Winds from the southwest exceeded 70 mph over the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. No serious injuries or property damage were reported.
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Winds from the southwest exceeded 70 mph over the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. No serious injuries or property damage were reported.
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NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 30, 10:01 AM HST, 58 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Honolulu HI 1001 AM HST Tue Jan 30 2018 .SYNOPSIS... A cold front will approach the islands from the northwest today, southerly winds will steadily build along with an increase in showers, mainly over the western end of the island chain. The front is expected to reach Kauai tonight then stall near Oahu on Wednesday, bringing the potential for periods of wet and unstable conditions into the weekend. && .DISCUSSION... Infrared satellite shows an approaching cold front currently about 200 miles northwest of Kauai. The front is characterized as a layered cloud band north of 23N with shallower moisture south of this latitude. A line of thunderstorms is observed along the forward side of the front currently about 150 miles northwest of Kauai. The front is supported by a low in the North Central Pacific northwest of the state. The polar jet, which runs along the southern flank of the low, will be forced south near Hawaii over the next several days. Winds will shift out of the south ahead of the front today becoming locally breezy across Kauai and Oahu through Wednesday. Light wind flow across Maui County and the Big Island will allow sea breezes to set up this afternoon. Vog from the Kilauea Volcano will also track up over the smaller islands. Also on the Big Island, a Wind Advisory is posted for the summits today with a High Wind Watch going into effect tonight through Wednesday afternoon. The strong wind aloft are the result of the approaching weather system. The cold front will reach Kauai by tonight, with increasing clouds, showers and thunderstorms reaching Kauai by this afternoon and Oahu this evening. Increasing shear values along the thunderstorm band tonight could allow some storms become organized producing gusty winds at times. Models show the front stalling out and weakening near Oahu on Wednesday and Wednesday night with the associated showers and thunderstorms advancing as far east as Molokai on Wednesday. For Super Blue Blood Moon eclipse watchers tonight and early Wednesday morning, extensive cloud cover remains in the forecast for Kauai and Oahu where eclipse viewing will remain challenging. Cloud cover will improve from Molokai eastward with the best locations for viewing this event are expected over Maui and the Big Island. Overall shower coverage may briefly fade late in the day Wednesday as the southerly winds weaken. However, the southerly winds and showers will increase again by early Thursday morning as the next approaching cold front begins to influence our weather. This approaching front marks the first over several front and pre- frontal convergence bands that will pass over the state from Thursday through this weekend, resulting a prolonged period of unsettled wet weather. && .AVIATION... Building southwest winds and VFR conditions will prevail over most areas today, and isolated MVFR conditions will be confined to southwest facing slopes through most of the day as a front approaches. MVFR ceilings and SHRA will increase this afternoon across the western end of the state, and the front is expected to impact Kauai before sundown. The front will bring widespread MVFR conditions and likely produce mountain obscuration to Kauai as early as late this afternoon. There is also the potential for a line of organized thunderstorms along the leading edge of the front as it reaches the Garden Isle. The front will reach Oahu late tonight and stall over the islands on Wednesday. No AIRMETs are currently in effect. AIRMET Tango will likely be needed for moderate low level turbulence in non-typical areas, over and to the north thru east of the mountains at some point later today. AIRMET Sierra may also be needed for mountain obscuration for Kauai later today and possibly over Oahu tonight. && .MARINE... A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) is in effect for waters near Kauai due to southerly winds increasing ahead of a front approaching from the northwest. Some combined seas will reach near 10 ft with the approaching front this afternoon and tonight. The SCA level winds are not expected to spread farther down the island chain. A series of northwest and north swells will impact the islands through the end of the week. These swells are expected to bring combined seas in excess of 10 ft to the waters exposed to the swells, so anticipate additional areas to be added to the SCA later in the week. A north swell is peaking this morning somewhat larger than expected, so a High Surf Advisory has been issued for north facing shores of all islands through this afternoon. This swell and the resulting surf will quickly decline tonight through Wednesday. However, a larger northwest swell is due to arrive Wednesday night and Thursday. This swell will likely bring advisory level surf to north and west facing shores during its peak, and could approach low end warning levels. A larger northwest swell is expected to arrive Friday, peak Saturday, then lower a bit on Sunday and Monday. Surf heights with this swell are expected to reach warning levels from late Friday through Saturday. A small east swell produced from trade winds upwind of the state will continue to produce some elevated surf along east facing shores through Thursday, but will remain below advisory levels. See the latest Oahu Surf Discussion (SRDHFO) for additional details on surf and swell. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory until 6 PM HST this evening for Big Island Summits. High Wind Watch from 6 PM HST this evening through Wednesday afternoon for Big Island Summits. Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM HST Wednesday for Kauai Northwest Waters-Kauai Windward Waters-Kauai Leeward Waters- Kauai Channel. High Surf Advisory for north facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Big Island through 6 PM HST today. && DISCUSSION...Foster AVIATION...Wroe MARINE...TS
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