Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday:

79  Lihue, Kauai
79  Honolulu, Oahu
82  Molokai
87  Kahului, Maui
83  Kona, Hawaii
81  Hilo, Hawaii


Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level – and on the highest mountain tops on Maui and the Big Island…as of 743pm Sunday evening:

 

Kahului, Maui – 78
Hilo, Hawaii – 72


Haleakala Summit –   39 (near 10,000 feet on Maui)
Mauna Kea Summit – 27 (13,000+ feet on the Big Island)


Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live web cam on the summit of near 13,800 foot Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. This web cam is available during the daylight hours here in the islands…and when there’s a big moon shining down during the night at times. Plus, during the nights you will be able to see stars, and the sunrise and sunset too… depending upon weather conditions.

 


Aloha Paragraphs

http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/RadarImg/hawaii.gif

blue and green equals light to moderate rain –
yellow/red – moderate to heavy


We’ll find light winds continuing through most of the
new week ahead…periods of volcanic haze (vog) 

Spotty showers falling locally at times, a few will be
heavy with a thunderstorm possible…lasting into
the night

Drier weather arriving during the new week, with a
few afternoon upcountry showers locally

A major high surf event will arrive along our north
and west shores Thursday through Friday




The following numbers represent the most recent top wind gusts (mph), along with directions as of Sunday evening:

16  Puu Lua, Kauai – NE
18  Makua Range, Oahu – SW
12  Molokai – SE
12  Lanai – SSW
29  Kahoolawe – NE
16  Lipoa, Maui – SE
29  PTA West, Big Island – SE


Here are the latest 24-hour precipitation totals (inches) for each of the islands as of Sunday evening 545pm totals):

0.92  Port Allen, Kauai
0.03  Kuaokala, Oahu
0.00  Molokai
0.00  Lanai
0.00  Kahoolawe
2.02  Kaupo Gap, Maui
3.52  Kealakomo – Big Island


We can use the following links to see what’s going on in our area of the north central Pacific Ocean. Here’s the latest NOAA satellite picture – the latest looping satellite image… and finally the latest looping radar image for the Hawaiian Islands.


~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~



Light winds through the new week ahead. Here’s the latest weather map, showing the Hawaiian Islands, and the rest of the North Pacific Ocean. ~~~ We find a large, near 1034 millibar high pressure system over the ocean to the northeast of the state…with an associated ridge of high pressure extending southwest over Kauai. At the same time, we see a surface trough of low pressure to the north of our islands. This lighter wind regime will last through most of the new week ahead, keeping a rather stagnant air mass over our Aloha state.

Satellite imagery shows clear to partly cloudy skies over the state, although with areas of deeper clouds and thunderstorms over the nearby ocean…and over Oahu at the time of this writing. There are showers, with a few heavy ones are embedded in the area of clouds around the Kauai too. These showers are associated with the trough of low pressure to our north, and an upper level low near us as well. Here’s the looping radar image, showing moderately heavy showers falling mostly over the ocean, although some are edging close to or over the islands in places too. Looking at this larger satellite image, which is in the looping mode, we can still see an area of deep clouds to the southwest of the state…although most of the heavier showers are pulling away from the islands now, and will likely continue to do so into Monday.

Unsettled weather remains in place…although improving conditions are on the horizon. We’ll see a few showers falling this evening, some of which will be heavy here and there…although will be spotty for the most part. As we get into Monday onwards, the winds will remain light, with afternoon clouds and a few showers in the upcountry slopes, along with chilly early mornings. The models suggest that we’ll see generally drier weather coming into play, especially by Tuesday onwards, with fair weather conditions prevailing. ~~~ I’ll be back with your next new weather narrative from paradise early Monday morning, I hope you have a great Sunday night wherever you happen to be spending it. Aloha for now…Glenn.

Friday evening Film: There are so many interesting films that are out now, it’s difficult for me to know which to see. Many of them are just coming out tonight, so there’s a good chance that that will make for crowded theaters. I’ve decided to see the one called Inside Llewyn Davis, starring Oscar Isaac, Justin Timerlake, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, F. Murray Abraham, and Jeanine Serrales, …among many others. The synopsis: Inside Llewyn Davis follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles — some of them of his own making. ~~~ The critics are being generous, which is often, although not always a good indicator. The Coen Brothers, Ethan and Joel, are the directors of this film, and I’ve honestly never seen a film of theirs that I didn’t appreciate greatly. I was surprised that there were so few people in the theater on its opening night, as there were lots of people in the line to buy tickets to many of the other films.

