279  
FXHW01 KWNH 220602  
PMDHI  
 
HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
202 AM EDT TUE APR 22 2025  
 
VALID 00Z WED 23 APR 2025 - 00Z WED 30 APR 2025  
 
   
..PROTRACTED WET PATTERN  
 
IT GENERALLY REMAINS THE CASE THAT ISLAND TRADES HAVE INCREASED  
AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CELLS BRIDGE TO THE NORTH OF THE STATE.  
THIS FAVORS A GENERALLY WET TRADE PATTERN GIVEN LINGERING MOISTURE  
FOR EARLY THIS WEEK, WITH MORE FOCUS ON WINDWARD TERRAIN. A FLOOD  
WATCH IS NOW IN PLACE FOR THE WESTERN ISLANDS. GUIDANCE GENERALLY  
AGREES THAT UPPER TROUGH/CLOSED LOW AND SURFACE SYSTEM GENESIS  
REMAINS SET TO DIG AND SETTLE JUST TO THE WEST OF THE STATE BY  
MID-LATER WEEK. WEAKENING AND VEERING LEAD FLOW TO SOUTHEASTERLY  
TO SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE STATE SHOULD DEEPEN LEAD MOISTURE TO  
FUEL SHOWERS AND SOME HEAVIER LOCAL DOWNPOURS. THE UPPER SYSTEM  
SHOULD SLOWLY EJECT AND LOSE INFLUENCE INTO THE WEEKEND, BUT A  
MOISTURE POOLING TRAILING FRONT AND DEEP SHOWERS FOCUS MAY WORK  
SLOWLY INTO THE STATE FROM THE WEST, WITH AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER  
FOCUS POSSIBLY LINGERING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 
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