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FXHW01 KWNH 270759
PMDHI
HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
258 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2022
VALID 00Z WED DEC 28 2022 - 00Z WED JAN 04 2023
A WEST-EAST ORIENTED RIDGE ALOFT, AS WELL AS A SURFACE RIDGE
EXTENDING WESTWARD FROM A HIGH EAST OF HAWAII, WILL PROMOTE RATHER
CLEMENT AND DRY CONDITIONS ALL THIS WEEK AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
ACROSS THE STATE. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, TRADE WINDS ARE
LIKELY TO BE AT GENERALLY LIGHT-MODERATE LEVELS AS THE SURFACE
HIGH DRIFTS TOWARD AND SETTLES TO THE NORTHEAST OF HAWAII,
PROVIDING AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT. CLOUDINESS AND ANY
SHOWERS WOULD FAVOR WINDWARD AREAS IN THIS PATTERN, BUT THE RIDGE
ALOFT SHOULD KEEP THE ATMOSPHERE STABLE AND DRIER THAN NORMAL,
LIMITING SHOWER COVERAGE. TRADES ARE FORECAST TO WEAKEN FOR THE
LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK AS THE SURFACE HIGH DRIFTS EASTWARD AND A
FRONT OR TWO PASS BY WELL TO THE NORTH, ALLOWING FOR A LAND/SEA
BREEZE PATTERN. THEN TRADES MAY RESTRENGTHEN A BIT BY THE WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, BUT PERHAPS ONLY TO LEVELS THAT PROMOTE A
HYBRID LAND/SEA BREEZES AND TRADES PATTERN.
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