An upper low over the Hawaiian Islands induced showers and isolated thunderstorms toward the end of the month.
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The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
An upper low over the Hawaiian Islands induced showers and isolated thunderstorms toward the end of the month.
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 27, 4:00 AM HST, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 400 AM HST TUE FEB 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS...EXPECT TRADE WIND WEATHER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...THANKS TO A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE NORTH OF HAWAII. SKIES WILL BE CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER WINDWARD AND MAUKA AREAS...AND ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER SOME LEEWARD LOCATIONS. && .DISCUSSION...HARD TO TELL FROM SATELLITE IMAGERY WHAT IS GOING ON UPSTREAM OF THE ISLANDS...THANKS TO HIGH CLOUDS MOVING OVERHEAD. THIN SPOTS AND PUKAS IN THE HIGH CLOUDS SUGGEST THAT THERE IS AN AREA OF BROKEN LOW CLOUDS TO THE EAST. ALSO...NEXRAD SHOWS A GOOD NUMBER OF SMALL SHOWERS PASSING BY IN THE TRADES. THE FORECAST HAS THEREFORE BEEN NUDGED TOWARDS A SLIGHTLY CLOUDIER AND WETTER DAY TODAY...ESPECIALLY OVER WINDWARD AND MAUKA SECTIONS. SOME OF THE HIGH CLOUDS ARE DOWN TO AROUND 13 THOUSAND FEET...RESULTING IN AN ICY AND FOGGY NIGHT ON TOP OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA. A 1036 MB SURFACE HIGH IS CENTERED FAR TO THE NORTH NEAR 43N...AND AN ASSOCIATED RIDGE IS LOCATED UP AROUND 30N. THE HIGH WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS TAKING UP A POSITION FAR NORTHEAST OF THE STATE. THE RIDGE...ON THE OTHER HAND...WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL KEEP OUR TRADE WINDS NEAR CURRENT SPEEDS. MODELS KEEP A NORTHEAST/SOUTHWEST ORIENTED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN VICINITY OF THE BIG ISLAND THE NEXT FEW DAYS. COLD TEMPERATURES ACCOMPANYING THE TROUGH MAY ENHANCE SHOWERS RIDING IN ON THE TRADES. AS USUAL...SHOWERS WILL FAVOR WINDWARD AND MAUKA SECTIONS WITH SOME SNEAKING OVER THE SMALLER ISLAND MOUNTAINS TO LEE LOCALES. DEEPER CONVECTION CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED OVER THE BIG ISLAND SLOPES WHERE THE COMBINATION OF THE TROUGH ALOFT AND DAYTIME HEATING MAY SET OFF SOME LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO THIS AFTERNOON. BY FRIDAY...THE SURFACE RIDGE IS FORECAST TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE STATE RESULTING IN LIGHTER TRADE WINDS. && .MARINE... THE WAVE WATCH MODEL SAYS THAT SURF WILL BE BELOW NORMAL ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES THIS WEEK. A BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL NORTHWEST SWELL OF AROUND 6 FEET IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && CRAIG
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy showers caused ponding of roadways, and small stream and drainage ditch flooding in eastern parts of East Maui. No serious injuries or property damage were reported.|
Heavy showers in windward areas of the Big Island of Hawaii produced small stream and drainage ditch flooding, and ponding of roadways. There were no reports of significant property damage or injuries.|
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