The latest update to this website was at 541am Thursday (HST)

 

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

1.65   Kilohana, Kauai
0.43  Poamoho RG 1, Oahu
0.11   Puu Alii, Molokai
0.00   Lanai
1.37  West Wailuaiki, Maui 
2.73  Kawainui Stream, Big Island

The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph) as of Thursday morning:

23  Port Allen, Kauai – E
39  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu – ESE
29  Makapulapai, Molokai – ESE
30  Lanai 1,  Lanai – NE
28  Kahului AP, Maui – NNE
32  Kawaihae Rd, Big Island – NE

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 is located well to the northwest…thunderstorms far south

 

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Partly to mostly cloudy across the state 

 

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Rain showers locally 

 

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

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

It’s mostly clear early this morning here at my place, with calm winds, and a low temperature of 51 degrees at my place, and the relative humidity is 81%.

 

Weather Wit of the day:  Snow – Chilly powder

 

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Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview…as of 307am Thursday:  Strong, broad area of high pressure north of the Hawaiian Islands will begin to meander northeastward, easing the local pressure gradient resulting in trades decreasing to a more moderate to breezy pattern, persisting through the rest of the week. Some models showing unsettled weather returning to the islands by early next week, but prevailing trades with periods of windward and mountain showers is looking like the more likely outcome through early next week.

Hawaii’s Weather Details…as of 307am Thursday: Strong, broad area of high pressure remains just north of the Hawaiian Islands, while a trough of low pressure extending well west has created a local pressure gradient strong enough to continue moderate to locally breezy trades. Latest model guidance portrays the area of high pressure to slowly meandering eastward, while the trough of low pressure remains idle west of the islands. While this will lessen the local pressure gradient, trades will prevail through at least the end of the week.

Latest observations from mid-level water vapor satellite imagery depicts much of the state remaining under mostly cloudy conditions. Precipitation as a whole has simmered down for most islands, as indicated by the most recent one-hour rainfall summary, with the only exception being windward Big Island. Of course, this checks out with a more typical trade wind pattern, focusing shower activity to windward and mountain areas, and may very well trend through the next several days.

Model guidance continues to show discrepancies with the next period of unsettled weather for the Hawaiian Islands. A low is being illustrated just west of the state, which eventually gets absorbed by an even larger system to the northwest early next week. Both the GFS and the ECMWF models depict deeper moisture being drawn northward associated with the aforementioned system — except retaining it west of the islands.

Models begin to disagree shortly thereafter as the GFS shows the low developing northwest of the islands by the end of the forecast period, which may bring in heavier rain to the western islands. Conversely, the ECMWF shows a much weaker low developing even further north and keeping the moisture band west of the islands. Further detail will be required to see which situation becomes fruitful.

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

Small Craft Advisory until 6am Saturday for all Hawaiian waters

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Hawaii’s Marine Environment:  Nearshore buoys continue to show a slow decline in the seas along east facing shores, so the High Surf Advisory has been cancelled with the morning package. Rough elevated surf will continue for east facing shores. The Small Craft Advisory has been extended through Friday night for a combination of winds and seas.

Strong high pressure far north of the state will continue to produce rough marine conditions across the state through next week as another strong high builds far north of the state Friday into the weekend. ASCAT passes overnight continued to show SCA level winds across most of the coastal waters, and there remain pockets of seas at 10 feet. Winds are expected to increase again over the weekend, so expect the SCA to remain in place through the weekend.

As mentioned above, surf along east facing shores has dropped just below HSA levels, but will remain rough and elevated for the foreseeable future. Trades are expected to restrengthen over the weekend into early next week, which will produce another round of advisory level surf and possibly warning level surf along east facing shores of Oahu and Kauai.

Small to medium northwest swells will continue through the weekend with smaller surf expected during the first half of next week. Currently we have a small northwest swell that filled in yesterday that will be followed by slightly larger northwest swells today and Friday. Small along south facing shores will continue to remain small with some background windswell for select exposures.

Thunderstorms remain a possibility in the offshore waters to the southwest and west of the Hawaiian coastal waters, due to an upper level trough in the area. While this upper level feature is expected to weaken over the next couple of days, a new developing mid to upper level trough moving in from the northwest will maintain the possibility for thunderstorms through the weekend.

 

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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 21S (Gezani)…is located approximately 109 NM north of Europa Island

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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

 

Interesting:  Accurately Predicting Arctic Sea Ice in Real Time

Arctic sea ice has large effects on the global climate. By cooling the planet, Arctic ice impacts ocean circulation, atmospheric patterns, and extreme weather conditions, even outside the Arctic region. However, climate change has led to its rapid decline, and being able to make real-time predictions of sea ice extent (SIE) — the area of water with a minimum concentration of sea ice — has become crucial for monitoring sea ice health.

In Chaos, by AIP Publishing, researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom reported accurate, real-time predictions of SIE in Arctic regions. Sea ice coverage is at its minimum in September, making the month a critical indicator of sea ice health and the primary target of the work.

“Indigenous Arctic communities depend on the hunting of species like polar bears, seals, and walruses, for which sea ice provides essential habitat,” said author Dimitri Kondrashov. “There are other economic activities, such as gas and oil drilling, fishing, and tourism, where advance knowledge of accurate ice conditions reduces risks and costs.”

Read More: American Institute of Physics