Prognostic Meteorological Discussion
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522 FXHW01 KWNH 120847 PMDHI Hawaii Extended Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 347 AM EST Wed Nov 12 2025 Valid 00Z Thu 13 Nov 2025 - 00Z Thu 20 Nov 2025 Breezy to windy conditions are likely over the next couple of days as a surface high well north of Hawaii produces a tight pressure gradient for east-northeasterly trades. Some windward showers are possible in this pattern, especially across the Big Island and Maui eastern slopes per the HREF. By Friday, trades are forecast to weaken a bit to more moderate to breezy levels as the surface high weakens and moves east, lasting through the weekend. By early next week, there is some model signal for tropical moisture to be pulled north as troughing at the surface and aloft produces southerly flow. However, there is uncertainty with whether this moisture plume will reach Hawaii or stay just south. Recent ECMWF and CMC runs keep the highest moisture south of the state, while the GFS maintains that ample moisture will be pulled well north and lead to potentially heavy rain around Monday- Tuesday. This also relates to a cold front northwest of the state, which the GFS is mainly by itself in showing it sweep across the western islands by the middle of next week. GEFS and EC ensemble means have some increased QPF and moisture anomalies, but are more muted than the GFS, and AI guidance is similar. So will continue to monitor trends and hopefully better model convergence to determine the pattern next week. Tate $$