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Windward meaning
Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing. | On the side exposed to the wind. | In a position of advantage or superiority.
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High Surf Advisory until 6 PM HST this evening for Niihau, Oahu North Shore, Maui Windward West, Kauai North, Koolau Windward, Molokai Windward, Molokai North, Maui Central Valley North, Windward Haleakala.
The trade winds will deliver clouds and a few showers to windward areas of all islands through tonight, with a drying trend thereafter, except for continued passing showers on windward Big Island.
We held our own in the Windward Islands Women’s T20 and 50 Overs Tournaments after which several of our players were selected for the Under 19 and Senior Windward Islands Women’s teams.
At 6 p.m., radar indicated heavy rain across windward areas of the West Maui Mountains and the windward slopes of Haleakala with rainfall rates up to 2 inches an hour.
A blistering century from Kjorn Ottley handed Trinidad and Tobago Red Force a six-wicket win over Windward Islands Volcanoes Thursday in the Regional Super50 tournament.
After a four-month POC, Rockset was chosen due to its flexibility in managing all Windward use cases.
A high pressure ridge will build in over the region keeping shower activity more limited to windward and mountain areas, especially in the overnight to early morning hours.
AIRMET Sierra for mountain obscuration remains in effect for windward areas of Oahu early this morning, but as dry air continues to filter into the region expect conditions to continue to slowly improve.
Apple accounts for approximately 18.2% of Windward Capital Management Co. CA’s portfolio, making the stock its largest position.
A trend toward more stable and drier conditions is then expected this weekend, with lingering trade wind flow focusing showers across mainly windward and mauka areas.
Chances of showers will be limited due below normal moisture availability, however low clouds will still ride in with the trades and focus over windward and mauka areas.
Comparatively stable closed-cell cumulus clouds are moving onto windward Big Island with isolated showers.
Direr air approaching from the east may decrease overall windward shower coverage from this afternoon through Saturday.
For now, the forecast reflects a blend of the two solutions, with a modest increase in mainly windward showers for the middle and latter part of next week.
In addition to these enhanced winds, expect numerous showers to affect windward locations with scattered showers elsewhere.
Minister Brewster outlined some of the housing projects undertaken in South Central Windward.
Now that the ULP’s North Windward Constituency council has elected Dr. Grace Walters to be their candidate for the next election, the race to the next general elections has officially started.
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is today celebrating a significant milestone – 29 years since he was first elected by the people of North Central Windward.
Radar is beginning to detect some of these showers, mainly over windward portions of the Big Island and Maui, with a few small pockets of moderate to heavy showers.
The windward Big Island might be the exception as it remains closest to another upper low setting up just a few hundred miles east of Hilo from Tuesday through Thursday.