267  
FXHW01 KWNH 170714  
PMDHI  
 
HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
313 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
 
VALID 00Z MON MAR 18 2024 - 00Z MON MAR 25 2024  
 
THE SURFACE HIGH THAT WILL INITIALLY BE IN PLACE JUST NORTH OF  
HAWAII THROUGH MONDAY IS EXPECTED TO BREAK DOWN SLIGHTLY AS A COL  
DEVELOPS IN RESPONSE TO A FRONT PASSING WELL NORTH OF THE ISLANDS.  
THE HIGH THEN REBUILDS NEAR 30 DEGREES NORTH GOING INTO THE  
MIDDLE TO END OF THE WEEK, WITH THE GEFS MEANS KEEPING THE HIGH  
CLOSER TO THE STATE COMPARED TO THE EC MEAN. THE GUIDANCE ALSO  
SUGGESTS ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND COL IN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE  
DEVELOPING NEXT WEEKEND OVER THE FAR NORTHWESTERN ISLANDS.  
 
IN TERMS OF SENSIBLE WEATHER, THE NORTHEAST FACING TERRAIN OF THE  
BIG ISLAND IS EXPECTED TO HAVE THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF SHOWERS  
THROUGH MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. PERHAPS SOME HEAVIER  
RAINFALL COULD DEVELOP FROM HONOLULU TO THE BIG ISLAND BY NEXT  
SATURDAY IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BASED ON THE ECMWF  
GUIDANCE, BUT THE GFS IS MUCH DRIER DURING THIS SAME TIME PERIOD.  
THE TRADES SHOULD GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TO  
EAST-NORTHEAST ON MOST DAYS.  
 
HAMRICK  
 
 
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