360  
FXHW01 KWNH 170735  
PMDHI  
 
HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
335 AM EDT THU APR 17 2025  
 
VALID 00Z FRI 18 APR 2025 - 00Z FRI 25 APR 2025  
 
 
A TROUGH ALOFT IS CURRENTLY ATOP HAWAII AND SHOULD REMAIN OVER  
THE STATE THROUGH LATE WEEK. AT THE SURFACE, TROUGHING IN PLACE IS  
DISRUPTING THE TRADES. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO STAY WEAK IN MOST  
AREAS AND ALLOW FOR LAND AND SEA BREEZES TO DOMINATE THE PATTERN.  
MEANWHILE A WEAKENING FRONT WILL STALL TO THE WEST, AHEAD OF WHICH  
MOISTURE WILL BE DRAWN NORTHWARD ATOP THE ISLANDS AND INCREASE  
SHOWER COVERAGE. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES COULD BE NEAR OR OVER  
THE 90TH PERCENTILE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR, WHILE THE UPPER TROUGH  
COULD ALLOW FOR SOME INSTABILITY TO FORM TO SUPPORT POTENTIAL  
THUNDERSTORMS. THUS A WETTER PATTERN IS LIKELY ON THURSDAY AND  
FRIDAY, WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS LIKELY PEAKING OVER THE ISLANDS  
DURING THE DAY BECAUSE OF SEA BREEZES.  
 
OVER THE WEEKEND, THE UPPER TROUGH IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AND PULL  
AWAY, WHILE PACIFIC SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS WELL NORTH AND  
ALLOWS FOR TRADES TO GRADUALLY RESUME. THIS MAY BE A SOMEWHAT WET  
TRADE WIND PATTERN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS MOISTURE LINGERS.  
THEN BY AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK, ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH IS  
FORECAST TO DIG WEST OF THE STATE. THIS WILL ONCE AGAIN CAUSE THE  
MEAN FLOW TO VEER FOR SOUTHEASTERLY/SOUTHERLY WINDS THAT MAY BE  
STRONGER THIS ROUND. MOISTURE AND SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE  
ONCE AGAIN AS WELL.  
 
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