Hawaii Extended Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 341 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 Valid 00Z Mon Jun 17 2024 - 00Z Mon Jun 24 2024 Latest guidance is consistent with the forecast pattern and most of the details over the coming seven days. High pressure northeast of the state this weekend should incrementally drift westward, reaching a position more directly north of the islands by next weekend. A fairly tight gradient south of the high will support brisk trades with somewhat higher wind speeds likely from midweek through next weekend. This pattern will support primarily windward/mountain focus for showers but moisture may stray to other locations at times. An upper low tracking south of the state this weekend into early next week, along with a band of greater moisture crossing the area from east to west during Tuesday-Wednesday, may help to enhance rainfall totals somewhat. Guidance has been consistent so far in showing a drier pocket of air passing through around Thursday followed by another area of above-climatology moisture during at least a portion of the Friday-Saturday time frame. Rausch