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

78 – 66  Lihue, Kauai
76 – 67  Honolulu, Oahu
73 – 65  Molokai AP
72 – 68  Kahului, Maui
82 – 72  Kailua Kona
77 – 71  Hilo, Hawaii

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

0.39  Kilohana, Kauai
2.15  Moanalua RG, Oahu
2.40  Molokai
0.00  Lanai
0.00  Kahoolawe
2.22  Kahakuloa, Maui
9.07  Honokaa, Big Island


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


25  Port Allen, Kauai – NE
29  Waianae Valley, Oahu – NNE
28  Molokai – NNE
38  Lanai – NE
36  Kahoolawe – N
29  Kapalua, Maui – NE
25  Upolu AP, Big Island – NE


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


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Low clouds cover the islands…some clearing spots


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Mostly windward biased showers falling across the state, a
few have been very generous during the past 24-36 hours



~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

 

Small Craft Advisory…for waters around Maui County
and the Big Island

 


A normalizing trade wind weather pattern…through the next several days. 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 northeast and closer to the northwest, with a ridge north of the state. At the same time, we have a low pressure systems to the northeast, with an associated cold front dissipating over the  waters just east of the island chain. This cold front has ushered in a period of northeast winds in its wake…which will last for several days. The weather map also shows a gale low pressure system far to the northwest, with an elongated cold front stretched across the ocean well to the northwest of us. This next cold front won’t get here until later Thursday into Friday…unless it stalls before arriving.

Clouds and showers are hung-up along our windward coasts and slopes. Here’s the looping radar image showing generally light showers…which are being carried our way on the trade winds. These trades filling in behind the recent front, will bring showers to our windward sides for the time being…especially over the Big Island and Maui. Then drier weather will take over statewide later Monday for several days. The latest computer model output continues to show another cold front approaching Kauai late Thursday…stay tuned. I’ll be back with more updates on all of the above, I hope you have a great Sunday night wherever you’re spending it! Aloha for now…Glenn.

Here in Kula, Maui: It’s mostly clear overhead this morning, although I can see low clouds and showers falling along the windward sides here on Maui. The air temperature near its minimal reading this morning, was 49 degrees, while at the same time down near the ocean in Kahului…it was a warmer 68 degrees. I imagine that the low clouds will keep cloudy and off and on light showers falling along our windward sides through most of the day. The leeward sides will have somewhat better weather. ~~~ It’s a nice afternoon here in upcountry Maui, although there are lots of clouds still evident along the windward sides…and down in the central valley too. It’s gotten quick breezy, although not enough to carry the showers falling on the windward side of east Maui..into my area of Kula. The air temperature at about 1pm was 71.2 degrees, while the Kahului airport downcountry, was running a cool 72 degrees under light rain showers. ~~~ It’s now the early evening hours, with still those pesky clouds and showers hung up along our windward coasts and slopes. It made for a cooler than normal day over those north and east facing areas, case in point…the high temperature for the day was 72 degrees at the Kahului airport. Clouds and light drizzle or mist is still pushing through a portion of the central valley as well, which is rather unusual. ~~~ It’s now a little after 8pm, under cloudy skies, with a light drizzle coming down…and an air temperature of 62.1 degrees.

Friday Evening Film: There have been two films that I’ve been looking forward to seeing, one is called the American Sniper, while the other is Blackhat. Blackhat stars Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis, Manny Montana, Tracee Chimo, and William Mapother…among many others. The synopsis: set within the world of global cybercrime, Legendary’s Blackhat follows a furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners…as they hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. I saw this film with my neighbor Jeff, and another friend of ours, a professor from Brazil. We were aware that most critics haven’t being very generous, in terms of praise. However, we didn’t let that stop us from enjoying the film quite a bit. I wasn’t as blown away by this film as was Jeff, who gave it an A grade. I found it to be a strong B film, and not nearly as good as the last couple that I’ve seen. It was an entertaining film, although not off the scale by any means. It left me really looking forward to seeing American Sniper next week. If you’re curious, here’s the trailer for Blackhat.


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: There are no active tropical cyclones

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

 

Interesting: Mystery Goo is Killing Seabirds in the San Francisco Bay – Rescuers are working diligently to save birds who are being killed by a “mysterious goo” that has appeared in the San Francisco Bay, while officials remain perplexed about what the substance is and where it came from.


Since affected birds began turning up in distress on shores last Friday, the International Bird Rescue (IBR) has taken in more than 300 birds covered by the unknown substance at its San Francisco Bay center located in Fairfield, while wildlife officials estimate that at least another 200 have been found dead. IBR describes the goo as being like rubber cement, and while so far it hasn’t appeared to harm other wildlife, it’s causing big problems for the area’s birds.


The goo is coating their feathers, which causes them to lose their insulation and leaves the birds vulnerable to hypothermia. So far it has mostly affected diving birds including surf scoters, bufflehead ducks and horned grebes on the eastern shore of the bay, however more affected birds have been reported on the west side near Foster City. The goo is also beginning to harm other species, including sandpipers.


“The good news is that we have modified our wash protocol and it appears to be working on healthier birds,” Barbara Callahan, IBR’s interim executive director, said in a statement. “However, some of the birds that have recently arrived are in much poorer condition, likely because they’ve had this substance on their feathers for several days now.”


The San Francisco Chronicle highlighted a number of theories about the mysterious substance ranging from a possible spill somewhere to someone intentionally dumping it in the bay, but the U.S. Coast Guard flew over the area to look for evidence of a spill and didn’t see anything.


Officials also strongly suspected a synthetic rubber that’s used as shipping fuel additive called polyisobutylene, which was responsible for a similar incident that resulted in the deaths of more than 4,000 seabirds in the UK in 2013 after it was spilled from a cargo ship. However, Andrew Hughan, a spokesman for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, said on Wednesday that state labs ruled the substance out, along with petroleum, although he added criminal charges are being considered if someone is found responsible.


Officials will be performing necropsies and additional lab tests, but don’t expect more results until next week. Meanwhile IBR continues to take in and work to save birds who have been affected. Because no responsible party has been identified, the organization has been left to cover the costs associated with rescue efforts, which it estimates are running somewhere between $6,000 to $8,000 each day to clean and care for the victims it takes in.