Hawaii Extended Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 259 AM EDT Fri Jul 26 2024 Valid 00Z Sat Jul 27 2024 - 00Z Sat Aug 03 2024 Guidance continues to show high pressure along 40N latitude tracking from east to west during the period, supporting a trade pattern with primarily windward/mountain focus for showers. Gusty winds may continue into about Saturday, with speeds generally decreasing thereafter as the high continues westward and upper troughing approaches from the northeast. Guidance agrees that most of the main islands should remain in an axis of below-climatology precipitable water values for several days with upper ridging through the first part of next week also helping to keep rainfall totals on the light side. By Tuesday-Thursday there is some spread for details of the upper trough pushing in from the northeast, but the ensemble means offer a reasonable starting point for this aspect of the forecast. Santorelli