The latest update to this website was at 712pm Friday evening (HST)

 

Here are the highest temperatures Friday afternoon…and the lowest Friday morning:

82 / 74  Lihue AP, Kauai
m / m   Honolulu AP, Oahu
81 / 73  Molokai AP, Molokai
85 / 72  Kahului AP, Maui
86 / 72  Kona AP, Big Island
82 / 68  Hilo AP, Big Island

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

0.19  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
0.03  Hakipuu Mauka, Oahu
0.05  Puu Alii, Molokai
0.00  Lanai City, Lanai
0.21  West Wailuaiki, Maui
0.54  Laupahoehoe, Big Island

The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph) as of Friday evening:

32  Port Allen, Kauai
47  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
39  Makapulapai, Molokai
28  Lanai 1, Lanai
35  Kahului AP, Maui
39  Pali 2, Big Island

Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcams on the summit of our tallest mountain Mauna Kea (~13,800 feet high) on the Big Island of Hawaii, and atop the Haleakala Crater (~10,023 feet) on Maui. These webcams are available during the daylight hours here in the islands, and at night whenever there’s a big moon shining down. Also, at night you will be able to see the stars, and the sunrise and sunset too…depending upon weather conditions.

 

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Big Blue…click twice for largest version

 

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 A cold front northwest…thunderstorms far south in the deeper tropics
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Variable low clouds across the state…high clouds moving through at times

 

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Clear to partly cloudy in general

 

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Localized showers

 

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Kauai and Oahu (Satellite)

 

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Kauai and Oahu (Radar)

 

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Oahu and Maui County (Satellite)

 

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Oahu and Maui County (Radar)

 

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 Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, and the Big Island (Satellite)

 

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Maui County and the Big Island (Radar)

 

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Big Island (Radar)

 

Model showing precipitation through 8-days (you can slow this animation down)

 

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Please open this link to see details on any current Watches, Warnings and Advisories noted above

 

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~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~

 

Glenn’s Aloha Friday comments:  I’m here in Bend, Oregon, visiting my good friend Bob Earle, who is a professor of Physical Geography and GIS at the local college. I hope you have a good Friday wherever you happen to be spending it.

It’s clear here in Bend, with a low temperature of 26.5 degrees in Bob’s backyard in NW Bend.

Bob and I walked down to get an espresso in town this morning. We came back and caught up on some work, and drove over to Dillon Falls trail and took a nice hike back out into nature. We watched the November Full Moon rise, which is called the Beaver Moon. We came back and caught up on more work, before going out to dinner…which was so so…although made more manageable with a couple of drinks under our belts. 🙂

 

Hawaii’s Broad Brush Weather Overview:  Windy trade winds will persist into the weekend, and then weaken heading into next week. A drier airmass over the islands will bring critical fire weather conditions to leeward areas, and again Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon. A band of moisture being carried in on the trades late Saturday into Sunday will boost shower activity once again.

Hawaii’s Weather Details:  Winds at the Big Island summits have weakened some as expected, and have been below advisory levels. Winds remain gusty over portions of the lower elevations of Maui County and the Big Island. The Wind Advisory for those locations has been extend to Sunday morning, with the models indicating many of those areas will remain at advisory levels.

The atmospheric sounding from Lihue saw precipitable water (PW) values drop to near 1 inch. PW values were higher at Hilo due to showers in the area. Satellite shows the low cloud band that brought showers to the Big Island is dissipating, while another area of moisture is mostly passing south of the islands. Expecting that most areas will see limited clouds and showers through tonight.

Heading into Saturday, leftover moisture from a front will be carried in on the trade wind flow, once again increasing the shower activity around the state. With the trade wind flow, expect the clouds and showers to be focused over windward and mountain areas. The GFS and ECMWF models are coming into better agreement with the handling of an upper level trough moving over the islands this weekend, which could help to enhance some of the showers moving over the islands.

By the end of the weekend, the high pressure system far north of the islands will begin to weaken, which will weaken the trades over the first half of the new week. Drier conditions are once again expected, with a return to more typical trade wind showers.