This was a very interesting film, much different than anything I’ve seen, well, perhaps since some of their past films. It is just now hitting me what a great film it was, as during the viewing, it was all rather depressing. I absolutely knew that I was seeing an outstanding film, although it was so impersonal, so full of failure, that it sort of drove me down into myself…into that place where there’s not much hope in life. It was so dark and very smart, and profoundly full of melancholy…those sorts of things that most of us avoid in life. A bitter pill to swallow, that made me so aware of the detail of life, and how down and out one can get, portraying a real loser. The acting was superb, and I greatly appreciated the authenticity of this period piece, and the outstanding artistic flair. Well, after all that, I’m going to lay an A grade on this film, in no uncertain terms! Here’s a trailer, and there really isn’t anything that should intimidate you in checking it out.



World-wide tropical cyclone activity:


Atlantic Ocean: The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th. Here’s the 2013 hurricane season summary


Here’s a satellite image of the Atlantic Ocean

Caribbean Sea:

Gulf of Mexico:

Here’s a satellite image of the Caribbean Sea…and the Gulf of Mexico.

Here’s the link to the National Hurricane Center (NHC)

Eastern Pacific: The Eastern Pacific hurricane season runs from May 15th through November 30th. Here’s the 2013 hurricane season summary


Here’s a wide satellite image that covers the entire area between Mexico, out through the central Pacific…to the International Dateline.


Central Pacific Ocean: The Central Pacific hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th. Here’s the 2013 hurricane season summary


Here’s a link to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC)


Western Pacific Ocean: There are no active tropical cyclones


South Pacific Ocean: Tropical Cyclone 07P (Ian) remains active in the Southwest Pacific Ocean, here’s the JTWC graphical track map…and a NOAA satellite image


North and South Indian Oceans: Tropical Cyclone 08S (Colin) remains active in the South Indian Ocean, here’s the JTWC graphical track map…and a NOAA satellite image

Here’s a link to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)


Interesting: Increase in Tourism Impacts Seashell Loss – Walking down the beach you see the perfect shell. You pick it up, put it in your pocket and decide to keep it to remind you of your trip to paradise. While different agencies, states, and countries have specific regulations on taking shells, vials of sand, or any other object from its natural environment, you are generally not allowed to bring these souvenirs home with you, especially to another country.


Why? Mainly because if everyone did it, there would be none left. But despite airports seizing tons of shells each week, seashells are still disappearing at various tourist locations and according to a new study, as global tourism increases, human-induced seashell loss may harm natural habitats worldwide.


A new study conducted by researchers from the Florida Museum of Natural History on the University of Florida campus and the University of Barcelona demonstrates that increased tourism on the Mediterranean coast of Spain correlated with a 70 percent decrease in mollusk shells during the tourist season in July and August and a 60 percent decrease in other months.


Scientists fear shell removal could cause significant damage to natural ecosystems and organisms that rely on shells, said lead author Michal Kowalewski, the Thompson Chair of Invertebrate Paleontology at the Florida Museum. How? For one, shells provide a home or attachment surface for organisms like algae, seagrass, and sponges. Hermit crabs also use shells as protective armor while some fish use these shells to hide from predators. In addition, shells are mostly made of calcium carbonate and in many coastal habitats they dissolve slowly and recycle back into the ocean.


In the study, researchers conducted multiple monthly surveys from 1978 to 1981 and from 2008 to 2010 on Llarga Beach, a small stretch of shoreline on the coast of Spain. Based on area hotel sales data, researchers estimate the number of tourists visiting the beach increased threefold over the last 30 years, with most visits during the summer. Over the same time period, the number of shells on the beach decreased by more than 60 percent. The survey area has experienced no new commercial fisheries or urban development since the 1970s, suggesting human activity unrelated to tourism is unlikely to have contributed substantially to the shell loss, Kowalewski said. Changes in ecosystem structure and local environmental conditions, which could potentially contribute to a natural decrease in shell numbers, were not observed, he said.