The latest update to this website was at 1242pm Tuesday (HST)

 

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

2.41  Kilohana, Kauai
1.22  Poamoho, Oahu
0.64  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.55  Lanai City, Lanai
1.53  Puu Kukui, Maui
0.16  Upolu AP, Big Island

The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph) as of Tuesday afternoon:

25  Barking Sands, Kauai – NW
30  Kuaokala, Oahu – NW
18  Makaena, Molokai – NW
13  Lanai 1,  Lanai – NW
31  Nene Nest, Maui – SW
33  Mauna Loa Obs, Big Island  

Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcams on the summit of our tallest mountain Mauna Kea (~13,800 feet high) on the Big Island of Hawaii, and atop the Haleakala Crater (~10,023 feet) on Maui. These webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands, and at night whenever there’s a big moon shining down. Also, at night you will be able to see the stars, and the sunrise and sunset too…depending upon weather conditions.

 

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Big Blue…click twice for largest version

 

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 A cold front has reached the Big Island

 

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Clouds associated the cold front or the Big Island

 

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Localized showers…around the Big Island

 

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Please open this link to see details on any current Watches, Warnings and Advisories noted above

 

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Glenn’s Tuesday comments:  I’m here at home in upper Kula, Maui

It partly to mostly cloudy early this morning, with light winds, and a low temperature of 58.5 degrees at my place, and the relative humidity 84%.

1119am, mostly sunny with hazy here in Maui County

 

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Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  Cold front has reached the Big Island where it is delivering a few showers to portions of the North Kona and Kohala Districts. The front will stall and diminish this afternoon. Cool and mostly dry conditions are expected over the next few days. A complex weather system could bring significant weather impacts across the state early next week, with periods of heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms.

Short Term Update:  Mostly clear skies behind the cold front which has reached the Big Island. Very dry Lihue sounding from earlier this morning sampled this dry airmass well, and there is virtually no boundary layer moisture to be had. Dewpoints have settled into the mid 50’s to around 60 in the wake of the front, bringing a cooler feel to our air. Aside from diminishing light showers in the vicinity of the Big Island, shower activity will essentially be nil through tonight. The High Wind Warning remains in effect for the Big Island Summits through tonight, though winds will begin trending weaker by this afternoon.

Hawaii’s Weather Details:  Satellite and radar imagery is showing the front moving over the Big Island. Winds have decreased behind the front, thus the Wind Advisory has been cancelled. While parts of the Big Island will continue to see breezy conditions, winds have decreased below advisory thresholds. For the summits of the Big Island, a High Wind Warning remains in place, but winds are expected to gradually decrease this afternoon into tonight, and the High Wind Warning could be downgraded to an advisory sometime during the next 24 hours.

A cool and drier air mass will continue to spread across the state today. Dewpoints over Kauai has already decreased into the 50’s, and we will see the drier air spread towards the rest of the state. Mostly fair weather is expected over the next few days with winds shifting back towards the southwest on Thursday, ahead of the next cold front approaching from the northwest. As the winds switch towards the southerly direction, we could see some passing showers moving in from the south on Thursday.

The next cold front will approach the state on Friday and stall over the state over the weekend. Meanwhile, in the upper levels of the atmosphere, we have a trough developing into a cutoff low southwest of the state Sunday into early next week. While there are many different types of weather scenarios possible due to the forecast, depending on the strength and position of the cutoff low, most of these scenarios lead to some type of high impact weather event over the state.

Based on the latest forecast models, for Saturday we are looking at the front stalling somewhere across the state with breezy to strong northeast trades filling in behind the front. An upper level trough deepening over the state will provide instability and will likely allow for heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms, focused over windward and mountain areas with leeward areas also seeing showery conditions.

As the trough deepens further Saturday evening into Sunday, a cutoff low develops west to southwest of the state. This will allow for deeper moisture to move in from the south and will likely lead to heavier showers and more widespread rain coverage. At the same time a very strong high (1038 mb to 1040 millibars) will also develop north of the state Sunday into early next week. This will cause the trade winds to ramp-up on Sunday with blustery conditions possible.

As for precipitation, although the models generally favor more rainfall over the western half of the state, many individual members show widespread heavy rain across the entire state, which means it`s still too early to tell where the heaviest rainfall will be. As you can see, the weather forecast for this weekend is very complex, we could see a mix of flash flooding, damaging winds, high surf, and even thunder . Stay tuned for more updates on the development of the upper level low in the coming days.

Here’s a near real-time Wind Profile of the Pacific Ocean – along with a Closer View of the islands / Vog map animation / 8-Day Precipitation model

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Hawaii’s Marine Environment:  Rough marine conditions will persist due to a combination of moderate to fresh northwest winds behind a cold front approaching the Big Island, and a significant northwest swell. Local winds will briefly ease to light to moderate levels and shift out of the east by Wednesday, as high pressure builds in behind the departing front. Moderate to locally fresh southwest kona winds may return during the second half of the week as the next system draws closer. Guidance shows strong to gale force northeast winds trailing this next front filling in over most Hawaiian waters.

Surf along exposed north- and west-facing shores will rapidly rise as a significant northwest swell generated by a broad, storm-force Aleutian low builds down the island chain.  The relatively short travel distance from the fetch region, combined with locally strong northwest winds veering more northerly, will produce very rough surf, with a mix of short- to medium-period energy. Surf will reach the extra-large to giant range later today during the peak for exposed coasts of the smaller islands, with heights well above warning levels lingering into Wednesday before gradually lowering to advisory levels by Thursday. Provided the more west to northwest angle (300-320 degrees), much of this energy will remain blocked for most north facing shores of the Big Island. Heights will potentially return to warning levels for exposed coasts Friday night into Saturday, due to a fresh northwest swell arriving from a developing storm-force low over the far northwest Pacific.

Water levels running higher than predicted combined with onshore winds and warning-level surf will increase the threat of coastal flooding impacts along exposed coasts. Overwash onto vulnerable low-lying roadways and properties is likely, especially during the early morning peak tide cycle or by daybreak. Additionally, minor coastal flooding will remain likely due to elevated water levels, even in sheltered coastal areas away from direct surf exposure. The potential for impacts will ease beginning Wednesday as tides gradually lower.

Surf along east facing shores could quickly rise and become rough this weekend, as strong northeast winds fill in behind a cold front.

 

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World-wide Tropical Cyclone Activity

 

Atlantic Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Caribbean Sea:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Gulf of America:  There are no active tropical cyclones

 

Northeastern Pacific:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North Central Pacific: There are no active tropical cyclones

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

 

Northwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Southwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North Indian Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

 

South Indian Ocean:  

Tropical Cyclone 19S (Fytia)…is located approximately 203 NM south-southwest of St. Denis

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Arabian Sea:  There are no active tropical cyclones

 

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

 

>>> Here’s a link to the Pacific Disaster Center’s (PDC Global) Weather Wall website

 

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