HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 821 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 VALID 00Z SAT OCT 20 2012 - 00Z SAT OCT 27 2012 MODELS AND ENSEMBLES STILL REASONABLY AGREE IN SHOWING AN AMPLIFIED MID-UPPER LEVEL TROF AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONTAL SYSTEM HOLDING TO THE NW OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. THIS POTENT FEATURE LINGERS THIS WEEKEND BEFORE SYSTEM EMPHASIS LIFTS NORTHWARD BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. OVERALL IN THIS PATTERN...EXPECT MORE LIMITED RAINFALL AND MOISTURE FOR THE ISLANDS IN A PATTERN WITH LIGHT TRADES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A MID-UPPER LEVEL RIDGE INTO LATER NEXT WEEK. SCHICHTEL