time of the month we often hear about a "box jellyfish alert" on the island of Oahu. These are little guys, but can give quite a painful sting if their tentacles come in contact with your skin. Friday will be the peak day for these stingers, so watch out if you’re going to the beach. ~~~ I was at the beach in Kihei for lunch today, and not only didn’t get stung, but didn’t see any as I walked the length of that sandy beach. I have had them on my skin before, while on the windward side of Oahu, and they give quite a wallop for their size! I’m not sure why they congregate around the leeward sides of Oahu on such a regular basis, but if anybody knows…please write a little comment in the response box below please. ~~~ It’s just before sunset, and I want to get out on my weather deck to watch the show, so I’ll sign off now by saying I hope you have a restful night. I’ll be back here very early Friday morning with your next weather narrative from paradise. Aloha for now…Glenn.
Hawaii Weather Today – TV program online now: It’s not exactly like watching it on your television, but it’s a fairly close approximation. Each day’s new show will replace the previous days show (Monday through Friday) at some point between 10am and noon (HST) in Hawaii. If you click here, it will take you to the website where it can be viewed. I want to thank the kind folks at the Maui Media Lab, located in Paia, Maui for this opportunity to show what’s happening weatherwise here in Hawaiian Islands! By the way, you will need to have a quicktime viewer on your computer to receive the feed…you can get the free download here if it’s not already loaded on your machine.
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May 9-10 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Wednesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 82F
Honolulu, Oahu – 85
Kaneohe, Oahu – 81
Kahului, Maui – 84
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84
Temperatures early Thursday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kailua-kona – 75F
Hilo, Hawaii – 66
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Thursday morning:
0.69 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.29 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.01 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.38 PUU KUKUI, MAUI
0.61 PAHOA, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a strong 1041 millibar high pressure center located far to the NNW of Hawaii Thursday. The winds over the islands will be moderately strong through Friday…although rather strong and gusty in those windiest locations at times. The long anticipated gradual slow down in wind speeds will start over the next couple of days. 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.
Aloha Paragraphs
The mountains on Kauai are lovely!
The trade winds will remain quite breezy through Thursday into Friday here in the islands. A rather robust 1041 millibar high pressure system is located far to the NNW of the Hawaiian Islands Wednesday…which continues to slowly move SE. This trade wind producing high pressure cell will keep small craft advisory level winds blowing across those windiest channels between the islands into at least Thursday morning. The computer forecast models show a trough of low pressure getting within range of the isands later this week, which will act to reduce the trade winds back into lighter realms as we get into the weekend. As we get into early next week, the winds may become very light, and even veer around to the SE direction.
Whatever showers that fall over the next couple of days will be most frequent along the windward sides of the 50th state. The leeward sides may see a few isolated showers being carried over the lower mountains on the smaller islands at times. The computer models continue to suggest that there could be a modest increase in showers as we get into early next week. As the winds get even lighter then, and as noted above, swing around to the SE direction…we could see the return of volcanic haze to some parts of the state, along with muggy weather conditions. The bias for windward showers would then switch to over and around the mountains, and in those places where cloud plumes carry showers from one island to the next downstream.
It’s early Wednesday evening here in Kula, Maui as I begin writing this sunset commentary. The trade winds continue to dominate the Hawaiian Island weather picture…as they will through the remainder of the week. This strongly suggests that favorable weather conditions will persist. ~~~ What can I possibly say about today’s weather, that I didn’t mention yesterday or the day before? It has been nice, and will continue to be really nice well out into the future. Life is good on Maui, as it is on each of these beautiful islands! The air is warm, the sand is warm, the water is warm, as are the citizens of this Aloha state. Let’s just put it this way, the Hawaiian Islands are a good place to be, either while on vacation, or settling in here forever as a resident. ~~~ I hope you have a great Wednesday night wherever you happen to be! I’ll be back very early Thursday morning, in this weather tower of mine… scoping out the latest weather maps, perusing satellite images, checking barometeric readings, and checking out the most recent wind speeds on the anemometer, so that I can provide a "right on" weather forecast for you! See you again then, Aloha for now…Glenn.
Hawaii Weather Today – TV program online now: It’s not exactly like watching it on your television, but it’s a fairly close approximation. Each day’s new show will replace the previous days show (Monday through Friday) at some point between 10am and noon (HST) in Hawaii. If you click here, it will take you to the website where it can be viewed. I want to thank the kind folks at the Maui Media Lab, located in Paia, Maui for this opportunity to show what’s happening weatherwise here in Hawaiian Islands! By the way, you will need to have a quicktime viewer on your computer to receive the feed…you can get the free download here if it’s not already loaded on your machine.
