Strong high pressure northeast of the state produced east to northeast winds sustained at 30 mph, with gusts to 40 mph, in windward and leeward locations of the Kohala districts on the island of Hawaii. No serious property damage or injuries were reported.
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The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
Strong high pressure northeast of the state produced east to northeast winds sustained at 30 mph, with gusts to 40 mph, in windward and leeward locations of the Kohala districts on the island of Hawaii. No serious property damage or injuries were reported.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 11, 3:29 PM HST, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SYNOPTIC DISCUSSION AND GUIDANCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 4 PM HST WED APR 11 2001 SUMMARY...THE STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH THE REST OF THIS WEEK THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME NORTHEASTERLY EARLY NEXT WEEK. BRIEF SHOWERS ARE EXPECT MAINLY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. DISCUSSION...THE BRISK TRADES WILL LAST THROUGH SATURDAY THANKS TO PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF HAWAII. MODELS INDICATE THAT THE TRADES WILL THEN DIMINISH AND BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY SUNDAY WHEN LOW PRESSURE DROPS SOUTHWARD ALONG 145W. THE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING DRIER COOLER AIR TO THE STATE THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF NEXT WEEK. THE LOW WILL BOTTOM OUT NEAR 35N 145W MONDAY THEN LIFT OUT TO THE NORTHEAST BY WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER BAND OF SHOWER-BEARING CUMULUS CLOUDS HAS FORMED ALONG THE SOUTHERN FRINGES OF A LARGE FIELD OF STABLE STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS NORTHEAST OF THE STATE. THE SHOWERS WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT AND PROBABLY LAST INTO THURSDAY. THE SHOWERS MAY BE BRIEFLY HEAVY...AS WAS THE CASE WITH THE LAST SHOWER BAND...WHICH BY THE WAY CAN BE SEEN SOUTH OF HAWAII. CRAIG. .PHFO.....WARNINGS.....NONE . WATCHES......NONE . ADVISORIES...HIGH SURF EAST FACING SHORES . ...SMALL CRAFT ALL WATERS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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