HONOLULU (KHON2) - A 1027 mb surface high centered northeast of Hawaii with a ridge extending southwest passing within 300 miles north of Kauai. A weakening front moving away from the islands lies to the east northeast with an approaching front to the northwest. Visible satellite shows mostly clear skies this morning, while the winds will be mainly trades. Winds will gradually taper off through Thursday and veer east southeasterly as the ridge moves closer to the islands in response to the approaching front from the northwest. Rainfall amounts will be minimal through Friday with highest chances across windward Big Island. Winds will become light and variable Thursday and Friday and likely invoke daytime sea breezes and nighttime land breezes. The shallow front is forecast to arrive on Kauai on Saturday and stall near the Big Island Sunday night into early next week. An upper low or trough will form near or east of the Big Island. Still too early to tell if there will be impacts to the eastern end of the state given the differences in the long range GFS and ECMWF. Breezy trade winds will fill in behind the front through the weekend. Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM HST Wednesday for Maui County Leeward Waters, Maalaea Bay, Pailolo Channel, Alenuihaha Channel, Big Island Windward Waters, Big Island Leeward Waters.