Southwest winds sustained near 60 mph affected 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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Southwest winds sustained near 60 mph affected 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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NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 21, 4:00 AM HST, 0 minutes earlier.
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 400 AM HST FRI JAN 21 2005 .SYNOPSIS... A FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE ISLANDS TODAY...PRODUCING SHOWERS AND NORTH WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING A BRIEF RETURN OF TRADE WINDS ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST SUNDAY AS ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES...BUT THAT FRONT WILL STALL NORTH OF THE ISLANDS. TRADE WINDS WILL RETURN AGAIN BY MONDAY AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK. && .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT JUST NORTHWEST OF KAUAI IS MOVING EAST SOUTHEASTWARD. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WINDS REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. A BAND OF CLOUDS AND SHOWERS LEFT OVER FROM OUR LAST FRONT REMAINS OVER MAUI COUNTY. THIS BAND IS MOVING SOUTHEAST SLOWLY AND MAY MOVE OVER THE BIG ISLAND LATER TODAY WHERE IT WILL BE OVERTAKEN BY THE FRONTAL BAND. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE INCREASING AHEAD OF THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY AT HIGH ELEVATIONS...REQUIRING A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA. OBSERVATORIES ON MAUKA KEA HAVE BEEN REPORTING WINDS NEAR 50 MPH A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HALEAKALA. CLOUDS AND SHOWERS IN THE FRONTAL CLOUD BAND ARE ALREADY SPREADING OVER KAUAI. THESE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL MOVE DOWN TO MAUI COUNTY BY SUNSET AND REACH THE BIG ISLAND TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND PLENTY OF CLOUDS BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR AS IF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE UNSTABLE ENOUGH FOR THUNDERSTORMS. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE BIG ISLAND AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN. TEMPERATURES OVER MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED BUT IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE MOISTURE WILL BE DEEP ENOUGH FOR HEAVY SNOW. A SURFACE HIGH WILL MOVE EASTWARD BEHIND THE FRONT REACHING A POINT 325 MILES NORTH OF KAUAI BY TOMORROW MORNING AND BRINGING TRADE WINDS TO THE ISLANDS FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS. ANOTHER FRONT WILL BE APPROACHING THE ISLANDS BY SUNDAY. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL MOVE BACK DOWN OVER THE ISLANDS AND OUR WINDS WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY. WEATHER WILL REMAIN MOSTLY FAIR FROM KAUAI TO MAUI OVER THE WEEKEND BUT REMNANTS OF THE OLD FRONT WILL KEEP THE BIG ISLAND SHOWERY. UNLIKE THE PAST FEW FRONTS...THE FRONT NEXT WEEK WILL STALL NORTH OF THE ISLANDS. SURFACE RIDGING WILL REBUILD TO OUR NORTH AND TRADE WINDS WILL RETURN BY MONDAY NIGHT. THE 21/00Z GFS150 MODEL RUN HAS BACKED OFF ON A LOW CUTTING OFF NORTHWEST OF KAUAI NEXT WEEK SO TRADE WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. && .MARINE... A NEW NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE TODAY AND GRADUALLY INCREASE SO WE ARE ISSUING A HIGH SURF ADVISORY. THIS SWELL WILL NOT REACH WARNING LEVELS. THE SWELL WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST AND WILL HAVE LESS IMPACT ON WEST-FACING SHORES THAN THE LAST SWELL. ANOTHER LARGE SWELL THAT WILL ARRIVE MONDAY NIGHT MAY BE BIGGER AND FROM A SLIGHTLY MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION. THAT SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL IN THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA. HIGH WIND WATCH FOR HALEAKALA. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NORTH OF KAUAI AND OAHU. HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES NIIHAU TO MAUI. && DONALDSON
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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