A trade wind regime brought wintry weather to the mountain summits on Maui and the Big Island of Hawaii, and high surf of 6 to 9 feet along the east-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and the Big Island. No serious property damage or injuries were reported.
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The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
A trade wind regime brought wintry weather to the mountain summits on Maui and the Big Island of Hawaii, and high surf of 6 to 9 feet along the east-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and the Big Island. No serious property damage or injuries 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 Feb 16, 8:30 PM HST, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 830 PM HST FRI FEB 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ISLANDS BUILDS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH TRADE WINDS STRENGTHENING. CLOUDS AND SHOWERS CARRIED BY THE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE WINDWARD AND MAUKA SECTIONS...AND EVEN THE LEEWARD SECTIONS ON THE SMALLER ISLANDS. THIS HIGH WILL BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE FAR NORTHWEST BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...MAINTAINING MODERATE TO STRONG TRADE WINDS THEN. && .DISCUSSION... AREAS OF CLOUDS AND SHOWERS ARE AFFECTING THE ISLANDS THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE SHOWERS HAVE MADE IT TO THE LEEWARD SECTIONS ON THE SMALLER ISLANDS...UNDER THE MODERATE TRADE WINDS. DO EXPECT THE CLOUDY AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. IN FACT...FORECAST CHARTS INDICATE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN A LITTLE UNSTABLE THROUGH SATURDAY. THUS EXPECT MORE PASSING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS TO AFFECT OUR ISLANDS TILL THEN. THE HIGH PRESSURE FAR NORTH THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WINDS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BUILD FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. IN TURN...TRADE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACCORDINGLY. LATEST FORECAST CHARTS INDICATE THE WIND WILL PEAK SUNDAY. WINDS MAY BACK DOWN A LITTLE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS THE HIGH MOVES FAR NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATES. THIS HIGH WILL BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER ONE FROM THE FAR NORTHWEST BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...BOOSTING THE TRADE WINDS ONCE AGAIN. FORECAST CHARTS ALSO INDICATE AIR MASS IS TO REMAIN QUITE STABLE THEN. LOOK FOR THE WET TRADE WIND WEATHER FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...THEN WE MAY SEE A SLIGHT DECREASE IN CLOUDS AND SHOWERS. MODERATE TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL AFFECT OUR ISLANDS THROUGH THE PERIOD. PREVIOUS PACKAGE IS ON TRACK. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND. WIND ADVISORY FOR HALEAKALA SUMMIT THROUGH SATURDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ALL HAWAIIAN WATERS. && HUI
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 high surf, 1 winter weather, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Freezing rain fell over the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. The road to the summits was closed for a time on the 17th of February until the ice on the road surfaces melted.
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