Hawaii Extended Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 819 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2015 Valid 00Z Tue Sep 15 2015 - 00Z Tue Sep 22 2015 An upper high north of the islands is expected to gradually weaken and drift eastward then westward through the weekend and into next week, which helps a weakness in the high to linger near or over the islands with slightly more favorable thermodynamic conditions for rainfall. The high will also help to sustain the moderately to sometimes stronger trades and periodic intrusions of tropical moisture. The models as a whole show good agreement through the period...with the trades possibly weakening slightly by Friday or Saturday before restrengthening. Given good model agreement, almost any solution is equally probable, with a mixture of the gfs and ecmwf solutions perhaps the best combination to address any lingering uncertainties at this time. James