Hawaii Extended Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 340 AM EDT Thu Jul 08 2021 Valid 00Z Fri Jul 09 2021 - 00Z Fri Jul 16 2021 High pressure centered at the mid-latitudes dominates the north-central Pacific for the next week with a surface ridge currently off the California coast approaching the Islands Monday. Lower strength trade winds persist across the Hawaiian Chain today before slowly increasing in magnitude ahead of the surface ridge this weekend the remaining nearly moderate in magnitude through midweek. The somewhat moist trade flow maintains widely scattered windward terrain/mountain focusing showers through the weekend before becoming more intermittent early next week with briefly drier air accompanying the surface ridge passage Monday. Jackson