A jet stream over the Big Island of Hawaii generated west to southwest winds of 50 to 60 mph, with gusts to 65 mph, near the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. No serious injuries or property damage were reported.
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The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
A jet stream over the Big Island of Hawaii generated west to southwest winds of 50 to 60 mph, with gusts to 65 mph, near the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. No serious injuries or property damage 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 Mar 31, 8:30 PM HST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SYNOPTIC DISCUSSION AND GUIDANCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 830 PM HST SUN MAR 31 2002 SUMMARY...A REMNANT SHEAR LINE...COMBINED WITH AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS...WILL MAKE THE BIG ISLAND THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO TUESDAY. GREATER STABILITY...DUE TO THE COOL DRY AIRMASS THAT MOVED OVER THE ISLANDS LATE FRIDAY...WILL KEEP THE WEATHER SUNNY AND GENERALLY DRY OVER THE REST OF THE ALOHA STATE. DISCUSSION...THE COMBINATION OF A SHEAR LINE...THE REMNANT OF THE COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT MOVED OVER THE STATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...AND A JETSTREAM OVER THE TOP...HAS MADE THE AIRMASS VERY UNSTABLE THIS EVENING. FORECAST CHARTS KEEP INSTABILITY OVER THE BIG ISLAND INTO EARLY TUESDAY...AND THUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THERE. THE LOW TO OUR NORTH IS WEAKENING HOWEVER...AND THE STABLE AIR OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE WILL MOVE EAST TO INCLUDE THE BIG ISLAND LATER ON TUESDAY... CONTINUING TO KEEP THE ISLANDS GENERALLY DRY AND SUNNY THROUGH THE COMING WEEK. EXPECT LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS TO RETURN BY WEDNESDAY...BUT WEAKENING AGAIN BY NEXT WEEKEND. FARRELL .HFO...WARNINGS.....NONE . WATCHES......NONE . ADVISORIES...HIGH SURF NORTH AND NORTHWEST SHORES
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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