Winds out of the west and southwest were sustained at 30 to 45 mph for more than 30 hours at and near the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. However, there were no reports of serious property damage or injuries.
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The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
Winds out of the west and southwest were sustained at 30 to 45 mph for more than 30 hours at and near the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. However, 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 Mar 25, 4:00 PM HST, 3 hours earlier.
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 400 PM HST FRI MAR 25 2005 .SYNOPSIS... SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT...THAT LIES OVER THE CENTRAL ISLANDS...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN. COOL NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FILL IN BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN NORTH OF THE STATE WILL PROVIDE MODERATE TRADE WIND WEATHER NEXT WEEK WITH SHOWERS MAINLY CONFINED TO WINDWARD AND MAUKA AREAS. && .SHORT TERM... A NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST ORIENTED COLD FRONT PRESENTLY LIES JUST EAST OF OAHU. THE FRONT IS MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT THE PRESENT TIME. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. MOST GAUGES ON KAUAI AND OAHU DID RECEIVE SOME RAIN THOUGH AMOUNTS VARIED QUITE A BIT FROM PLACE TO PLACE. SOME THINNING OF THE CLOUDS OVERHEAD DID ALLOW FOR SOME FILTERED SUNSHINE OVER LEEWARD AREAS ON OAHU. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO LIE ACROSS MAUI EARLY SATURDAY AND REACH THE BIG ISLAND BY LATE SATURDAY. COOL NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FILL IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SHOWERS BECOMING MORE ISOLATED. MODERATE NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY WITH SHOWERS MAINLY CONFINED TO WINDWARD AND MAUKA AREAS WITH SOME MISTY SHOWERS POSSIBILITY BLOWING OVER LEEWARD AREAS AT TIMES. && .LONG TERM... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING EASTWARD NORTH OF THE STATE PROVIDING US WITH MODERATE TRADE WINDS AND JUST THE USUAL CLOUDS AND SHOWERS OVER WINDWARD AND MAUKA AREAS. THIS HIGH WILL MOVE TO A POSITION OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST BY WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER EVEN STRONGER HIGH BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST BEHIND IT. BETWEEN THESE HIGHS WILL BE A SHEAR LINE WHICH MAY BRING AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS AROUND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BASED ON THE LATEST GFS MODEL RUN. THESE SHOWERS WOULD ALSO FAVOR WINDWARD AND MAUKA AREAS BUT THE TRADES WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PUSH SOME OF THEM OVER LEEWARD AREAS AT TIMES AS WELL. THE TIMING OF THIS COULD CHANGE BUT MODELS HAVE BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH THIS UPCOMING WEATHER PATTERN. && .MARINE...INCREASING NORTH THEN NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND MAY REQUIRE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES. ALSO THE RETURN OF STRONG TRADES WILL CAUSE WAVE HEIGHTS TO INCREASE ALONG EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING SHORES AND MAY APPROACH ADVISORY LEVELS LATER SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS SURF WILL BE RATHER ROUGH AND CONFUSED SINCE THE PERIODS WILL BE VERY SHORT. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. BURKE
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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