Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs
Posted by GlennSeptember 13-14 2007
Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Thursday:
Lihue, Kauai – 85F
Honolulu, Oahu – 87
Kaneohe, Oahu – 83
Kahului, Maui – 89
Hilo, Hawaii – 83
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii – 86
Temperatures early Friday morning ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level at the 4 a.m. hour:
Kaneohe, Oahu – 78F
Hilo, Hawaii – 70
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:
0.40 MOLOAA DAIRY, KAUAI
0.56 POAMOHO 2, OAHU
0.03 MOLOKAI
0.00 LANAI
0.00 KAHOOLAWE
0.86 OHEO GULCH, MAUI
0.12 WAIAKEA UKA , BIG ISLAND
Weather Chart – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map…showing a couple of 1025 millibar high pressure systems located far NNE and NE of Hawaii now. This high pressure system has a ridge of high pressure extending SW to the north of Hawaii. This pressure configuration will keep light to moderately strong trade winds blowing Friday and Saturday…somewhat stronger in those locally windiest areas during the afternoons. 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.
Tropical Cyclone activity in the eastern and central Pacific – Here’s the latest 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. Here’s a tracking map covering both the eastern and central Pacific Ocean.
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.
Showers falling in the West Maui Mountains
Photo Credit:: flickr.com
There continues to be no end in sight for our light to moderately strong trade winds here in Hawaii. Weather maps show a pair of 1026 millibar high pressure systems located far to the NE of the islands Thursday. These high pressure cells have their associated ridges extending southwest to a point north of our islands. The location of this ridge will keep light to moderately strong trade winds blowing, although locally stronger and gusty during the afternoons in those windiest areas around the Aloha state.
An area of showery clouds to the east and southeast of the islands may bring an increase in showers to at least the Big Island, and perhaps Maui…leaving the rest of the state in pretty good shape. The latest GFS computer forecast model run, continues to show an area of tropical moisture coming into the state from the SE direction early Friday. Satellite imagery shows this area as well, the bulk of which will move by to our south. However, the northern fringe will likely come close enough to bring showers to some parts of the southern islands. The majority of the leeward beaches will remain quite dry, with just the occasional cloudy periods…although there is a chance of some spotty showers there asa well.
It’s Thursday evening here in the islands, as I update this last paragraph of today’s narrative. As noted in the paragraph above, a batch of tropical moisture will be passing by to the south of the state over the next couple of days. You can see this area of clouds, currently to the lower right of the Big Island (SE) by clicking on this satellite picture. It appears that these showery clouds won’t make it much further north than the Big Island and Maui, and most of those will likely arrive along the windward side of those southernmost islands. ~~~ Other than that, the only other exciting thing happening here in the islands, at least in terms of the natural environment, is the new south swell that will bring rising surf to our south and west facing leeward beaches now. The NWS office in Honolulu has issued a high surf advisory for those south facing beaches and reefs, so if it looks too large, definitely stay on the beach. ~~~ Most of the state of Hawaii will have nice weather through the next week, or at least that’s how it looks from this vantage point. I’ll be back early Friday morning with your next weather narrative, I hope you have a great Thursday night wherever you happen to be hanging out! Aloha for now…Glenn.
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