Hawaii Extended Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 719 AM EDT Wed Jun 22 2016 Valid 00Z Thu Jun 23 2016 - 00Z Thu Jun 30 2016 The Subtropical Ridge covering the majority of the eastern Pacific will weaken some over the weekend (by 10-12 millibars) --- in response to a vertically-stacked low in the Gulf of Alaska. However, the low is expected to weaken early next week --- allowing the Subtropical Ridge to rebuild across the central Pacific. No major changes in the 22/00Z guidance to speak of in the Subtropics. Over the the mid-latitude north Pacific, models are slightly different in handling secondary shortwave energy (on/after 27/12z) that transfers from the southern Bering Sea to the Gulf of Alaska. The 22/00Z GFS/ECMWF deterministic runs found a middle ground with this shortwave --- but the details of the shortwave's influence downstream are faster solutions than their corresponding means (beyond day 7). Vojtesak