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May 8-9 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Tuesday:
Lihue, Kauai – 82F
Honolulu, Oahu – 85
Kaneohe, Oahu – 82
Kahului, Maui – 85
Hilo, Hawaii – 84
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 82
Temperatures early Wednesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kaneohi, Oahu – 75F
Hilo, Hawaii – 67
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Wednesday morning:
0.52 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.19 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.03 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.34 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.20 GLENWOOD, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a strong 1041 millibar high pressure center located far to the NNW of Hawaii Wednesday. The winds over the islands will be moderately strong through Thursday…although rather strong and gusty in those windiest locations at times. 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.
Aloha Paragraphs
Looking out into the big blue tropical sea…from the Hana coast of east Maui
The brisk trade winds will persist through Thursday, blowing in the moderately strong category…although strong and gusty in those locally windiest areas. An unusually strong 1044 millibar high pressure system is located far to the NNW of the Hawaiian Islands Tuesday…which continues to slowly move eastward. This trade wind producing high pressure cell will keep small craft advisory level winds blowing across Hawaii through Thursday. The computer forecast models show a trough of low pressure getting within range of the isands during the second half of the week, which will act to reduce the trade winds back into lighter realms as we get into Friday and weekend.
This gusty air flow will carry some passing showers to the windward sides, although nothing too heavy is expected. The leeward sides may see a few isolated showers being carried over the lower mountains on the smaller islands at times. The computer models suggest that there could be a modest increase in windward showers during the second half of the week…especially as we get into the weekend time frame. Those showers will mostly be restricted to the windward sides of the islands in general however. The sun will keep shining intently during the days along our leeward beaches.
It’s early Tuesday evening here in Kula, Maui as I begin writing this sunset commentary. A well established trade wind weather pattern persists in our Hawaiian Island weather picture at the moment…nothing unusual about that during the spring months. ~~~ Despite what the calender tells us, it is really starting to feel a lot like summer to me! When I was down at the coast in Kihei Tuesday afternoon around lunch time, my car thermometer read 94F degrees right at road level…which is the hottest I’ve seen this spring. Speaking of cars, I filled up my 10 year old BMW at the pump today, and with the going rate of $3.80 per gallon, it cost me over $51 to fill it up…and it wasn’t quite empty. In my humble opinion, that’s a lot of money, and a little alarming. That’s the first time I’ve ever paid over $50 for a tank of gas, in my entire life! Oh well, and as Bob Dylan sings, the times, they are a changin’! ~~~ I hope you aren’t paying that much for gasoline, and that perhaps you have switched over to a more gas efficient car already. I wonder if it’s not just a matter of time before we all make the change? I would like to wish you a very pleasant Tuesday evening wherever you happen to be reading from! I’ll be back very early Wednesday morning with more tropical weather news, hope you can join me again then. Aloha for now…Glenn.
Hawaii Weather Today – TV program online now: It’s not exactly like watching it on your television, but it’s a fairly close approximation. Each day’s new show will replace the previous days show (Monday through Friday) at some point between 10am and noon (HST) in Hawaii. If you click here, it will take you to the website where it can be viewed. I want to thank the kind folks at the Maui Media Lab, located in Paia, Maui for this opportunity to show what’s happening weatherwise here in Hawaiian Islands! By the way, you will need to have a quicktime viewer on your computer to view the feed…you can get the free download here if it’s not already loaded on your machine.
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May 7-8 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Monday:
Lihue, Kauai – 82F
Honolulu, Oahu – 83
Kaneohe, Oahu – 80
Kahului, Maui – 83
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84
Temperatures early Tuesday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Honolulu, Oahu – 74F
Hilo, Hawaii – 68
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Tuesday morning:
0.37 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.36 OAHU FOREST NWR, OAHU
0.12 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
1.00 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.56 GLENWOOD, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a strong 1042 millibar high pressure center located far to the NNW of Hawaii Tuesday. Between the islands and the high pressure cell, we find an elongated frontal boundary. The winds over the islands will be moderately strong through Wednesday…although rather strong and gusty in those windiest locations at times. 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.
Aloha Paragraphs
Tiger Shark
The trade winds are back, and will be moderately strong through mid-week. High pressure systems are located far to the NW and NE of the Hawaiian Islands Monday, which will keep steady trade winds blowing across our area of the north central Pacific Ocean. There will be strong and gusty conditions at those typically windier locations, especially during the afternoon hours. Looking out into the future, an approaching trough of low pressure during the second half of the week will help to reduce the trade winds back into lighter realms into the weekend.
