North to northeast winds of 35 to 45 mph, with gusts to 50 mph, swept across the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. There were no reports of serious property damage or injuries.
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The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
North to northeast winds of 35 to 45 mph, with gusts to 50 mph, swept across the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. There were no reports of serious property damage or injuries.
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 Dec 21, 4:00 AM HST, 0 minutes earlier.
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 400 AM HST SUN DEC 21 2003 .SYNOPSIS... LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS TODAY WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE BY MIDWEEK...LIKELY BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY AFTER CHRISTMAS DAY. FINE WEATHER EARLY IN THE WEEK WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE SHOWERY TOWARD NEXT WEEKEND. && .DISCUSSION... LIGHT TRADE WINDS WINDS SOUTH OF A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE CENTER PASSING NEARBY TO OUR NORTH WILL KEEP ISLAND WEATHER GENERALLY SUNNY AND DRY INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE COMING WEEK. A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OF 1035MB OR MORE IS EXPECTED TO SLIP INTO PLACE FAR TO OUR NORTHEAST LATER IN THE WEEK...INCREASING THE FETCH AND STRENGTH OF OUR TRADE WINDS... AND ALSO BRINGING AN INCREASE IN TRADE SHOWERS BY FRIDAY AND INTO NEXT WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT...WHICH IS CAUSING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE SUMMIT AREAS OF THE BIG ISLAND TODAY WILL KEEP SUBSIDENCE STRONG AND SHOWERS MINIMAL ACROSS THE STATE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WE WILL SEE SOME INCREASE IN SHOWERS...MAINLY WINDWARD AND MAUKA SECTIONS...TOWARD THE END OF THE COMING WORK WEEK. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SUMMIT AREAS OF THE BIG ISLAND HIGH SURF ADVISORY NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALL HAWAIIAN WATERS FOR NW SWELL. && FARRELL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5327922, 5327923, 5327924.