Air Temperatures – The following high temperatures (F) were recorded across the state of Hawaii Tuesday…along with the low temperatures Tuesday:

76 – 70  Lihue, Kauai
79 – 70  Honolulu, Oahu
72 – 66  Molokai AP
78 – 67  Kahului AP, Maui
74 – 66  Kailua Kona
72 – 66   Hilo AP, Hawaii

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

3.63  Mount Waialeale, Kauai
2.46  Manoa Lyon Arboretum, Oahu
0.78  Molokai
 0.01  Lanai
 0.02  Kahoolawe
1.47  West Wailuaiki, Maui
2.19  Saddle Quarry, Big Island

The following numbers represent the strongest wind gusts (mph) Tuesday evening:

31  Port Allen, Kauai
39  Oahu Forest NWR, Oahu
35  Molokai
30  Lanai
37  Kahoolawe
30  Maalaea Bay, Maui
33  South Point, Big Island

Hawaii’s Mountains – Here’s a link to the live webcam on the summit of our tallest mountain Mauna Kea (nearly 13,800 feet high) on the Big Island of Hawaii. Here’s the webcam for the Haleakala Crater 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.


Aloha Paragraphs

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High pressure north, low pressure far northeast…maintaining our trade winds

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Extensive multi-level clouds over the islands

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Partly to mostly cloudy skies

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Showers locally over the islands…and offshore
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~~~ Hawaii Weather Narrative ~~~


Small Craft Advisory…coasts and channels except leeward Kauai, Oahu, and Maui County

High Surf Advisory…east shores Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and the Big Island

Winter Weather Advisory…Big Island summits / 1 inch of snow

 

Broad Brush Overview: We’ll find a continuation of the mostly cloudy skies over the state, along with increasing moisture, which will continue to bring off and on wet weather across most of the state through Friday. There’s the potential for locally heavy rainfall Wednesday and Thursday, as a weak low pressure system develops near Kauai. The current brisk trade winds will weaken and veer to the southeast later Wednesday, continuing into the weekend, and in the process carry volcanic haze (vog) over the smaller islands.

Details: The most recent satellite imagery continues to show considerable high and middle level moisture moving northward over the state, which is keeping mostly cloudy skies over us. Meanwhile, radar shows a shield of light to moderate showers lurking south and southeast of Maui County and the Big Island…which will gradually lift northward. Elsewhere, light showers remain focused over windward and mountain locations.

The latest model output continues to support an increasingly wet pattern developing over the island chain. Despite some differences between the models, it’s very likely that deep moisture will be drawn northward over the state. Winds will shift to the east-southeast Wednesday night through Thursday. Periods of heavy rainfall will be possible over portions of the state, which could bring localized flooding.

Looking Ahead: As we push into Friday and the weekend, we should find a diminishing threat of heavy rainfall. However, there continues to be model differences, resulting in low confidence with regard to the details. The ECMWF shows breezy trades, while the GFS supports a moist southeast wind flow, which would mean light and variable winds over the smaller islands. Model spread increases further Sunday night into early next week, as a cold front develops to our west. The ECMWF keeps this front several hundred miles west of the state, while the GFS shows the front near Kauai Monday, resulting in the wet pattern continuing. It will take a few more days for the models to sort this all out…stay tuned.

Here’s a wind profile of the Pacific Ocean – Closer view of the islands / Here’s the vog forecast animation / Here’s the latest weather map

Marine environment details: A north swell and strong trade winds will maintain elevated, rough surf along north and east facing shores of most islands. The north swell will subside tonight, however, strong trade winds will likely maintain elevated rough surf along most east facing shores into Wednesday.

The north swell will maintain a threat of moderate harbor surges and large breaking waves near harbor entrances exposed to the north, primarily Kahului and Hilo Harbors…for the time being.

The surf will gradually lower along east facing shores Wednesday night through the weekend, as the winds weaken and become southeast. Small north and northwest swells arriving this weekend, may produce slight rises in surf along some north and west facing shores of the smaller islands Saturday into early next week.


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World-wide Tropical Cyclone activity

Here’s the latest PDC Weather Wall Presentation covering Tropical Cyclone 13P (Linda) in the Coral Sea, and three tropical disturbances being referred to as Invest 99S, Invest 91S…and Invest 90B


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>>> 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:

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

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

>>> Central Pacific:

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

>>> Northwest Pacific Ocean: No active tropical cyclones

>>> South Pacific Ocean: 

>>> North and South Indian Oceans / Arabian Sea: No active tropical cyclones

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


Interesting: The Happiest US Communities: Full List – A new poll ranks nearly 200 U.S. communities based on the well being of their residents.

