Tropical Storm Carlos fizzling out, good news for Hawaii

 Courtesy National Hurricane Center

Tropical Storm Carlos continues to weaken on schedule now encountering some fairly robust westerly upper level winds that should be the beginning of the end for the tropical system.

The overall pattern for the next few days includes more of the same for Carlos even as it clings on to 10N latitude and some modestly warm sea surface temperatures, the upper level wind fields continue to weaken the system.

The current forecast calls for Carlos to weaken to a tropical depression and low pressure system to pass south of the Hawaiian Islands late Sunday into Monday.  At this point the only real effects for the Hawaiian Islands may be an uptick in surf heights and possibly a few extra showers or an isolated thundershower as the environment turns more favorable for showers along the outer boundary of the passing tropical system to the south.