Prognostic Meteorological Discussion
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717 FXHW01 KWNH 090700 PMDHI Hawaii Extended Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 200 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 Valid 00Z Wed 10 Dec 2025 - 00Z Wed 17 Dec 2025 ...Heavy rain possible in the western Hawaiian Islands early next week... Easterly trades start out the period with the usual windward shower paradigm expected. A compact cut off low will lie east and of the state today but is forecast to have minimal, if any, impact on precipitation amounts across Hawai`i before it moves east, out of the picture, in subsequent days. A cold front moves into the western main islands late Wednesday at the leading edge of a positively tilted trough, weakening the trades. The guidance shows good agreement on this overall system, allowing the front to generally move through the main Hawaiian Islands into Friday. Showers/thunderstorms with brief moderate to heavy rain are expected to accompany the frontal passage from late Wednesday into Friday. A pair of deep layer cyclones follows in its wake, also with good guidance agreement. The polar front gets close enough to the western main Hawaiian islands to keep the trades weak and potentially lead to heavy rainfall Monday into Tuesday. The trend in the boundary has been slightly eastward over the past 24 hours...will keep an eye on this in case the trend continues and places more of Hawai`i at risk. Roth $$