HAWAII EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 827 AM EDT WED APR 30 2014 VALID 00Z THU MAY 01 2014 - 00Z THU MAY 08 2014 THE LATEST MODELS AND ENSEMBLES HAVE OVERALL COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE PACIFIC WELL INTO MEDIUM RANGE TIME SCALES...BOLSTERING FORECAST CONFIDENCE WITH AT LEAST THE MID-LARGER SCALE PATTERN EVOLUTION. A PREFERRED COMPOSITE SOLUTION INDICATES THAT A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE ISLANDS WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BUT REMAIN A FOCUS OF MOISTURE AND SHOWERS. MODERATE TRADE FLOW EASES THROUGH LATE WEEK AS A MID-UPPER LEVEL TROUGH/FRONTAL FOCUS BECOMES ESTABLISHED WELL NW OF THE ISLANDS THAT MAY INCLUDE THE MOIST REMAINS OF CURRENT WRN PACIFIC TROPICAL STORM TAPAH. HOWEVER...THESE VEERED TRADES MAY HOLD NEAR SEASONAL LEVELS WITH HIGH PRESSURE SETTLED NORTHEAST OF THE STATE UNDER A BUILDING RIDGE ALOFT IN A MORE LIMITED ISLAND RAINFALL PATTERN. SCHICHTEL