Here’s a near real-time Wind Profile of the Pacific Ocean – along with a Closer View of the islands / Here’s the latest Weather Map / Vog map animation

Fire Weather:  A drier airmass will persist over the islands, which will allow late morning and afternoon relative humidity values to fall to around 45% or slightly lower in some leeward areas. Fuels remain dry, and when combined with the windy trades that are expected to continue, a Red Flag Warning is in effect for leeward areas. There is a low probability for critical fire weather conditions to continue into early Saturday afternoon, however a band of showers expected on Saturday should end fire weather concerns by Saturday evening.

Hawaii’s Marine Environment:  A strong high pressure system north of the islands will remain in place through the weekend. Strong and gusty trade winds will peak through Saturday, and then slowly decrease into the new work week, as low pressure system weakens the ridge north of the state. A Gale Warning remains in effect through Saturday night for the windier waters and channels around Maui and the Big Island. A Small Craft Advisory is also in effect for all remaining coastal waters for the same time frame. This advisory will likely be extended into Sunday.

The current northerly swell will continue to trend downward through the weekend. Some minor bumps are expected from small reinforcing northwest swells. A large northerly swell will build into the area by the second half of next week.

Along east facing shores a High Surf Advisory remains in effect through Saturday and may need to be extended into Sunday. Rough and choppy surf is expected through the weekend due to these strong trade winds. Surf heights along east facing shores will decrease early next week as trade wind speeds weaken.

Along south facing shores, expect surf to remain small.

Peak monthly tides are forecasted in the early morning hours each day through Monday. These high tides combined with elevated seas from strong trade winds may increase coastal inundation impacts for vulnerable locations during the morning high tides. This has prompted a Coastal Flood Statement which will continue through early Monday morning.

 

                          
My favorite fruit (when Hayden Mangoes aren’t happening)…Apple Bananas

 

 

World-wide Tropical Cyclone Activity

 

Atlantic Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

Caribbean Sea:   

Tropical Cyclone 19L (Sara)…is located about 35 miles southwest of Isla Guanaja, Honduras

SARA CRAWLING WESTWARD NEAR THE HONDURAS COAST…CATASTROPHIC FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES ONGOING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA

Sara is moving toward the west near 2 mph (4 km/h). A continued slow westward motion is expected over the next day or so, followed by a more west-northwestward motion beginning late Saturday. On the forecast track, the center of Sara will continue to move near the northern coast of Honduras during the next day or so before approaching Belize, and then move onshore in Belize during the day on Sunday. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts. Some slight strengthening is possible over the next day or so, as long as the system remains offshore. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km) from the center.

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Gulf of Mexico:  There are no active tropical cyclone

Northeastern Pacific:  There are no active tropical cyclone

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

North Central Pacific:  There are no active tropical cyclone

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

Northwest Pacific Ocean:  

Tropical Cyclone 25W (Man-yi)…is located approximately 356 NM east-southeast of Manila, Philippines

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Tropical Cyclone 27W (Usagi)…is located approximately 169 NM south-southwest of Taipei, Taiwan

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Southwest Pacific Ocean:  There are no active tropical cyclones

North and South Indian Ocean:

Tropical Cyclone 02S (Bheki)…is located approximately 360 NM south-southeast of Diego Garcia

Arabian Sea:  There are no active tropical cyclones

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

>>> Here’s a link to the Pacific Disaster Center’s (PDC Global) Weather Wall website

 

Interesting:  NASA Data Helps International Community Prepare for Sea Level Rise

Earth’s ocean is rising, disrupting livelihoods and infrastructure in coastal communities around the world. Agencies and organizations are working to prepare people as their world changes around them, and NASA information is helping these efforts.

The agency’s global data is now available in the sea level section of the Earth Information Center. NASA developed the global sea level change website in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense, the World Bank, the U.S. Department of State, and the United Nations Development Program.

The site includes information on projected sea level rise through the year 2150 for coastlines around the world, as well as estimates of how much flooding a coastal community or region can expect to see in the next 30 years. The projections come from data collected by NASA and its partners and from computer models of ice sheets and the ocean, as well as the latest sea level assessment from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and other sources.

“NASA innovates for the benefit of humanity. Our cutting-edge instruments and data-driven information tools help communities and organizations respond to natural hazards and extreme weather, and inform critical coastal infrastructure planning decisions,” said Karen St. Germain, director of the Earth science division at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

Read more at NASA