484  
FXHW01 KWNH 030706  
PMDHI  
 
HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
205 AM EST TUE JAN 03 2023  
 
VALID 00Z WED JAN 04 2023 - 00Z WED JAN 11 2023  
 
MODEL AND ENSEMBLE SOLUTIONS STILL SEEM REASONABLY WELL CLUSTERED  
FOR MUCH OF THE NEXT WEEK, BOLSTERING FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN A  
PREFERRED MODEL AND ENSEMBLE MEAN COMPOSITE TO MITIGATE LINGERING  
SMALL SCALE DIFFERENCES. EXPECT A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT WILL WORK  
ACROSS HAWAII OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IN TRAILING FLOW OF A  
DEEP SURFACE LOW PASSING WELL TO THE NORTH THEN NORTHEAST OF THE  
STATE. MODEL GUIDANCE DOES NOT SHOW MUCH OF AN INCREASE IN RAIN  
CHANCES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT ACROSS THE ISLANDS, BUT THE  
FRONT WOULD AT LEAST SHIFT WINDS TO HAVE SOME NORTHERLY COMPONENT  
AND STRENGTHEN THEM AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES WITH A  
SURFACE HIGH BEHIND THE FRONT. UPPER RIDGING IS THEN SLATED TO  
AMPLIFY BACK OVER THE ISLANDS THROUGH LATER WEEK AND INTO NEXT  
WEEK IN A DRY AND STABLE PATTERN.  
 
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