The trade winds will carry some passing showers to the windward sides, although nothing heavy is indicated. The leeward sides may see a few stray showers being carried over the lower mountains on the smaller islands at times. The computer models suggest that there could be a modest increase in windward showers during the second half of the week…especially as we get into the weekend time frame. Those showers will mostly be restricted to the windward sides of the islands in general however. The south and west facing beaches will be filled with sunshine during the days in most cases.
It’s early Monday evening here in Kula, Maui as I begin writing today’s sunset commentary. As expected, when the trade winds started to pick up recently…the incoming showers along the windward sides have increased. The leeward sides were quite sunny in most areas in contrast. Nothing unusual is expected during most of the week, although as noted above, the wind speeds will get softer during the second half of the week…along with an increase in showers around the weekend along the windward sides. ~~~ On another note, a swimmer along Maui’s south coast experienced a shark attack Monday morning! A 62 year old woman from California, who was snorkeling at Keawakapu Beach in Wailea, was bitten in the leg. She was swimming some 100 yards offshore when the attack happened. The lady was taken to the hospital in Kahului for treatment. I must say that when I swim in the ocean here in the islands, I try and stay close to shore, as I feel safer doing that. The Hawaiian Islands do have Tiger Sharks that live in our local waters, they don’t often bite, and rarely do they kill…but they are definitely out there. ~~~ I hope you have a peaceful Monday night wherever you happen to be spending it! I’ll be back early Tuesday morning with the next weather narrative, same time same place. Aloha for now…Glenn.
TV weather show online now: It’s not exactly like watching it on your television, but it’s a fairly close approximation. Each day’s new show will replace the previous days show (Monday through Friday) at some point between 10am and noon (HST) in Hawaii. If you click here, it will take you to the website where it can be viewed. I want to thank the kind folks at the Maui Media Lab, located in Paia, Maui for this opportunity to show what’s happening weatherwise here in Hawaiian Islands! By the way, you will need to have a quicktime viewer on your computer to view the feed…you can get the free download here if it’s not already loaded on your machine.
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May 6-7 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday:
Lihue, Kauai – 82F
Honolulu, Oahu – 85
Kaneohe, Oahu – 82
Kahului, Maui – 86
Hilo, Hawaii – 80
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 85
Temperatures early Monday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kailua-kona – 75F
Hilo, Hawaii – 68
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Monday morning:
0.06 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.03 MANOA LYON ARBORETUM, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.01 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.22 WEST WAILUAIKI, MAUI
0.22 GLENWOOD, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure centers located far to the NE and NW of Hawaii Monday. The winds over the islands will be moderately strong through Tuesday…although rather strong and gusty in those windiest locations at times. 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.
Aloha Paragraphs
A fabulous sunset from the Big Island of Hawaii
Photo Credit: Konaboy
The winds will be picking up later in the day Sunday, coming into the Hawaiian islands from the trade wind direction. There has been quite a bit of volcanic haze (vog) coming up from the Big Island, to the islands of Maui County…like it’s been doing in Kona for the past several days. The returning trade wind flow from the east and ENE will soon ventilate away the hazy conditions. The computer models suggest that now into Monday, a new high pressure system to the NW will move into range of Hawaii, bringing a new increase in our trade wind speeds… lasting through most of the new week.
The overlying atmosphere remains dry and stable, which will continue to greatly limit showers across the Aloha state. The leeward sides will remain almost completely dry. There are no organized rain making systems on our weather horizon at this time, so that these dry weather conditions will persist into the first half of the new week ahead. The computer models suggest that there could be a modest increase in windward showers during the second half of the week. Those showers will mostly be restricted to the windward sides of the islands in general however.
It’s early Sunday evening here in Kula, Maui as I begin writing today’s sunset commentary. There’s an old saying here in the islands, that goes: "lucky you live Hawaii." This weekend made that adage so true, as the weather has been just wonderful! The days have been sunny, and the nights full of tropical stars. There have been those locally cloudy periods around the mountains during the afternoons, but hardly a drop of rain has fallen anywhere. Case in point: there hasn’t been any rain anywhere on Maui and the Big Island during the last 24 hours…with the largest precipitation accumulation anywhere in the state, atop that rainiest place in the world, which happens to be Mount Waialaelae on the garden island of Kauai…and that figure isn’t all that impressive at .12". ~~~ It has been such a mellow weekend, for me personally, and in the weather generally. At the moment, here in Kula, it is just about as laid-back as one could imagine! Inside of me, and out there, it is just very peaceful. I have no idea what is happening out in the bigger world, but here on my weather deck, with my wind chimes singing sweetly, it’s about as good as it gets! I hope you’re experiencing this level of contentness wherever you happen to be spending Sunday night! I will be back here, at the weather drawing board, again very early Monday morning, preparing your next weather narrative from paradise. Aloha for now…Glenn.
