865  
FXHW01 KWNH 040706  
PMDHI  
 
HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
305 AM EDT TUE APR 04 2023  
 
VALID 00Z WED APR 05 2023 - 00Z WED APR 12 2023  
 
HIGH PRESSURE NOW BRIDGING TO THE NORTH OF THE ISLANDS IS  
SUPPORTING MODERATE TO BREEZY TRADES THROUGH MID-LATE WEEK AS  
UPPER TROUGHING SETTLES OVER THE STATE. THIS WILL TEND TO FOCUS  
SHOWERS/DOWNPOURS OVER FAVORED WINDWARD TERRAIN STATEWIDE. TRADE  
SUPPORTING RIDGING TO THE NORTH OF THE STATE SHOULD WEAKEN THIS  
WEEKEND. A FAVORED COMPOSITE OF REASONABLY WELL CLUSTERED MODEL  
AND ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT SIGNIFICANT UPPER TROUGH  
AMPLIFICATION OVER THE MID-UPPER LATITUDES OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC  
SHOULD THEN FORCE A SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM FOCUSING COLD FRONT TOWARD  
THE STATE WHOSE LEAD FLOW RESPONSE MAY SUPPORT SOME TROPICAL  
MOISTURE RETURN INTO THE STATE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, POSSIBLY  
FOLLOWED BY AN UPTICK OF TRADES IN THE WAKE OF SYSTEM PASSAGE AS  
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK TO THE NORTH OF THE ISLANDS.  
 
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