Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Wednesday…along with the minimum temperatures Wednesday:

75 – 58  Lihue, Kauai
76 – 62  Honolulu, Oahu
73 – 62  Molokai AP
77 – 59  Kahului, Maui
77 – 65  Kailua Kona
77 – 63  Hilo, Hawaii

Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands, as of Wednesday evening:

0.67  Waialae, Kauai
1.52  Moanalua RG, Oahu
1.04  Molokai
0.15  Lanai
0.15  Kahoolawe
1.58  Puu Kukui, Maui
1.67  Kaupulehu, Big Island


The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph)…as of Wednesday evening:


24  Lihue, Kauai
29  Honolulu AP, Oahu
27  Molokai
28  Lanai
23  Kahoolawe
23  Kahului AP, Maui
22  Ahumoa, 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.



Aloha Paragraphs

 

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/cpac/ir4.jpg
Cold front located just to the east of the Big Island, extending out of
a tightly curled low pressure system…to the north of our islands

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/hi/ir4.jpg
Clear to partly cloudy skies, some cloudy periods, with a few
showers or mist…on the northwest slopes of the mountains


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Mostly dry weather…by the way, that half curl is ocean spray
being picked up by the low level radar beam – its not rain



Yesterday’s active cold front is just east of the Big Island, with
drier weather and cool northwest winds in its wake through
Thursday…increasing showers, some heavy with thunderstorms
and gusty winds later Friday into Saturday…as another stronger
cold front brings chilly weather in its wake through Sunday

Small Craft Advisory…for locally strong winds and rough seas

High Surf Advisory…north shores of all the islands

High Wind Warning…Big Island summits – 45-65 mph with gusts
to over 90 mph / 100+ mph gusts late Friday into Saturday!

 

Happy New Year!


~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~



Brisk and cool northwest breezes New Years Day…then veering to stronger west to southwest Kona winds Friday. Here’s the latest weather map, showing the Hawaiian Islands, and the rest of the North Pacific Ocean, along with a real-time wind profiler of the central Pacific. We find high pressure systems far to the north and northeast of the state. At the same time, we have low pressure systems to the north of the state. Cool northwesterly breezes will prevail Thursday. We’ll see more gusty winds Friday, likely from the west to southwesterly Kona direction, as another stronger cold front arrives later Friday into Saturday. Winds over the summits on the Big Island will remain strong and gusty into Thursday, and potentially very strong…gusting over 100 mph Friday into Saturday!

Generally dry weather will prevail through New Years Day…then inclement weather returns later Friday into Saturday. Here’s the looping radar image showing showers almost completely gone for the time being. Improving weather has returned on the heels of the recent front, with generally nice weather prevailing.  New Year’s Eve and New Years Day will have chilly north to northwest winds and generally dry conditions. A more significant cold front is forecast for the Friday-Saturday time frame, which should bring more precipitation…some of which will likely be heavy with a chance of localized strong thunderstorms. In addition, chilly northerly winds will funnel in behind this cold front, keeping a wintery edge in place for several days. The models are now showing more normal trade wind weather conditions as we push into next week.  I’ll be back with more updates on all of the above, I hope you have a great New Years Eve, and a very happy New Year wherever you happen to be spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.


World-wide tropical cyclone activity:


>>> Atlantic Ocean: The last regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlook of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season…has occurred. Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on June 1, 2015. During the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.


Here’s a satellite image of the Atlantic Ocean

>>> Caribbean Sea: The last regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlook of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season…has occurred. Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on June 1, 2015. During the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.


>>> Gulf of Mexico: The last regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlook of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season…has occurred. Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on June 1, 2015. During the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.


Here’s a satellite image of the Caribbean Sea…and the Gulf of Mexico.

>>> Eastern Pacific: The last regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlook of the 2014 North Pacific hurricane season…has occurred. Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on May 15, 2015. During the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.


Here’s a wide satellite image that covers the entire area between Mexico, out through the central Pacific…to the International Dateline.


Here’s the link to the National Hurricane Center (NHC)


>>> Central Pacific: The central north Pacific hurricane season has officially ended. Routine issuance of the tropical weather outlook will resume on June 1, 2015. During the off-season, special tropical weather outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.


Here’s a link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)


>>> Northwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones


 >>> South Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones

>>> North and South Indian Oceans: Tropical cyclone 04S (Kate) is dissipating over the South Indian Ocean. Here’s a JTWC graphical track map…along with a NOAA satellite image. – Final Warning

Here’s a link to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)

 

Interesting: Don’t put old electronic items in the trash! – Chances are, many Americans received shiny, new gadgets for the holidays — meaning their old electronics will either collect dust in a closet somewhere or get tossed out.


These unwanted laptops, tablets and printers contribute to the enormous amount of electronic waste, or “e-waste,” that continually piles up in our landfills. According to the EPA, 3.4 million tons of tech gear was trashed in 2012, and unfortunately, only 12.5 percent of e-waste is currently recycled.


Not only this an environmental nightmare, e-waste also negatively affects our health. As DoSomething.com states, “E-waste represents 2 percent of America’s trash in landfills, but it equals 70 percent of overall toxic waste. The extreme amount of lead in electronics alone causes damage in the central and peripheral nervous systems, the blood and the kidneys.”


Without a federal mandate on e-waste, it’s up to individual states to take the lead. One such state is New York.


To combat this growing health and environmental threat, starting on Jan. 1, it will be illegal for New York state residents to toss out electronics on the curb along with their regular trash. This law encompasses just about all the electronic equipment that New Yorkers commonly own, such as computers, DVD players and televisions (see the full list here). Under the new law, residents will have to properly recycle their gizmos or pay a $100 fine per violation. (The state has different regulations for other electronic items such as cell phones and rechargeable batteries.)


“Electronic equipment, which often contains lead, mercury and cadmium, now makes up the largest and fastest growing component of the hazardous materials entering the waste stream,” Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia tells NY1.