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It’s sum, sum, summertime! We’ve had waves all week for both town and country. Our Taz Sea swells are great because they’re “fat” swells with long lines - and we had two in one week! The North Shore woke from its summer slumber for some head-high fun. Trades have been light and there’s been decent weather.
4TH OF JULY PADDLE BOARD EVENT STARTS AT 11AM FRIDAY AT SUNSET TO WAIMEA....BILLABONG PRO AT JEFFRIES STARTS THRUSDAY 7/10...
LITE TO MODERATE 5-20MPH TRADES ARE BACK FOR THE LONG HAUL ...SOUTH TURNING ON AGAIN WITH 2-3+ TOP SPOTS/SETS...LIGHT AM NE-E WINDS, SUNNY LEEWARD... 1-2+ TOP WEST SHORES ....TRADE SWELL AT 1-3'...NORTH 1-2' WITH SMALL NNE THRU 4TH
SNN SURF CENTER BY CHIEF SURFING OFFICER (CSO) GARY 'GQ' KEWLEY
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY ON THIS ALOHA FRIDAY... 640AM OBSERVATIONS
COUNTRY DROPS ON NNE-NNW,LITE SIDESHORE 1-2',WEST HOLDS N+ NEW SSW: MAKAHA,SMOOTH 0-2', EASTSIDE UP @ 1-3',SANDYS UP ON SSW CLEAN 2-3+',TOP SOUTH REEFS UP 2-3+'LONG LULLS,TRADES ARE BACK FROM NE 5-15MPH;CLEAR,HOT
BIG PICTURE: '4TH OF JULY' FRIDAY 7/4/08 NORTH PAC... High Pressure ridge rebuilt so normal trades are back thru the Holiday weekend and into midweek. NE tilt to the trades currently lite 5-15+mph. windwaves have built @ 1-3' ... Storms the Aleutians tracked east to SE through last Thursday in the 350 to 360 band....A small NNE-NNW swell of 3+' with 11 seconds built monday to 2+ and peaked 3+ Tuesday/Wed as another area of troughiness was near the dateline adding to the mix for 3' NNE into Thursday/Fri...only isolated reefs. the next small fetch tracking zonal this week sends down some 2' surf thru the weekend....then NADA. See MATT's coverage of all possible hurricanes. SPAC...currently, the old SW Taz Swell is fading 2' 14 sec while the new one is popping out 18 second forrunners! leading to a few 4' sets at focal spots...the issue is the long lulls and minus low tide at 10am...Why all the SW swell? Two broad large TAZ SEA storms from last weekend lead to long lasting 2-4' SW surf this Monday thru the 4th o July and into the weekend...the second TAZ storm on Monday 6/23 is huge (with severe++ gales and 40' seas) = 2-3+' as the complex system tries tracking out east of NZ for some continuing back ground 2+ surf into next week.....We go into a lull period while waiting for the effects of this storm..On the 2nd, the next TAZ SEA storm with a wide fetch of 35kts which intensifies thursday for some 12' surf for Fiji and 3' SW surf for us around the 10-12th. This storm moves over NZ breaking up its potential for a day or so, but then moves out to the East coast pushing up some normal 1-3' SSW swell filling around Sat 7/12, but this storm may broaden 6-8th and push up 2-4' waves Monday July 14-16th. ..During the time frame of 7/2-7/4, there's a storm to the SE of HI for some 1-3' SE, 11 second swell around Tues 7/8-10th .stay tuned for deeper details as these are only models talking.
JET STREAMS: NORTH PAC: zonal, but enough for slight break in the break from surf...as 2 areas of storminess near the Aleutians and off by the Date line allow some head high + this coming week. SOUTH PAC:most all of the flow is in the TAZ sea and over NZ for next week. View Video presentation @ LOCAL SWELL TRACKER LINK CLICK HERE
CURRENT MEN'S RATINGS...HERE CURRENT WOMEN'S RATINGS...HERE
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FRIDAY July 4, 2008 issued by 7am HST
TODAYS WEATHER:
TRADE WIND WEATHER CONTINUES WITH OCCASIONAL CLOUDS AND A FEW WINDWARD AND MAUKA SHOWERS (MORE IN THE MORNING).
**HONOLULU HIGHS 86-89°F LOWS 72-75°F. LOWS AT BEACHES 66-70°F**
OAHU BEACHES RAINFALL OUTLOOK:
FRIDAY - LIGHT TO NONE (0 - .10) (W/M LOCATIONS) SATURDAY - LIGHT TO NONE (0 - .10) (W/M LOCATIONS) SUNDAY - LIGHT TO NONE (0 -.10) (W/M LOCATIONS)
SATELLITE DISCUSSION:
INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING LOW TRADE WIND CLOUDS APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHEAST AS THE TRADE FLOW CONTINUES. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY IS SHOWING MOSTLY STABLE AIR ABOVE THE ISLANDS EVEN THOUGH A WEAK DISTURBANCE IS TO THE NORTHEAST.
REGIONAL DISCUSSION & FORECAST:
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS IT SLOWLY MIGRATES EASTWARD. MODELS ARE FAVORING IT STAYING INTACT NEXT WEEK, KEEPING TRADES AROUND THE REGION. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK HOWEVER, IT WILL BE QUESTIONABLE AS STORMS DEVELOP TO THE WEST AND NORTHOF THE HIGH. A SIGN SUMMER IS HERE, MODELS ARE NOW KEEPING THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE BORIS AS AN OPEN WAVE TROUGH, TRAVELING ACROSS THE EASTERN PACIFIC, NEARING THE ISLANDS AROUND THURSDAY. EVEN THOUGH IT'S FAR OUT AND MODELS HAVEN'T BEEN CONSISTENT, THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF AN INCREASE IN SHOWER ACTIVITY THEN DUE TO THE INSTABILITY PROVIDED BY THE TROUGH.
CENTRAL & EASTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE DISCUSSION: EASTERN PACIFIC - >>>TROPICAL DEPRESSION BORIS - 30MPH (WEAKENING) - BORIS WILL DIE OFF TODAY BUT MODELS KEEP IT AS AN OPEN WAVE TROUGH MIGRATING ACROSS THE PACIFIC POSSIBLY BRINGING SOME ADDED SHOWERS AROUND THURSDAY.
CENTRAL PACIFIC - NO CURRENT ACTIVITY
National Hurricane Center:(Click HERE) Weather Underground Tropical Weather:(Click HERE)
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HURRICANE INFORMATION
2008 Names: -Eastern Pacific: Alma, Boris, Cristina, Douglas, Elida, Fausto, Genevieve, Heran, Iselle, Julio, Karina, Lowell, Marie, Nobert, Odile, etc. -Central Pacific: Akoni, Ema, Hone, Iona, Keli, Lala, Moke, etc.
Conditions for Hurricane Development: -Water temperature of at least 80F and a depth of 150ft -A pre-existing disturbance (a storm; rising air) -Away from the equator N and S (roughly 300miles) -Low vertical shear amounts (to keep the storm from blowing apart) -Moist air in the mid-levels of the atmosphere
Wind Scale: Tropical Depression - winds less than 38 mph but in organized thunderstorm Tropical Storm - winds 39-73 mph (34-63 kt)
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