As the calming breeze of light to moderate trade winds whispers across the islands, Hawaii locals can expect the tranquility in the sky to persist for the coming days. According to the latest bulletin from the National Weather Service in Honolulu, this weekend will bid a brief aloha to the occasional showers, primarily gracing the windward and mauka areas, as stable and mostly dry patterns hold court in the archipelago's weather narrative.
It's been noted that two high-pressure areas, one situated around 1600 miles northeast and another some 1700 miles northwest of the islands, are the puppeteers of Hawaii's current climate. Peering into the week ahead, the winds are forecasted to lose some of their gusto, turning light and variable from tomorrow night through midweek. "Guidance continues to depict the development of a new deep-layer cutoff low about 900 miles NNE of the area beginning tonight into Sunday," posed the National Weather Service in their analysis. This upcoming low pressure might weaken the local pressure gradient which, in turn, results in lighter winds across the state.
The marine outlook mirrors the calmness aloft, with conditions conducive to lighter winds starting next week. Sea-goers will find moderate to fresh easterly trades near Maui County and the Big Island today, according to NWS forecasts. Meanwhile, surfers looking to ride the northern waves have a window before swells recede on Monday, setting the stage for a more substantial north swell anticipated to arrive and peak by Tuesday night due to a distant gale.
Beachgoers eying southern shores will catch but a small wave, with just a mix of short Southeast swells and fainter south-southwest ones. However, "Guidance does show a storm-force low passing south of New Zealand today, with seas peaking around 30 ft east-southeast of New Zealand," says the NWS. Though forecasters expect the majority of this aquatic energy to target Central America, there's a glimmer of hope for a modest, long-period south-southwest swell shafting its way to Hawaii's shores by next weekend.
As for advisories, there are currently no watches, warnings, or advisories in effect.
