High Wind Warning 3, NWS Honolulu, HI

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WWHW70 PHFO 040140
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
340 PM HST SAT FEB 3 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR BIG ISLAND SUMMITS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

.A JETSTREAM ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLANK OF AN UPPER TROUGH HAS
KEPT WINDS STRONG ACROSS BIG ISLAND SUMMITS. WINDS WILL EASE
AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE TROUGH MOVES EASTWARD.

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BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
340 PM HST SAT FEB 3 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT HST
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT HST TONIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH OR GUSTS OF
60 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$
POWELL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
408 AM HST SAT FEB 3 2007

.CORRECTION TO SYNOPSIS.

.SYNOPSIS...SKIES WILL BE SUNNY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE
FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. WEATHER WILL BE MOSTLY DRY WITH COOL
NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES DIPPING INTO THE LOW 60S TO UPPER 50S. A WEAK
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH KAUAI WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE WEAKENING AS
IT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ISLANDS THURSDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...NO PRECIPITATION WAS REPORTED ON RAIN GAGES OVERNIGHT.
THE TEMPERATURE INVERSION HAS STRENGTHENED AT 5 TO 6 THOUSAND FEET
AND THE AIR MASS IS VERY DRY AND COOL AS INDICATED BY DEW POINT
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 50S. NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15
MPH WILL BE BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AS A VERY WEAK SURFACE HIGH
PASSES OVER THE ISLANDS SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY A LINGERING RIDGE. LIGHT
WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES ALLOW ARE THE BEST CONDITIONS FOR LOW
NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES...EVEN INTO THE UPPER 50S WHICH WOULD BE
TYPICAL FOR COOL WINTERTIME LOWS IN HAWAII.

THE UPPER TROUGH HAS PROGRESSED EAST OF THE STATE BUT UPPER LEVEL
WINDS REMAIN STRONG. THE WIND ADVISORY ON HALEAKALA IS CANCELLED.
THE HIGH WIND WARNING ON THE SUMMITS OF THE BIG ISLAND HAS BEEN
DOWNGRADED TO A WIND ADVISORY SINCE WINDS ARE AT OR ABOVE THE 35 MPH
THRESHOLD FOR A WIND ADVISORY. A DOWNWARD TREND IS EXPECTED THROUGH
THE DAY.

THE SURFACE RIDGE MAY EDGE SOUTH TO THE BIG ISLAND WHEN A FRONT
PASSES A HUNDRED MILES NORTH OF THE STATE MONDAY. THEREFORE
PREVAILING WINDS...ALTHOUGH LIGHT...WILL HAVE A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT
AND MAY EVEN BE LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY NEAR KAUAI MONDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. STEADY AND STRONGER TRADE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR THE
SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF ANOTHER FRONT AT THE
END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.MARINE...SURF EXPECTED TO BE JUST ABOVE ADVISORY LEVELS ON EXPOSED
WEST AND NORTH FACING SHORES TODAY...DECREASING SLOWLY SUNDAY.
CONDITIONS ARE HOWEVER UNSUITABLE FOR SURFING DUE TO THE STORMY
OCEAN CONDITIONS CAUSED BY ONSHORE NORTHERLY WINDS.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR SEAS ABOVE 10 FEET ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL
COASTAL WATERS EXCEPT MAALAEA BAY AND THE PAILOLO CHANNEL.

&&

.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY THROUGH 3 PM TODAY FOR BIG ISLAND MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA
KEA SUMMITS.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY FOR ALL WATERS EXCEPT
MAALAEA BAY AND THE PAILOLO CHANNEL.

HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH 4 AM HST SUNDAY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING
SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI.

&&

HOAG