First Alert Forecast: Dry, stable & sunny weather today, strong winds could mean advisories by midweek

Today drier breezy conditions, stronger winds tomorrow with the strongest winds this week on Wednesday into Thursday. On Hawaii Island, wind speeds on the summits and higher slopes are expected to jump up to warning levels as early as tomorrow morning as an upper level jet streak dives down over the area.

First Alert: An upper level low passing just south of the islands may enhance rainfall coverage over the eastern half of the state Friday into the weekend, with trades gradually subsiding into the moderate to breezy range. The models aren’t in full agreement on the disturbance, so stay tuned as the forecast becomes clearer in the coming days.

A series of overlapping north-northwest swells are expected to push surf heights to near advisory levels today and tomorrow. A gradual downward trend is expected to follow, but surf along north and west facing shores could remain elevated through the weekend. Surf along south-facing shores will remain up through today due to an out-of-season south swell, which will gradually subside Tuesday. Surf along east-facing shores height will come up with the strong trade winds. North Shore is 9-12 with the 7-10 west side wrap, 2-4 on the east shores and 3-5 with the small bump in the town spots.

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