7/4/2023 0 Comments Weather up north![]() The fetch associated with this feature appears to be aimed toward Hawaii. Looking ahead, a gale low is currently moving across the Tasman Sea. The arrival of this feature may usher in a period of light to locally moderate northeast winds over the western islands starting Saturday.Ī combination of small, long-period south (170-180 degrees) and short-period southeast (130-140 degrees) swells will likely keep modest background surf along south facing shores into this weekend. The weakening front may move down close to Kauai this weekend. The background winds will likely become light and variable in the vicinity the western islands starting Thursday, and over the remainder of the state by Friday. The trade winds are expected to begin weakening during the daytime hours on Wednesday as a front sags south toward the islands. A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) remains in effect through early Wednesday morning for the typically windier waters adjacent to the islands of Maui County and the Big Island. Surface high pressure centered far northeast of the islands is maintaining locally strong easterly trade winds across the state early this morning. This AIRMET will likely remain in effect through the early morning hours, and then be cancelled later this morning as wind speeds weaken. Trade winds will weaken into the moderate to locally breezy range today, becoming moderate trades on Wednesday.ĪIRMET Sierra remains in effect for mountain obscuration over north through east sections of Kauai, Oahu and Molokai.ĪIRMET Tango remains in effect for moderate turbulence below 9,000 feet over and immediately southwest through northwest of mountains. The high pressure ridge north of the state will weaken and drift closer to the Hawaiian Islands due to a weak cold front approaching the islands from the northwest. ![]() Leeward areas will see less shower activity. Expect increasing cloud and shower trends through this morning, especially over windward and mountain areas. The satellite imagery this morning shows an unstable cumulus cloud band associated with the remnants of an old frontal boundary drifting through the islands. A return of the trades should focus showers back over windward slopes and coasts Saturday night through early next week. No significant rainfall is expected during this time, with showers holding mainly near the coast each night and over the island interiors during each afternoon. A land and sea breeze pattern will set up Thursday and continue into Saturday. Drier conditions should move back in tonight and Wednesday, with mainly windward showers expected. Light to moderate north-northeasterly winds will fill over the western islands late Saturday, with moderate northeast trades expected across the entire state Sunday into early next week.Īs for the remaining weather details, a band of enhanced moisture associated with an old front will move through the islands today, bringing some showery weather to windward areas and sending a few more showers into leeward locales. The front appears to move into the northwest islands late Saturday, then slide southeast down the island chain Saturday night into early next week. The trades will become light and variable Thursday into Saturday as the front continues to slowly approach the islands, with sea and land breezes common statewide. ![]() Breezy trade winds will prevail today, then ease into the moderate range Wednesday as a front begins to approach from the northwest. Main short term focus revolves around trade wind trends and rain chances.Ī ridge of high pressure north of the islands will settle slowly east-southeastward during the next couple days. Radar imagery shows scattered to numerous showers moving into windward locales, and a few showers reaching leeward areas from time to time. Infrared satellite imagery shows partly to mostly cloudy conditions across the state, with cloud cover most prevalent over windward areas. The front will usher in light to moderate north-northeasterly winds and return the shower focus to windward slopes and coasts.Ĭurrently at the surface, a ridge of high pressure is located around 750 miles north of Honolulu, and is driving moderate to locally breezy trade winds across the island chain early this morning. A front will enter the northwest islands late Saturday and shift down the island chain Saturday night through early next week. Light winds will keep showers near the coast at night and over interior and leeward areas each afternoon. A shift to a land and sea breeze pattern is expected Thursday, with this pattern lingering into Saturday. Drier trade wind weather should move back in tonight and Wednesday, with the trades gradually easing to moderate levels. A band of enhanced moisture is expected to bring some showery weather to mainly windward areas today, with breezy trade winds prevailing. ![]()
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