HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 719 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014 VALID 00Z SAT FEB 22 2014 - 00Z SAT MAR 01 2014 THERE IS STILL GOOD AGREEMENT/CONTINUITY WITH THE FCST FOR THE NEXT WEEK. RNFL INITIALLY ASSOC WITH A BAND OF DEEP MSTR NEAR NIIHAU/KAUAI SHOULD TREND LIGHTER OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS IT DRIFTS EWD UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MID LVL ENERGY AND LEADING SFC BNDRY PASSING BY TO THE N. THEREAFTER A COUPLE OF SFC HIGH CENTERS WILL BE POSITIONED TO THE W/NW OF THE ISLANDS LEADING TO SOMEWHAT OF A NORTHERLY COMPONENT FOR LOW LVL FLOW. THE SECOND SFC HIGH WILL PASS TO THE N OF THE STATE AROUND THU AND CONTINUE EWD... WHILE A DEVELOPING CNTRL PAC STORM SHOULD BRING ITS TRAILING FRONT TO JUST W OF THE AREA BY NEXT FRI. THIS PROGRESSION SHOULD TURN WINDS MORE SOUTHEASTERLY LATE IN THE WEEK. DIFFS BY NEXT FRI ARE RELATIVELY MINOR FOR A DAY 7 FCST THOUGH PREFS WOULD LEAN AWAY FROM THE 00Z ECMWF THAT IS SLIGHTLY FASTER WITH THE FRONT THAN REMAINING MODEL/ENSEMBLE MEAN SOLNS. EXPECT RNFL TO BE RELATIVELY WINDWARD-FOCUSED AND LIGHT FROM SAT ONWARD. RAUSCH