September 5-6, 2010


Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday afternoon:

Lihue airport, Kauai –  84
Honolulu airport, Oahu –  87
Kaneohe MCAS, Oahu –  84
Molokai airport – 84
Kahului airport, Maui – 86
Hilo airport, Hawaii –   84
Ke-ahoe airport –   83

Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops…as of 5pm Sunday evening:

Barking Sands, Kauai – 84
Hilo, Hawaii – 76 

Haleakala Crater –    52 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea summit – 45 (near 14,000 feet on the Big Island)

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

0.19 Wailua, Kauai  
0.96 Honouliulu, Oahu
0.03 Molokai 
0.00 Lanai
0.03 Kahoolawe
0.66 Puu Kukui, Maui
0.66 Kawainui Stream, Big Island

Marine Winds – Here’s the latest (automatically updated) weather map showing a large 1037 millibar high pressure system located to the north-northeast of the islands. Our local trade winds will remain active Monday and Tuesday.

Satellite and Radar Images: To view the cloud conditions we have here in Hawaii, please use the following satellite links, starting off with this Infrared Satellite Image of the islands to see all the clouds around 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. Finally, here’s a Looping IR satellite image, making viewable the clouds around the islands 24 hours a day. To help you keep track of where any showers may be around the islands, here’s the latest animated radar image.

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 weather conditions.

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. Here’s a tracking map covering both the eastern and central Pacific Ocean. A satellite image, which shows the entire ocean area between Hawaii and the Mexican coast…can be found here. Of course, as we know, our hurricane season won’t begin again until June 1st here in the central Pacific.

 Aloha Paragraphs

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       Trade winds remain light to moderately strong…into Monday
 
 
    




Our local trade winds remain active during this long holiday weekend, which may become softer through the middle of the new week…for several days.  This weather map shows a strong 1037 millibar high pressure system located to our north-northeast…the source of our trade breezes Sunday night. As we move into the new week, the winds may become lighter for several days, say from Tuesday through Thursday. Thereafter, the trade winds will likely pick some speed through next weekend.







As the trade winds continue to blow, most of the incoming showers will be focused along the windward sides.  This windward biased shower activity will occur most readily during the night and early morning hours. This satellite image shows just the usual patchy clouds upstream of the islands. Glancing down further to the south of the islands, in the deeper tropics, using this satellite picture, we see an area of thunderstorms far to the southeast. There come high cirrus clouds to the west and northwest as well. There’s no spinning motion down in our tropics, although the NWS is giving this area a low 10% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone over the next few days.

It’s Sunday evening as I begin writing this last section of today’s narrative update. Weather here in the islands remains favorably inclined, as we move into the upcoming holiday on Monday. The trade winds will stay in place, and those occasional, or should I say frequent passing showers…will continue to fall along our windward sides. Otherwise, pretty status quo conditions are expected, which means nice weather. Our winds may fall off some during the middle of the new week, with some corresponding subtle changes around then. There really aren’t any major changes on the horizon at this time. ~~~ This morning I took a great long walk, which felt so good on my body. There are lots of things to do in terms of exercise, that’s for sure, and walking seems to be my favorite at the moment. I like dancing too, although when I drove down to Paia last night, I found the place I went to not exactly hopping…so I just turned around and drove right back home. I have off work tomorrow, so I’ll be going on that same long walk again then, that is after I prepare another new weather narrative for you, before I leave in the morning. I hope you have a great Sunday night until then! Aloha for now…Glenn.