TV weather show online now: It’s not exactly like watching it on your television, but it’s a fairly close approximation. Each day’s new show will replace the previous days show (Monday through Friday) at some point between 10am and noon (HST) in Hawaii. If you click here, it will take you to the website where it can be viewed. I want to thank the kind folks at the Maui Media Lab, located in Paia, Maui for this opportunity to show what’s happening weatherwise here in Hawaiian Islands! By the way, you will need to have a quicktime viewer on your computer to view the feed…you can get the free download here if it’s not already loaded on your machine.
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May 4-5 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Friday:
Lihue, Kauai – 83F
Honolulu, Oahu – 82
Kaneohe, Oahu – 81
Kahului, Maui – 88
Hilo, Hawaii – 84
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 84
Temperatures early Saturday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 5 a.m. hour:
Kailua-kona – 76F
Kahului, Maui – 67
Precipitation Totals – The following numbers represent the largest precipitation totals (inches) during the last 24 hours on each of the major islands, as of Saturday morning:
1.38 MOUNT WAIALEALE, KAUAI
0.19 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.00 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.01 HAIKU, MAUI
0.01 MOUNTAIN VIEW, BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing high pressure centers located far to the NE and NW of Hawaii Saturday. A cold front moving by to the north of the state has broken through the connecting ridge between these two high pressure cells. The winds over the islands are blowing ESE to SE…light winds sticking around through most of Sunday, then returning trade winds as we start the new work week. 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.
Aloha Paragraphs
China Man’s hat…famous landmark on windward Oahu
The winds will be getting a bit lighter now, and be coming into the Hawaiian islands from the ESE direction. This orientation of the wind can bring volcanic haze (vog) up from the Big Island, to the islands of Maui Count…like it’s doing in Kona and over Maui County now. The small craft advisory in the coastal waters was cancelled Friday afternoon. This slightly lighter wind flow from the ESE will remain fixed through Saturday. The computer models suggest that already by Sunday into Monday, a new high pressure system to the NW will move into range of Hawaii…bringing a new increase in our trade wind speeds into next week.
Available moisture to feed showers around the islands remains limited…so that conditions will remain dry for the most part today through the weekend. Mid-level high pressure ridging remains in place over the islands, which will keep our local atmosphere quite stable and dry. The leeward sides will remain almost completely dry. There are no organized rain making systems on our weather horizon at this time, so that these dry weather conditions will persist. The computer models hint at some minor increase in showers along the windward sides as we move into the early part of the new week ahead. They suggest further that there could be another modest increase in windward showers during the second half of next week as well…but that’s a little too far out into the future to count on yet.
It’s early Friday evening as I begin writing this sunset commentary. It was yet another good day weatherwise here in the islands, and for that matter, it’s been a good week in general. The last several days have seen quite a bit of volcanic haze around some parts of the Big Island, especially in Kona, and here in Maui County too. All things considered, it appears that there will be no deviations from this pleasant late spring weather pattern through the weekend, and probably straight through next week too. ~~~ I’m going to see a new film at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center this evening, called The Namesake. A couple of the shorter reviews include: "The Namesake is suffused with radiant grace, and manages to be old-fashioned yet immediate, epic and intimate." – "Sprawling but affecting drama, marked by sensitive direction and fine performances." Here’s a link to the films
website if you’re interested. I’ll let you know what I think on Saturday, when I’ll next be online updating this, and the other pages at Hawaii Weather Today. I hope you have a great Friday night wherever and whatever you have planned. Aloha for now…Glenn.
TV weather show online now: It’s not exactly like watching it on your television, but it’s a fairly close approximation. Each day’s new show will replace the previous days show (Monday through Friday) at some point between 10am and noon (HST) in Hawaii. If you click here, it will take you to the website where it can be viewed. I want to thank the kind folks at the Maui Media Lab, located in Paia, Maui for this opportunity to show what’s happening weatherwise here in Hawaiian Islands! By the way, you will need to have a quicktime viewer on your computer to view the feed…you can get the free download here if it’s not already loaded on your machine.
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