Hawaii Extended Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 305 AM EDT Tue Jul 06 2021 Valid 00Z Wed Jul 07 2021 - 00Z Wed Jul 14 2021 A strong subtropical ridge persists well northwest of the Islands as the next ridge expands west from California this weekend. An associated surface ridge axis approaches the Islands Sunday through Monday. Lower strength trade winds persist through Saturday, increasing slightly ahead of the surface ridge on Sunday and persisting through Monday. This somewhat moist trade flow maintains widely scattered windward terrain/mountain focusing showers through the weekend before weakening early next week as the surface ridge brings drier air. Jackson