661  
FXHW01 KWNH 010756  
PMDHI  
 
HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
356 AM EDT TUE OCT 01 2024  
 
VALID 00Z WED OCT 02 2024 - 00Z WED OCT 09 2024  
 
TODAY'S GUIDANCE MAINTAINS FAIRLY GOOD CONTINUITY, SHOWING MOSTLY  
LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES  
TENDING TO VARY WITHIN THE NEAR TO SOMEWHAT BELOW NORMAL RANGE.  
MODERATE TRADES WITH PRIMARILY MOUNTAIN/WINDWARD SHOWER FOCUS  
SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THEN TRADES WILL LIKELY TREND  
LIGHTER INTO THE WEEKEND AS A FRONT TO THE NORTH SUFFICIENTLY  
WEAKENS SURFACE RIDGING TO THE NORTH. SEA/LAND BREEZES MAY AFFECT  
THE DISTRIBUTION OF RAINFALL LATE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
CONSENSUS DEPICTS A REBOUND OF TRADES TO MODERATE SPEEDS BY EARLY  
NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BRIDGES ACROSS THE MID-LATITUDE PACIFIC  
ONCE AGAIN, RETURNING THE SHOWER FOCUS TO WINDWARD LOCALES.  
 
UPPER LEVEL FORECASTS CONTINUE TO SHOW A RIDGE OVERHEAD INTO  
WEDNESDAY, FOLLOWED BY A TRANSITION TO GENERALLY CYCLONIC FLOW FOR  
A TIME BUT STILL WITH SPREAD AND RUN-TO-RUN VARIABILITY AMONG THE  
GUIDANCE, INCREASING WITH TIME. THE LATEST MAJORITY CLUSTER  
SUGGESTS THE AXIS OF THE MEAN TROUGH WILL BE EAST OF THE MAIN  
ISLANDS TO SOME DEGREE, WITH EVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR RIDGING JUST  
TO THE WEST TO MOVE IN BY AROUND MONDAY-TUESDAY. WHILE THE 00Z  
CMC/CMCENS MEAN ARE ON THEIR OWN WITH THEIR HEIGHT FALLS MOVING IN  
FROM THE WEST, LATEST MACHINE LEARNING MODELS VARY WIDELY ENOUGH  
TO INCLUDE THE FULL RANGE OF DYNAMICAL SOLUTIONS. PREFERENCES  
REMAINS WITH A CONSERVATIVE BLENDED/MEAN APPROACH WHILE THE SPREAD  
PERSISTS.  
 
RAUSCH  
 

 
 
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