The results are based on a survey of well-being conducted in 2016 and 2017 by Gallup-Healthways. The survey included people in 186 metro areas, and the scores were averaged over a two-year period.

For the poll, researchers interviewed, via telephone, more than 454,882 U.S. adults in all 50 states. The researchers calculated a well-being score for each community, based on the participants’ answers to questions about different aspects of their well-being, including their sense of purpose, social relationships, financial lives, community involvement and physical health.

Here is the full list of communities, ranked by their well-being score (out of 100 points):

  1. Naples–Immokalee–Marco Island, FL 67.6
  2. Barnstable Town, MA 66.4
  3. Boulder, CO 65.3
  4. Santa Cruz–Watsonville, CA 65.1
  5. Charlottesville, VA 65.0
  6. Lynchburg, VA 64.9
  7. North Port–Sarasota–Bradenton, FL 64.6
  8. Santa Rosa, CA 64.6
  9. Prescott, AZ 64.6
  10. San Luis Obispo–Paso Robles–Arroyo Grande, CA 64.6
  11. Santa Maria–Santa Barbara, CA 64.5
  12. Ann Arbor, MI 64.4
  13. Salinas, CA 64.2
  14. Fort Collins, CO 64.0
  15. El Paso, TX 64.0
  16. Portland–South Portland, ME 63.9
  17. Lancaster, PA 63.9
  18. Urban Honolulu, HI 63.9
  19. Asheville, NC 63.8
  20. San Diego–Carlsbad, CA 63.8
  21. Durham–Chapel Hill, NC 63.6
  22. Cape Coral–Fort Myers, FL 63.6
  23. Visalia–Porterville, CA 63.6
  24. Kennewick–Richland, WA 63.6
  25. Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, FL 63.5
  26. Grand Rapids–Wyoming, MI 63.3
  27. McAllen–Edinburg–Mission, TX 63.3
  28. Port St Lucie, FL 63.2
  29. Provo–Orem, UT 63.2
  30. Raleigh, NC 63.2
  31. Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach, FL 63.1
  32. San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara, CA 63.1
  33. Charleston–North Charleston, SC 63.1
  34. San Francisco–Oakland–Hayward, CA 63.1
  35. Greeley, CO 63.0
  36. Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV 63.0
  37. Burlington–South Burlington, VT 63.0
  38. Duluth, MN–WI 63.0
  39. Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NH 62.9
  40. Clarksville, TN–KY 62.9
  41. Minneapolis–St Paul–Bloomington, MN–WI 62.9
  42. Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk, CT 62.9
  43. Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA 62.9
  44. San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX 62.8
  45. Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO 62.8
  46. Nashville–Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN 62.8
  47. Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX 62.8
  48. Phoenix–Mesa–Scottsdale, AZ 62.8
  49. Austin–Round Rock, TX 62.7
  50. Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR–MO 62.7
  51. Ogden–Clearfield, UT 62.6
  52. Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA 62.6
  53. Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA 62.6
  54. Ocala, FL 62.6
  55. Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach, SC–NC 62.5
  56. Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL 62.5
  57. Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, TX 62.5
  58. Lincoln, NE 62.5
  59. Manchester–Nashua, NH 62.4
  60. Green Bay, WI 62.4
  61. Madison, WI 62.4
  62. Salisbury, MD–DE 62.3
  63. Greenville–Anderson–Mauldin, SC 62.3
  64. Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia, NC–SC 62.2
  65. Pittsburgh, PA 62.2
  66. Jacksonville, FL 62.2
  67. Lakeland–Winter Haven, FL 62.2
  68. Eugene, OR 62.1
  69. Sacramento—Roseville—Arden-Arcade, CA 62.1
  70. Augusta–Richmond County, GA–SC 62.1
  71. Boise City–Nampa, ID 62.1
  72. Colorado Springs, CO 62.0
  73. Anchorage, AK 62.0
  74. Vallejo–Fairfield, CA 62.0
  75. New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ–PA 61.9
  76. Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, FL 61.8
  77. Kalamazoo–Portage, MI 61.8
  78. Albany–Schenectady–Troy,NY 61.8
  79. Knoxville, TN 61.8
  80. Trenton, NJ 61.8
