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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, December 31, 2009

Fireworks smoke could linger through night, weather service says


Advertiser Staff

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Smoke from fireworks, as seen here in Kalihi last New Year's Eve, could linger long after the last blast, the National Weather Service says.

REBECCA BREYER | The Honolulu Advertiser

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The National Weather Service says a weak front advancing across the Islands is expected to bring clouds and showers to Kauai and Oahu later today and into the night.

But don�t expect much relief from fireworks-generated smoke.
�Showers, if any, will be limited as synoptic conditions remain unfavorable,� the weather service says in its area forecast discussion. �Winds will remain more on the lighter side even with the passage of the weak front. Hence locally created smoke from the (New Year�s) celebration will probably linger across the Islands overnight.
�A weak high pressure behind this front is expected to bring northerly trade winds over the area later Friday. Thus there may be a chance for the smoke as well as lingering vog to clear the Islands by the New Year.�
Highs today will be 79 to 84 degrees. Winds will be variable to 15 mph.
Meanwhile, a northwest swell is expected to generate advisory-level surf along north- and west-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Maui and west-facing shores on the Big Island.
The advisory is in effect until 6 tonight.
Surf along north-facing shores will be 12 to 18 feet today before slowly subsiding.
Surf along west-facing shores will be 8 to 12 feet.