HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 816 AM EDT SUN AUG 04 2013 VALID 00Z MON AUG 05 2013 - 00Z MON AUG 12 2013 QUIET PATTERN SHOULD CONTINUE FOR HAWAII THROUGH THE WORK WEEK... WITH WEAKENING RIDGING TO THE NW AND OF THE STATE GIVING WAY TO BUILDING HEIGHTS FROM THE EAST. PW VALUES SHOULD REMAIN NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL THROUGH FRIDAY WITH MODEST TRADES AND MAINLY WINDWARD/TERRAIN SHOWERS. BY THE WEEKEND... TROPICAL STORM GIL /IN WHATEVER FORM/ SHOULD PASS JUST SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND BUT ITS MOISTURE MAY PUSH BRUSH THE BIG ISLAND /THOUGH THE TREND HAS BEEN FARTHER SOUTH/. THE GFS REMAINS FARTHER NORTH THAN THE ECMWF IN ITS HANDLING OF TD 8E... WHICH MAY BE STEERED NORTH OF WEST AS THE RIDGING EAST OF HAWAII WEAKENS BY NEXT WEEKEND. ITS MOISTURE MAY APPROACH THE STATE BY SUN/D7. PLEASE CONSULT THE NHC FOR THE LATEST INFO. FRACASSO