HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 721 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 VALID 00Z THU JAN 23 2014 - 00Z THU JAN 30 2014 MIDWINTER--AT LEAST BY HAWAI'I STANDARDS--IS INDICATED OVER THE STATE DURING THE NEXT WEEK BY THE GLOBAL MODEL ENSEMBLE MEANS. TWO SIGNIFICANT COLD FRONTS ARE PROGGED TO AFFECT THE ISLAND CHAIN. THE FIRST IS, OF COURSE, THE VIGOROUS BOUNDARY CURRENTLY SLICING THROUGH THE STATE, ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG, SHIFTING WINDS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE HIGH COUNTRY SHOULD SEE BLIZZARDY CONDITIONS FOR A BRIEF TIME. THE SECOND FRONT--ANTICIPATED EARLY NEXT WEEK--WILL NOT BE DRIVEN BY THE POWERFUL JET OF THE FIRST. THIS FRONT, SETTLING ZONALLY INTO THE STATE, WILL LIKELY BE MORE OF A STEADY SHOWER PRODUCER, WITH THE STEERING FLOW APT TO SLACKEN ENOUGH TO KEEP THE REGION WET FOR A SPELL. CISCO