HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION...AMENDED NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 742 AM EST FRI JAN 10 2014 VALID 00Z SAT JAN 11 2014 - 00Z SAT JAN 18 2014 THE 10/00Z ECMWF-GFS AND 10/06Z GFS PACKAGES MAINTAINED A CONSISTENT APPROACH WITH THE PROJECTED FRONTAL PASSAGE DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND--AND WITH STABLE MID-TO UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING TO BUILD IN (FROM THE WEST) BEHIND THIS FRONT BY MID WEEK (TUE-WED). THE DETERMINISTIC 10/00Z-10/06Z GFS AND 10/00Z ECMWF SUPPORT THE MERGING OF A PRE-EXISTING LOW-LEVEL BOUNDARY WITH THE SLOW EASTWARD MIGRATION OF A SURFACE FRONT THROUGH SATURDAY. THEN SWEEPING THIS CONSOLIDATED FRONT EASTWARD THROUGH THE ISLAND CHAIN ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE UPSHOT FROM THIS MIGRATORY PATTERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MID-LEVEL DYNAMICS TO INTERACT WITH THE FRONT...AND THE GENERATION OF ISOLATED CONVECTION AND LOCALLY MODERATE PRECIPITATION TRACKING THROUGH THE ENTIRE ISLAND CHAIN. BLENDING THE 9/06Z GEFS-9/00Z EC ENSEMBLE MEAN SOLUTIONS (FROM YESTERDAY) REMAINS A VIABLE CONCLUSION FOR THE FLOW PATTERN BEYOND DAY 5. VOJTESAK