344  
FNUS70 PHFO 021839  
FWSHFO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FOURTH OF JULY FIRE PREPARATIONS...DEM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
839 AM HST THU JUL 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 HST ON JULY 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
EAST-NORTHEASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE  
HOLIDAY WEEKEND FROM MODERATE LEVELS (10-20 MPH) ON FRIDAY TO  
BREEZY BY SUNDAY (15-25 MPH) ACROSS OAHU. CONDITIONS ALSO TREND  
SOMEWHAT DRIER, WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY REACHING MINIMA IN THE MID  
40S ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ACROSS LEEWARD AREAS. SHOWER ACTIVITY  
WILL BE TYPICAL OF A TRADE WIND PATTERN, FOCUSING ALONG WINDWARD  
AND MAUKA AREAS, PRIMARILY IN THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING  
HOURS. SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS COULD MOVE OVER URBAN HONOLULU DURING  
THESE TIMES, WHILE THERE IS GOOD CONFIDENCE OTHER LEEWARD AREAS  
REMAIN MOSTLY DRY.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT FOR URBAN HONOLULU IN THE MORNING,  
NEAR 0 PERCENT FOR OTHER LEEWARD AREAS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH, WITH  
GUSTS TO 28 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT FOR URBAN HONOLULU, 10 PERCENT FOR  
OTHER LEEWARD AREAS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.  
   
INDEPENDENCE DAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT FOR URBAN HONOLULU IN THE MORNING,  
NEAR 0 PERCENT FOR OTHER LEEWARD AREAS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH, WITH  
GUSTS TO 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......NEAR 0 PERCENT IN THE EVENING, INCREASING  
TO 20 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT, HIGHEST URBAN  
HONOLULU.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 17 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...QUESADA  
REQUESTED BY...TIARE EASTMOND  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2616540.0/HFO  
.DELDT 07/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TIARE.EASTMOND@HONOLULU.GOV  
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