HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 627 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 VALID 00Z WED DEC 28 2011 - 00Z WED JAN 04 2012 THE MODELS AND ENSEMBLES AGREE THAT STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST NE OF THE STATE THRU ABOUT THU. OVER NEW YEARS WEEKEND...THIS HIGH WILLY WEAKEN AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES BY TO THE N INTO THE GLFAK. MODERATE TRADES THROUGH MIDWEEK SHOULD DECREASE AS THE GRADIENT IS LOST DUE TO THE LOW PRESSURE REPLACING THE HIGH IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. IN THIS PATTERN...ONLY LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SHOWERS SHOULD OCCUR OVER WINDWARD TERRAIN...WITH SOME SPRINKLES EXTENDING LEEWARD. A WEAK FRONT WILL GRADUALLY PUSH INTO THE REGION AROUND SATURDAY BUT PCPN PRODUCING DYNAMICS SHOULD STAY TO THE N. ROSENSTEIN