Kevin Kodama
Kevin Kodama
affecting bit entire hard hits looking looks might moving persist possibly produce quite state storm system winds
Right now, there is quite a bit of uncertainty with the situation. We're looking for a new storm system moving in (tomorrow), and we're looking for rains, possibly to persist into the weekend. This one looks like it might produce some winds and thunderstorms where it hits hard and blasts through, affecting the entire state at different times.
bit break last north side
Luckily, the north side got a bit of a break last night.
expectation improvement sunny
It's still the expectation that we should see a lot of improvement on Saturday. I don't know about sunny. How often is it sunny in Hilo?
last until week wet
Actually, it was not that wet until the last week or so.
additional conditions continue expect heavy moving pattern unstable wet
There are additional heavy showers moving into the area, and so it's pretty much a wet pattern that we're in a lot of moisture and unstable conditions so we expect these to continue at least through Friday.
blocking happen pacific pattern patterns six talking unusual weeks year
What's unusual is you're talking six weeks where the pattern was essentially fixed. Blocking patterns happen pretty much every year in the Pacific but six weeks is a long time.