Hawaii Extended Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 234 AM EST Sun Jan 03 2021 Valid 00Z Mon Jan 04 2021 - 00Z Mon Jan 11 2021 Upper ridging to the northwest of the region will shift over the island chain Monday, promoting a rather quiet pattern through Friday. Trades will decrease around Tuesday as a weakening front stalls to the north and dissipates. Trades will pick up again Wednesday into Thursday. With precipitable water values between about 0.8-1.1 inches, light windward and mountain showers are forecast. A general model blend should suffice with good agreement overall this week. By the weekend, ensembles indicate troughing dipping into the area, associated with a surface front that will approach the northwestern islands. The 00Z GFS was most aggressive with this feature while the 00Z ECMWF represented a good middle ground solution at this time in light of the ensembles and 00Z Canadian. Fracasso