Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Saturday:
85 Lihue, Kauai
85 Honolulu, Oahu
82 Molokai
89 Kahului, Maui
86 Kona, Hawaii
85 Hilo, Hawaii
Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops around the state…as of 630pm Saturday evening:
Kailua Kona – 83
Kapalua, Maui – 79
Haleakala Summit – 50 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea Summit – 39 (13,000+ feet on the Big Island)
Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live web cam on the summit of near 13,800 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. This web cam is available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon shining down during the night at times. Plus, during the nights you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise and sunset too… depending upon weather conditions. Here’s the Haleakala Crater webcam on Maui – if it’s working.
Aloha Paragraphs
Small Craft Wind Advisory…southeast of Oahu across Maui County
to the Big Island
Wind Advisory…Haleakala summit on Maui, Big Island summits,
leeward Kohala
Gusty trade winds, generally dry weather statewide
The following numbers represent the most recent top wind gusts (mph), along with directions as of Saturday evening:
21 Poipu, Kauai – NE
33 Kuaokala, Oahu – NE
29 Molokai – NE
43 Kahoolawe – E
39 Kahului, Maui – NE
37 Pali 2, Big Island – NE
Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands as of Saturday evening:
0.26 Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.25 Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
0.05 Molokai
0.00 Kahoolawe
0.30 Puu Kukui, Maui
0.51 Kawainui Stream, Big Island
We can use the following links to see what’s going on in our area of the north central Pacific Ocean. Here’s the latest NOAA satellite picture – the latest looping satellite image… and finally the latest looping radar image for the Hawaiian Islands.
~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~
Strengthening trade winds…through Sunday into the new week ahead. Here’s a weather chart showing a near 1032 millibar high pressure system located well to the northeast of our islands. This high pressure system will keep these trades blowing over the islands, becoming stronger into Sunday. These trades will prevail through the first half of the new week ahead…at least.
A fairly typical trade wind weather pattern, albeit on the windy side, remaining relatively dry through most of the new week ahead. Satellite imagery shows very few low clouds being carried along in the trade wind flow, arriving along our windward sides. We also find some of those brighter white high cirrus clouds around this evening too. There will be a good looking sunset…and perhaps a nice sunrise again Sunday morning too. Here’s the looping radar image, showing those a few showers pushing through the state locally, mostly along the Koolau Mountains of Oahu at the moment. The leeward sides should remain mostly dry statewide, with more good weather gracing those south and west facing beaches Sunday. The main thing through the this weekend will be the gusty trade winds, and fairly dry weather conditions.
Here at my Kula weather tower on Maui, it was partly cloudy, with high cirrus clouds getting ready to light up with color…the air temperature was 75.9F degrees – at 652pm this evening.
Friday evening film: This time I saw a film with some of my favorite actors in it, and an actress who I like as well. This film, called The Place Beyond the Pines, stars Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, and Ray Liotta…among others. The synopsis: the daring new movie from the director of Blue Valentine, is a sweeping emotional drama powerfully exploring the unbreakable bond between fathers and sons.
Luke (Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling) is a high-wire motorcycle stunt performer who travels with the carnival from town to town. While passing through Schenectady in upstate New York, he tries to reconnect with a former lover, Romina (Eva Mendes), only to learn that she has given birth to their son Jason in his absence. Luke decides to give up life on the road to try and provide for his newfound family by taking a job as a car mechanic. Noticing Luke’s ambition and talents, his employer Robin (Ben Mendelsohn) proposes to partner with Luke in a string of spectacular bank robberies – which will place Luke on the radar of ambitious rookie cop Avery Cross (Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper).
Avery, who has to navigate a local police department ruled by the menacing and corrupt detective Deluca (Ray Liotta), is also struggling to balance his professional life with his family life, which includes his wife Jennifer (Rose Byrne) and their infant son AJ. The consequences of Avery’s confrontation with Luke will reverberate into the next generation. It is then that the two sons, Jason (Dane DeHaan) and AJ (Emory Cohen), must face their fateful, shared legacy.
I see that the movie rating website rotten tomatoes is giving this film a pretty high 82% rating, while the yahoo rating was coming in at 3 stars out of 5. The viewers reviews are generally good, although some folks were complaining about how long it was, which is 2 hours and 20 minutes. It was actually a long film, although I didn’t find that to be a problem. There was sort a roller coaster effect in this film, first slow as can be, and then the tension rose, and fell again thereafter. The folks that I was with liked the film alright, myself included, although it wasn’t one that I could honestly say to you, “don’t miss this one under any circumstance.” It hit the mark enough to be a good film, but it wasn’t one of my favorites, and in that way I was a little disappointed. As for a grade, lets go with a strong B, as it had a good strong story line in my book, that certainly kept my attention. Just in case you have some interest, here’s the trailer.
World-wide tropical cyclone activity:
Atlantic Ocean/Caribbean Sea: There are no active tropical cyclones / Here’s a link to the National Hurricane Center in Miami…which covers tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea…and the Gulf of Mexico.
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
Gulf of Mexico: There are no active tropical cyclones
Eastern Pacific: There are no active tropical cyclones
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours
Here’s a wide satellite image that covers the entire area between Mexico, out through the central Pacific…to the International Dateline.
Central Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones / Here’s a link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)…covering our central Pacific.
No Tropical cyclones are expected through Monday afternoon
Western Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones / Here’s a link to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), which covers tropical cyclone activity in the western Pacific, and the North and South Indian Ocean…and adjacent Seas.
South Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones
North and South Indian Oceans: There are no active tropical cyclones
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