Winds from the south to southwest were sustained above 60 mph, with gusts as high as 77 mph. No serious injuries or property damage were reported.
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Winds from the south to southwest were sustained above 60 mph, with gusts as high as 77 mph. 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 Feb 19, 9:06 PM HST, 3 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Honolulu HI 906 PM HST Tue Feb 19 2019 .SYNOPSIS... The wet pattern will likely continue into the second half of the week for the Big Island as a surface trough remains in the area. For the smaller islands, a gradual drying trend is anticipated from west to east through midweek, which should hold into the weekend. The gusty winds over parts of the Big Island this evening should trend down late tonight through Wednesday as low pressure developing within the trough quickly lifts northward and away from the area. Otherwise, light winds are expected through the rest of the week and into the upcoming weekend. && .DISCUSSION... Satellite imagery showed a plume of deep tropical moisture streaming northward over the eastern end of the state in response to an upper trough positioned to the west. Satellite-derived precipitable water (PW) imagery reflects this and depicts a plume of higher than normal values positioned over Maui County and the Big Island. At the surface, low pressure has developed within the surface trough near the Big Island in response to a pulse of energy rotating around the base of the upper trough early this evening. Winds around the Big Island quickly responded and have become gusty out of the north this evening (over 30 mph gusts), especially over Hilo, Kona, southeast facing slopes of the Puna district and along the Hamakua coast. Radar showed a shield of mostly light rain with pockets of heavier showers streaming northward over the Big Island and Maui County (heaviest over the Big Island). Peak rainfall rates have ranged from around a quarter to half of an inch over the Big Island in the past couple of hours and have been trending down over Maui County. Elsewhere, mostly quiet conditions are expected through the overnight hours. The latest short-term guidance is lining up well the current pattern and supports the aforementioned surface low that has developed within the trough near the Big Island quickly lifting northward and away from the area overnight into Wednesday. The surface trough, however, is forecast to linger in the vicinity of the Big Island into the second half of the week. This combined with plenty of moisture and pulses of energy moving through aloft will keep the rain chances up. Hi-res model reflectivities are initializing well with the current radar trends and do depict an eastward shift in the shield of rain late tonight into Wednesday. Forecast confidence in how far east this shield of rain shifts, however, remains low at this point. Elsewhere, a drying trend is anticipated with winds remaining light through the second half of the week. For the upcoming weekend, guidance shows high pressure building north of the state in the wake of a passing cold front to the north. Winds will remain in the light to moderate category out of north to northeast. A drying trend is expected statewide which should limit the overall rainfall coverage. && .AVIATION... An upper level trough north of the islands will move northward tonight and a surface trough will linger over the Big Island. Clouds and rain will continue across the eastern islands tonight. A surface low is forming along the surface trough axis briefly elevating northerly wind speeds over the Big Island this evening. AIRMET Sierra in effect for tempo Mountain Obscuration across Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui and the eastern sections of the Big Island. AIRMET Tango is in effect for moderate turbulence between FL250-350 across the entire state. Turbulence will likely decrease as the trough lifts away Wednesday morning. Light icing is also expected across the eastern half of the state due to the layered clouds and showers associated with the upper trough. && .MARINE... A surface trough will remain nearly stationary near the Big Island tonight, with strong southeasterly winds expected east of the trough, and strong north winds to the west of the trough. Winds near the trough should diminish late tonight. Elsewhere across the island chain, gentle and variable winds are expected. The surface trough will meander near or just east of the Big Island from Wednesday into the weekend. Variable winds will prevail to the west of the trough, with gentle to locally moderate northeasterly winds potentially developing late Wednesday or Thursday. To the east of the trough, moderate southeasterly winds are expected, with gale force winds over the offshore waters to the north of the Big Island through Wednesday. During the next 24 hours, small to moderate northwest and north swells will fade as a short-period east swell builds. A High Surf Advisory remains in effect for east facing shores of the Big Island, Maui, Molokai, Oahu, and Kauai. This east swell is being generated by a fetch of east to southeast winds produced by a strong 1043 mb high sitting 1500 miles north-northeast of the state. These winds have also been enhanced just east of the state by the surface trough near the Big Island. Winds in the fetch aimed at Hawaii should slowly ease tonight, leading to a peak in the swell locally on Wednesday or early Thursday. East shore surf will decline late Thursday and Friday. No significant northwest swells are due through the weekend, though an increase in northwest swell is likely early next week. A Small Craft Advisory (SCA) is now in effect for all waters around the Big Island due to winds, seas, or a combination of the two. The leeward Big Island waters should drop out of the SCA by daybreak Wednesday, while SCA level seas continue for the windward and southeast Big Island waters through Wednesday night. Elsewhere, SCA level seas will continue tonight through Wednesday night across the windward waters of the smaller islands, and the SCA was expanded to include additional marine zones accordingly. This SCA runs through Wednesday night, and may need to be extended through Thursday in some areas. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... High Surf Advisory until 6 PM HST Thursday for Kauai Windward- Oahu Koolau-Olomana-Molokai Windward-Maui Windward West-Windward Haleakala-South Big Island-Big Island North and East. Flash Flood Watch until 6 AM HST Wednesday for Kona-South Big Island-Big Island North and East-Kohala-Big Island Interior. Wind Advisory until 6 AM HST Wednesday for Big Island Summits. Winter Storm Warning until 6 AM HST Wednesday for Big Island Summits. Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM HST Wednesday for Big Island Leeward Waters. Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM HST Thursday for Kauai Northwest Waters-Kauai Windward Waters-Oahu Windward Waters-Kaiwi Channel- Maui County Windward Waters-Alenuihaha Channel-Big Island Windward Waters-Big Island Southeast Waters. && DISCUSSION...Gibbs AVIATION...Bohlin MARINE...Jelsema
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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