018  
FXHW01 KWNH 230750  
PMDHI  
 
HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
349 AM EDT FRI AUG 23 2024  
 
VALID 00Z SAT AUG 24 2024 - 00Z SAT AUG 31 2024  
 
...HEAVY RAIN AND WIND THREATS FROM T.S. HONE THIS WEEKEND WITH  
UNCERTAIN EFFECTS FROM GILMA LATER NEXT WEEK...  
 
THE DOMINANT FOCUS OF THE FORECAST WILL INITIALLY BE ON T.S. HONE,  
FOR WHICH THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER IS CURRENTLY  
ISSUING ADVISORIES. THE OFFICIAL CPHC TRACK HAS HONE PASSING JUST  
TO THE SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND DURING THE WEEKEND, LEADING TO THE  
GREATEST HEAVY RAINFALL/FLASH FLOOD AND HIGH WIND THREATS BEING  
OVER THE BIG ISLAND AS WELL. REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE STATE MAY  
SEE SOME HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG WINDS DEPENDING ON THE EXACT  
TRACK OF HONE. MONITOR THE LATEST CPHC PRODUCTS FOR UPDATED  
INFORMATION ON THE TRACK OF HONE AND THE ASSOCIATED HAZARDS.  
AFTER HONE PASSES BY, EXPECT LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES EARLY-MID  
WEEK WITH WINDWARD/MOUNTAIN-FOCUSED SHOWERS. RAINFALL TOTALS MAY  
INCREASE A LITTLE BY WEDNESDAY AS MOISTURE REBOUNDS WITH THE  
APPROACH OF GILMA, CURRENTLY A HURRICANE AND FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO  
A TROPICAL STORM BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. BY NEXT THURSDAY-FRIDAY,  
GUIDANCE SHOWS A FAIR AMOUNT OF SPREAD FOR GILMA, WITH THE 00Z  
GFS/ECMWF TRACKING THE SYSTEM JUST NORTH OF THE ISLANDS BUT THE  
CMC FARTHER SOUTH NEAR THE BIG ISLAND. THERE IS SIMILAR SPREAD  
AMONG MACHINE LEARNING MODELS THAT HAVE A DEFINED SURFACE  
REFLECTION. ASSOCIATED MOISTURE SHOULD INCREASE RAINFALL AFTER  
MIDWEEK, BUT OTHERWISE THE SPECIFICS FOR RAIN AND WIND WILL BE  
VERY SENSITIVE TO THE EXACT TRACK OF GILMA.  
 
RAUSCH  
 
 
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