Hawaiian Islands Weather Details & Aloha Paragraphs / August 9-10, 2016

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

85 – 78  Lihue, Kauai
85 – 76  Honolulu, Oahu
88 – 77  Molokai AP
89 – 75  Kahului AP, Maui
89 – 78  Kona AP
83 – 74  Hilo AP, Hawaii

Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands…Tuesday evening:

1.60  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.87  Manoa Lyon Arboretum, Oahu
0.09  Molokai
0.04  Lanai
0.00  Kahoolawe
0.28  West Wailuaiki, Maui
1.44  Kawainui Stream, Big Island

The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph)…Tuesday evening:

31  Port Allen, Kauai
30  Kuaokala, Oahu
24  Molokai
27  Lanai
32  Kahoolawe
29  Kahului AP, Maui
35  Kealakomo, 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

Former Tropical Cyclone Ivette is southeast of the islands

Thunderstorms west…with the cloud swirl of former Ivette to the southeast

Clouds being carried to the islands on the trades…with former tropical cyclone Ivette to the lower right

Just a few showers – Looping radar image

Small Craft Advisory…for the windiest coasts and channels around Maui County and the Big Island

~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

Trade winds picking up in strength Wednesday into Friday…then somewhat lighter during the weekend. Here’s the latest weather map, showing a moderately strong high pressure system well northeast of Hawaii. As we move into Wednesday , the trades should strengthen a bit more. Former Ivette is now retired, although, as she moves by to the south of the state, our local winds will likely become stronger into Thursday. The Big Island and parts of Maui County could take the brunt of these stronger trades…which may reach almost gale force (39-46 mph) locally. There is no real end in the trade wind pattern, although the trades may ease up by the weekend for a couple of days.

Here’s a wind profile…of the offshore waters around the islands – with a closer view

Here’s the Hawaiian Islands Sulfate Aerosol animated graphic – showing vog forecast

Clouds and showers will favor windward areas…at least for the most part. This is resulting in a fairly typical trade wind weather pattern for the moment. We’ll see the low cloud swirl from now retired Ivette moving by to the south of the state Wednesday and Thursday. The northern fringe of this swirl will clip the Big Island, bringing an increase in showers to parts of that island…perhaps Maui County and even Oahu. Then, as we push into the upcoming weekend time frame, an upper level trough of low pressure may cause our trade winds to ease up…resulting in more active showers. These showers would likely pop-up during the afternoons, over the interior sections.

Marine environment details: A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for the coastal waters around the Big Island and Maui due to the moderate to locally breezy trades. As the breezy trades persist for the next few days, so will the advisory. In fact, winds are expected to strengthen further in the coming days as the remnant of former Tropical Storm Ivette passes south of our area.

Waves generated by the strengthening trade winds and swells from former Ivette will boost surf along east facing shores of the islands into Wednesday, although this surf will likely remain below the advisory threshold. Surf will remain small along other shores.

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World-wide tropical cyclone activity

>>> Atlantic Ocean: No active tropical cyclones

Here’s a satellite image of the Atlantic Ocean

>>> Caribbean Sea: No active tropical cyclones

>>> Gulf of Mexico: No active tropical cyclones

1.)  A broad area of low pressure has emerged over the extreme northern Gulf of Mexico just south of Mobile, Alabama. This disturbance continues to produce a large area of cloudiness and disorganized thunderstorms over much of the north-central and northeastern portions of the Gulf of Mexico and adjacent land areas. This system is forecast to remain close to land and little or no development is expected due to unfavorable upper-level winds. However, locally heavy rainfall will be possible along portions of the northern and northeastern coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico during the next few days.

* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent
* Formation chance through 5 days…low…near 0 percent

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

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

>>> Eastern Pacific: No active tropical cyclones

1.) A weak area of low pressure could form about 1500 miles east- southeast of the Hawaiian Islands late this week or this weekend. Environmental conditions are expected to be marginally conducive for some gradual development of this system while it moves slowly west-northwestward.

* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent
* Formation chance through 5 days…low…20 percent

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: No active tropical cyclones

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