West winds exceeded 110 mph for a time over the Big Island summits. However, there were no reports of serious injuries or property damage.
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West winds exceeded 110 mph for a time over the Big Island summits. However, there were no reports of serious injuries or property damage.
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NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 12, 10:00 AM HST, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1000 AM HST TUE MAR 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS... A TROUGH ALOFT NORTHWEST AND WEST OF THE ISLANDS IS PRODUCING OVERCAST MID AND HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE AND INSTABILITY ACROSS ALL ISLANDS. SEA BREEZES WILL RESULT IN LOW CLOUD BUILD UPS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN ISLANDS. A BROAD TROUGH SHOULD REMAIN IN THE VICINITY OF THE ISLANDS THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK BEFORE A COLDER AND DEEPER LOW SWINGS NEARBY. A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL ACCOMPANY THIS LOW AND PASS OVER THE ISLANDS FRIDAY INTO THIS WEEKEND. && .DISCUSSION... WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS LOCATED ABOUT 150 MILES WEST OF KAUAI MOVING EAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. LAYERED MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE EASTERN FLANK OF THE TROUGH. VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWS THESE THICK OVERCAST SKIES OVER BIG ISLAND AND...THEN A SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST CLOUD BOUNDARY WITH KAUAI AND OAHU MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING. RADAR SHOWS A LINE OF SHOWERS JUST SOUTHEAST OF MAUI WITH A VERY SLIGHT SOUTHEAST MOTION. REMNANTS FROM LAST WEEKEND/S FRONT...A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH PERSISTS RIGHT AROUND THE KONA SIDE OF THE BIG ISLAND. WEAK SURFACE RIDING NORTHWEST OF THE STATE WILL GRADUALLY PUSH IN OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS AND WILL PUSH THE REMAINING SHOWERS EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND LIKELY BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEA BREEZES WILL BE THE DOMINANT WIND PATTERN TODAY. ON KAUAI...OAHU...MOLOKAI AND LANAI...CLEAR OR CLEARING SKIES WILL PROMOTE EFFECTIVE SURFACE HEATING TODAY AND CAUSE INTERIOR CLOUDS AND POSSIBLY A FEW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. LAND BREEZES WILL CLEAR OUT THESE AREAS THIS EVENING. MAUI AND BIG ISLAND SHOULD STAY UNDER THE HIGHER CLOUDS MOST OF THE DAY...WHICH WILL LIMIT THE LOWER CLOUD BUILD UPS. THE CURRENT SHOWERS SHOULD MOVE OFF MAUI LATER TODAY WHILE THE BIG ISLAND WILL STAY NEAR THE TROUGH AND WILL LIKELY HAVE ON AND OFF SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. GIVEN THE INSTABILITY DUE TO THE THE NEARBY TROUGH ALOFT...ANY OF THE SHOWERS AROUND THE STATE TODAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME MODERATE OR HEAVY...THOUGH CONFIDENCE ON SPECIFIC PLACEMENT OR TIMING IS LOW. A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IS ALSO FORECAST FOR THE INTERIOR / LEEWARD SIDE OF THE BIG ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS IS ALSO FORECAST FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS. THE BROAD TROUGH ALOFT NORTH OF THE STATE WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN NEARBY...ALSO PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS AT THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...AND THEN ACTUALLY STRENGTHENING BY FRIDAY / SATURDAY. CURRENTLY A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING. FOR THE REST OF THE AREA AROUND THE STATE...WINDS WILL GRADUAL VEER TO THE NORTHEAST AND STRENGTHEN ONLY SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN AGAIN AND TURN SOUTHEASTERLY AND AHEAD OF ANOTHER APPROACHING FRONT. THE WEAK BACKGROUND FLOW SHOULD ALLOW A LAND AND SEA BREEZE PATTERN TO CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE REST OF THE WEEK...THUS THE INTERIOR AFTERNOON CLOUDS EACH DAY. THE MENTIONED FRONT IS EXPECTED TO HAVE GOOD SUPPORT FROM ALOFT IN THE FORM OF A RAPIDLY DIGGING LOW WITHIN THE LARGER TROUGH. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...SOME PRE-FRONTAL SHOWERS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPACT THE ISLANDS. MODELS SHOW THE FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE ISLANDS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...THEN STALLING OUT NEAR THE BIG ISLAND ON SUNDAY. LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM. STILL A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY OUT THIS FAR IN THE FORECAST PERIOD...BUT WILL OVERALL WE ARE LOOKING AT A WETTER TREND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. && .AVIATION... NE-SW ORIENTED BAND OF MID- AND HIGH-LEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE ISLANDS FROM OAHU TO THE BIG ISLAND WILL MOVE SLOWLY E...WITH MODERATE RIME ICING EXPECTED WITHIN THE BAND. AIRMET ZULU REMAINS FOR THE ICING POSSIBILITY FROM MAUI TO THE BIG ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE MOISTURE AND ICING THREAT SHIFTING E OF THE ISLANDS TONIGHT. LIGHT LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL ALLOW CLOUDS AND SHOWERS TO DEVELOP OVER ISLAND INTERIORS THIS AFTERNOON...LEADING TO ISOL MVFR VIS/CIG. VFR WILL PREVAIL AT THE TERMINALS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. LIGHT LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SEA BREEZES THIS AFTERNOON...AND LAND BREEZES LATE TONIGHT. && .MARINE... A SERIES OF NORTH AND NORTHWEST SWELLS WILL AFFECT THE ISLANDS THROUGH THE WEEK WITH A NOTICEABLE INCREASE THIS WEEKEND. SURF HEIGHTS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD ALSO REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY FOR BIG ISLAND SUMMITS. && DISCUSSION/MARINE...FOSTER AVIATION...BEDAL/BIRCHARD
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