  81. Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA 61.8
  82. Omaha–Council Bluffs, NE–IA 61.8
  83. Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, FL 61.7
  84. Columbus, GA–AL 61.7
  85. Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA 61.7
  86. Salt Lake City, UT 61.7
  87. Kansas City, MO–KS 61.7
  88. Tucson, AZ 61.6
  89. Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton, PA–NJ 61.6
  90. Birmingham–Hoover, AL 61.5
  91. Greensboro–High Point, NC 61.5
  92. Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA 61.5
  93. Richmond, VA 61.5
  94. Rochester, NY 61.5
  95. Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN–WI 61.5
  96. Chattanooga, TN–GA 61.4
  97. Lansing–East Lansing, MI 61.4
  98. Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA 61.4
  99. Savannah, GA 61.4
  100. Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News, VA–NC 61.4
  101. Corpus Christi, TX 61.4
  102. Milwaukee–Waukesha–West Allis, WI 61.4
  103. Tampa–St Petersburg–Clearwater, FL 61.3
  104. Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford, CT 61.3
  105. Louisville–Jefferson County, KY–IN 61.3
  106. New Haven–Milford, CT 61.3
  107. Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent, FL 61.2
  108. Gainesville, FL 61.2
  109. Modesto, CA 61.2
  110. York–Hanover, PA 61.2
  111. Utica–Rome, NY 61.2
  112. Stockton–Lodi, CA 61.2
  113. Huntsville, AL 61.2
  114. Harrisburg–Carlisle, PA 61.1
  115. Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA–IL 61.1
  116. Las Vegas–Henderson–Paradise, NV 61.0
  117. St Louis, MO–IL 61.0
  118. Bremerton–Silverdale, WA 61.0
  119. Jackson, MS 61.0
  120. Albuquerque, NM 60.9
  121. Cincinnati, OH–KY–IN 60.9
  122. Winston–Salem, NC 60.9
  123. Spokane–Spokane Valley, WA 60.9
  124. Reno, NV 60.9
  125. Columbus, OH 60.8
  126. Evansville, IN–KY 60.8
  127. Cleveland–Elyria, OH 60.8
  128. Olympia, WA 60.8
  129. Lexington–Fayette, KY 60.8
  130. Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, TN–VA 60.8
  131. Syracuse, NY 60.8
  132. Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA–NJ–DE–MD 60.8
  133. Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson, IN 60.7
  134. Worcester, MA–CT 60.7
  135. Cedar Rapids, IA 60.7
  136. Toledo, OH 60.6
  137. Salem, OR 60.6
  138. Wilmington, NC 60.6
  139. Peoria, IL 60.5
  140. Tallahassee, FL 60.5
  141. Springfield, MA 60.5
  142. Akron,OH 60.5
  143. Beaumont–Port Arthur, TX 60.5
  144. Dayton, OH 60.4
  145. Detroit–Warren–Dearborn, MI 60.4
  146. Lubbock, TX 60.4
  147. Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, MD 60.4
  148. Mobile, AL 60.4
  149. Providence–Warwick, RI–MA 60.4
  150. Chico, CA 60.3
  151. Norwich–New London, CT 60.3
  152. Lafayette, LA 60.3
  153. Fort Wayne, IN 60.3
  154. Springfield, MO 60.3
  155. Fresno, CA 60.3
  156. Buffalo–Cheektowaga–Niagara Falls, NY 60.2
  157. Wichita, KS 60.2
  158. Spartanburg, SC 60.2
  159. Reading, PA 60.2
  160. Baton Rouge, LA 60.1
  161. Little Rock–N Little Rock–Conway, AR 60.1
  162. Shreveport–Bossier City, LA 60.1
  163. New Orleans–Metairie, LA 60.1
  164. Killeen–Temple, TX 60.0
  165. Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton, PA 60.0
  166. Columbia, SC 60.0
  167. Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH–PA 60.0
  168. Montgomery, AL 59.9
  169. Huntington–Ashland, WV–KY–OH 59.9
  170. Lake Havasu City–Kingman, AZ 59.8
  171. Bakersfield, CA 59.7
  172. Roanoke, VA 59.7
  173. Oklahoma City, O 59.6
  174. Medford, OR 59.6
  175. Tulsa, OK 59.6
  176. Memphis, TN–MS–AR 59.6
  177. Flint, MI 59.5
  178. Rockford, IL 59.5
  179. Fayetteville, NC 59.3
  180. Erie, PA 59.2
  181. South Bend–Mishawaka, IN–MI 59.2
  182. Binghamton, N 58.9
  183. Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC 58.6
  184. Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula, MS 58.6
  185. Canton–Massillon, OH 58.3
  186. Fort Smith, AR–OK 58.2