HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 820 AM EDT SAT APR 12 2014 VALID 00Z SUN APR 13 2014 - 00Z SUN APR 20 2014 MODEL AND ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE SEEMS REASONABLY COMPATABLE AND SHOWS A WEAKENING FRONTAL PUSH THROUGH THE STATE THIS WEEKEND IN RESPONSE TO PASSAGE OF AN AMPLIFYING MID-UPPER LEVEL TROUGH/LOWERING HEIGHTS. EXPECT MOISTURE POOLING WILL FUEL SOME ENHANCED SHOWERS AHEAD/ALONG THE FRONT FOLLOWED BY BRISK TRADE FLOW AND LIMITED TERRAIN FAVORED RAINFALL PATTERN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE ISLANDS SET IN GRADIENT FLOW UNDERNEATH POTENT HIGH PRESSURE AND TO THE WEST OF A DEVELOPING CLOSED LOW. THIS STEADY EASTWARD SHIFT OF THIS PATTERN INTO THE ERN PACIFIC THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK/NEXT WEEKEND SHOULD FAVOR MORE MODERATE ISLAND TRADES. SCHICHTEL