HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 729 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2014 VALID 00Z WED MAR 19 2014 - 00Z WED MAR 26 2014 ...MORE DAYS OF RAIN FOR THE EASTERN BIG ISLAND... THE EUROPEAN CENTRE GUIDANCE HAS DONE WELL WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THE CURRENT PATTERN ACROSS HAWAI'I'S PATCH OF THE PACIFIC. THE CLOSED LOW HAS FORMED TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE STATE AND SHOULD SIT AND SPIN FOR SOME TIME. THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE DEEP-LAYER PLUME OF MOISTURE TRAILING TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE LOW, WITH THE BIG ISLAND SITUATED ON ITS NORTHERN EDGE. WHILE MOST OF THE STATE SHOULD MERELY SEE COOL, UNSETTLED WEATHER IN THE EASTERLIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND, THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BIG ISLAND MAY CONTINUE TO PILE UP THE RAIN--WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN FAVORED EXPOSURES. THE CLOSED LOW IS PROGGED TO GET SCOOPED UP BY A LARGER-SCALE, BLOCKY VORTEX NEAR 44N/151W LATE IN THE WEEKEND, THOUGH ITS MOISTURE TAIL WILL TAKE A BIT LONGER TO SINK SOUTH OF THE STATE. CISCO