455  
FXHW01 KWNH 030800  
PMDHI  
 
HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
259 AM EST SUN NOV 03 2024  
 
VALID 00Z MON NOV 04 2024 - 00Z MON NOV 11 2024  
 
NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED OVER THE PAST DAY IN THE GUIDANCE, WITH  
RESPECT TO DECENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOW AND MIDWEEK FOLLOWED BY  
INCREASING MODEL/ENSEMBLE SPREAD FOR DETAILS AT THE SURFACE AND  
ALOFT. MODERATE TRADES AND WINDWARD/MOUNTAIN SHOWER FOCUS WILL  
PREVAIL INTO THE FIRST PART OF THIS WEEK, SUPPORTED BY HIGH  
PRESSURE WELL TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE STATE. WEAK SHORTWAVE  
ENERGY APPROACHING FROM THE WEST AND ENHANCED MOISTURE ARRIVING  
FROM THE EAST-SOUTHEAST WILL COMBINE TO SUPPORT SOME LOCALLY HEAVY  
RAINFALL AROUND NEXT MONDAY-TUESDAY WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS OVER  
THE BIG ISLAND. THEN A FRONT SHOULD PROGRESS CLOSE TO OR INTO THE  
MAIN ISLANDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AROUND MIDWEEK WHILE THE SOUTHERN  
PERIPHERY OF THE SUPPORTING UPPER TROUGH STARTS TO DROP SOUTHWARD.  
 
FROM THURSDAY ONWARD, THE ECMWF CONTINUES TO BE IN THE RELATIVE  
MINORITY WITH THE COMBINED DEPTH AND LOCATION OF ITS UPPER LOW,  
WHICH IS NOW NORTHEAST/EAST OF THE STATE VERSUS OVER THE MAIN  
ISLANDS IN THE 00Z ECMWF FROM 24 HOURS AGO. THE 12Z ECENS MEAN  
OFFERS SUPPORT IN MORE MUTED FORM THOUGH. IN VARYING WAYS, MOST  
OTHER GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT THE ENERGY ALOFT WILL BE MORE  
SHEARED OVER/JUST EAST OF THE MAIN ISLANDS, WITH ANY WEAK UPPER  
LOW POSSIBLY TRACKING JUST SOUTH OF THE STATE BY THE WEEKEND AS  
UPPER RIDGING BUILDS EASTWARD TO THE NORTH OF THE ISLANDS. MOST  
OF THE LATEST MACHINE LEARNING MODEL RUNS SUPPORT THE NON-ECMWF  
SCENARIO IN PRINCIPLE, SO PREFERENCE WOULD GO TO A COMPROMISE  
AMONG NON-ECMWF GUIDANCE. THIS MAJORITY CLUSTER WOULD FAVOR A  
PERIOD OF BRISK NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AFTER MIDWEEK AND MORE  
EASTERLY TRADES BY NEXT WEEKEND, IN CONTRAST TO SOMEWHAT WEAKER  
WINDS IN THE 00Z ECMWF DUE TO ITS MORE PRONOUNCED SURFACE TROUGH  
ARRIVING FROM THE EAST. MOISTURE/RAINFALL SHOULD DECREASE SOME  
LATER IN THE WEEK, WITH TRENDS BY NEXT WEEKEND DEPENDENT ON  
SHORTWAVE/UPPER LOW DETAILS.  
 
RAUSCH  
 
 
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