Hawaii Extended Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 811 AM EDT Fri Sep 04 2015 Valid 00Z Sat Sep 05 2015 - 00Z Sat Sep 12 2015 To the south of departing Hurricane Ignacio expect a band of enhanced deep moisture and an upper level weakness to persist over/near the western islands into the weekend, supporting continued potential for one or more periods of locally heavy rainfall over that part of the state. A drier trend beginning over the Big Island should gradually push westward with time over the coming days. However with precipitable water values likely remaining near or above 1.50 inches and low level winds on the light side, diurnal shower activity remains a possibility. The primary focus by the latter half of next week will be on Hurricane Jimena, currently being tracked by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. As per the CPHC 0900 UTC advisory Jimena is currently east of the islands near 145W longitude and forecast to track to the north-northwest through the weekend and then turn to the west and west-southwest. By the latter half of next week the 00z GFS is a southern/southeastern extreme but still a meaningful number of other solutions bring Jimena quite close to the state, particularly the northwestern islands. This track will require monitoring for wind and enhanced rainfall potential by next Thu-Fri. Rausch