Southwest winds of 50 to 60 mph, with gusts to 70 mph, occurred near the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii.
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Southwest winds of 50 to 60 mph, with gusts to 70 mph, occurred near the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii.
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 Feb 5, 4:00 PM HST, 2 hours earlier.
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SYNOPTIC DISCUSSION AND GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
4 PM HST MON FEB 5 2001
SUMMARY...SKIES ACROSS THE SMALLER ISLANDS ARE BEGINNING TO
CLEAR...WHILE WIDESPREAD CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS CONTINUE TO
BLANKET WINDWARD AND KAU SHORES AND SLOPES OF THE BIG ISLAND.
EXPECT CLEARING SKIES TONIGHT COMBINED WITH NORTHERLY FLOW AND
RELATIVELY LOW DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES...MAKING FOR RATHER CHILLY
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES. EXPECT SUNSHINE TUESDAY AND CLEAR AGAIN
TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT CONVECTIVE CLOUDS AND A FEW SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS WITH TRADES RETURNING BY FRIDAY.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE BIG ISLAND WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.
DISCUSSION...A SURFACE LOW FORMED NORTHEAST OF THE ISLANDS WITHIN
THE PAST 48 HOURS...AND IS NOW ABOUT 310 MILES NORTHEAST OF HILO
MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. WINDS ALONG THE WEST
SIDE OF THIS LOW ARE FROM THE NORTH...PROVIDING NORTHERLY WINDS
ACROSS THE ISLANDS AND CREATING A NEARBY SOURCE FETCH FOR
ADVISORY-LEVEL SURF-PRODUCING SWELL. CLOUD BANDS AHEAD OF THE
APPROACHING LOW PILED UP ALONG NORTHERN SHORES AND SLOPES OF
THE ISLANDS THIS MORNING...PROVIDING A FEW SPRINKLES. THIS CLOUD
COVER IS BEGINNING TO DISSIPATE OVER THE SMALLER ISLANDS AS AN AREA
OF DRIER AIR MOVES IN AT THE SURFACE. MOISTURE REMAINS TRAPPED
AGAINST WINDWARD AND KAU SHORES AND SLOPES OF THE BIG
ISLAND...CAUSING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS TO LINGER THERE. THE NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE STATE TODAY...BUT AS THE SURFACE LOW
GETS NEARER THE ISLANDS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...WINDS WILL TURN LIGHT
AND VARIABLE OVER MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND. LIGHT WINDS WILL MOVE
WESTWARD TO AFFECT THE ENTIRE STATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
WITH GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES AT NIGHT PROVIDING VERY COOL MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY COULD SEE SOME AFTERNOON
CONVECTIVE CLOUDINESS BUILD INTO A FEW SHOWERS...EVEN A POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM ON THE BIG ISLAND DUE TO THE INCREASED TROPICAL
MOISTURE THERE AND THE INSTABILITY PROVIDED BY THE COOLER AIR
ALOFT. MODELS SHOW TRADES RETURNING TO THE BIG ISLAND AND MAUI ON
THURSDAY...AND TO THE REST OF THE STATE ON FRIDAY. SWELL GENERATED
BY THE GALE FORCE WINDS ON THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST SIDES OF THE LOW
HAVE REACHED THE ISLANDS...AND IS PRODUCING ADVISORY-LEVEL SURF
ALONG NORTH AND EAST SHORES. POWBELL
.PHFO.....WARNINGS.....NONE
. WATCHES......NONE
. ADVISORIES...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NORTH AND EAST SHORES
KAUAI...OAHU...MOLOKAI...MAUI...BIG ISLAND.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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