1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 2, 4:00 AM HST, 30 minutes earlier.
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
400 AM HST TUE MAR 2 2004
.SYNOPSIS...
THE SOMETIMES WET WEATHER SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH BECOMING DRIER
NEXT WEEK END. TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN THURSDAY.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
THE TWO CLOUD BANDS..AT BOTH ENDS OF THE ISLAND CHAIN LAST EVENING..
APPEAR TO BE LOOSELY MERGING THIS MORNING. THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
CONTINUES TO ENHANCE THEIR SHOWERS WITH SOME BEING QUITE PERSISTENT
AS WELL AS LOCALLY HEAVY. HOWEVER THE TROUGH HAS NOT BEEN STRONG
ENOUGH TO GENERATE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS ONLY AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM CELL BUILDING TO 30 THOUSAND FEET 100 MILES SOUTH OF
LANAI.
PRESSURES CONTINUE TO RISE RAPIDLY OVER THE STATE INDICATIVE OF THE
TROUGHS WEAKENING AND LOSING ITS HOLD ON ISLAND WEATHER. MODELS
SHOW TRADE WINDS RETURNING BY THURSDAY AND RAINFALL DIMINISHING
AFTER TODAY AND TOMORROW AND FINALLY GIVING WAY TO A MUCH DRIER
OVERHEAD STABLE RIDGED CONDITION NEXT WEEK END. ALSO THE NOW
STRONG NORTH WINDS OVER KAUAI SHOULD WEAKEN BY TOMORROW.
&&
.MARINE...
THE ARRIVAL OF LARGE SWELLS FROM A SINCE DISSIPATED NORTH PACIFIC
STORM WILL LIKELY CAUSE SURF TO REACH THE 25 FOOT WARNING
THRESHOLD TODAY...THE SHELTERED BIG ISLAND AND LANAI SHOULD
EXPERIENCE LOWER ADVISORY LEVEL HEIGHTS. THE LARGE SURF SHOULD
LAST TWO DAYS.
&&
.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
HIGH SURF WARNING.....NORTH/WEST SHORES KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI
HIGH SURF ADVISORY....NORTH/WEST SHORES BIG ISLAND LANAI
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY..STRONG NORTH WINDS AROUND KAUAI AND
LARGE NORTHWEST SWELLS
MATSUDAThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy showers produced small stream and drainage ditch flooding, and ponding of roadways in windward sections of Oahu. There were no reports of serious injuries or property damage.
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