A brushfire started near Dillingham airfield around 2 pm and burned approximately 30 acres.
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A brushfire started near Dillingham airfield around 2 pm and burned approximately 30 acres.
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NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 24, 9:34 AM HST, 4 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Honolulu HI 934 AM HST Sun Sep 24 2023 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure far northwest of the islands will keep moderate to breezy trade winds in place through late next week, with only minor fluctuations in strength. Fairly typical trade wind weather will prevail, with showers favoring windward and mauka areas and a stray shower reaching leeward communities at times. && .DISCUSSION... A 1028 mb surface high is located far northwest of Hawaii this morning driving moderate to breezy trade winds across the state. Visible satellite and radar show low clouds and isolated showers carried in by the by the trade winds over the windward slopes and waters this morning. 12Z soundings show a fairly typical 8 kft inversion over the islands and precipitable water values of 1.2 inches at Lihue to 1.4 inches at Hilo. MIMIC total precipitable waters shows a large swath of relatively dry air (PW 1.1 to 1.2 inches moving in from upstream) which will likely limit shower activity over the next few days. Model guidance suggests the best chance will be over the windward sides of Big Island and Maui during the nighttime and early morning hours, but elsewhere conditions will be mostly dry. Trade winds speeds will weaken slightly around Monday as a front to the north of the islands moves closer and then weakens. High pressure filling in behind this feature will again boost winds speeds back to current levels from Tuesday to the end of the week. Windward and mauka showers may also increase beginning around Tuesday night as moisture funnels in with a breezier trades. && .AVIATION... High pressure far north-northwest of the island chain will continue to produce moderate to locally breezy trade winds today. Although trades may ease slightly on Monday, locally breezy speeds will be maintained. AIRMET Tango for moderate low level turbulence remains in effect over and south through west of all island mountains. This AIRMET will likely continue through the forecast period. Latest satellite and radar imagery this morning shows scattered clouds and showers embedded within the trades moving into north through east sections of the islands, particularly over the eastern end of the state. Clouds and showers have diminished a bit over the western islands over the past few hours, so AIRMET Sierra for tempo mountain obscuration has been cancelled for Kauai, Oahu, and Molokai, but remains in effect for windward sections of Maui and the Big Island. Expect decreasing windward shower trends through the rest of the morning, becoming more isolated this afternoon. In addition, cloud buildups and a few showers will also be possible over the Kona slopes of the Big Island from late this morning through early evening. Regardless, VFR flight conditions are expected to prevail at most locations, though occasional MVFR ceilings and visibilities cannot be ruled out within any passing showers that occur. && .MARINE... A surface high pressure system located far northwest of the state will maintain locally strong trade winds early this week. As a result, the Small Craft Advisory (SCA) has been extended through Tuesday night for the typically windier waters adjacent to the islands of Maui County and the Big Island. The latest forecast indicates the trade winds should remain locally strong throughout the week. Therefore, the SCA will eventually need to be extended for the same typically windier waters in the vicinity of the eastern islands. Note that SCA conditions may develop over additional waters by mid-week as high pressure builds far north of the state, and the trade winds strengthen slightly. The current small, long-period southwest (210 degrees) swell will continue to spread over the area today. This southwest swell energy combined with a lingering southeast trade wind swell will likely maintain small surf along south facing shores early this week. Mainly background energy is expected by the middle of the week. A small southeast swell is possible next weekend. The nearshore buoys exposed to the small north-northwest (330 degrees) swell are showing a wave height of around 2 feet and a wave period near 11 seconds. This swell will produce a small bump in surf heights along along exposed north and west facing shores through early Monday. In addition, a small north (350-360 degrees) swell may arrive around Tuesday, followed by a modest north-northeast (020 degrees) swell from Thursday through Friday. Moderate, rough surf will likely persist along east facing shores this morning. The surf may lower slightly along east facing shores from later today and tonight into Tuesday due to a subtle weakening of the trade winds. Moderate, rough surf may return along east facing shores by mid-week due to strengthening of the trade winds. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM HST Wednesday for Maalaea Bay- Pailolo Channel-Alenuihaha Channel-Big Island Leeward Waters-Big Island Southeast Waters. && DISCUSSION...Foster AVIATION...Vaughan MARINE...Kino
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1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
A brush fire near Dillingham airfield burned approximately 30 acres of land. There were no reports of damage or injuries.
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