Hawaii Extended Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 741 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 Valid 00Z Wed Jan 24 2018 - 00Z Wed Jan 31 2018 Surface high pressure north/northeast of the Islands should support moderate trades through the middle of the week, but then a cold front will approach from the northwest as shortwave energy lifts northeastward (northwest of the Islands) on Friday. Model spread then begins to increase with a weak upper trough possibly aligning over the Islands this weekend. The GFS/GEFS mean are currently more amplified with this feature and hold onto troughing longer than the ECMWF/ECMWF ensemble mean. Gerhardt