First Alert Forecast: Wind Advisory posted for parts of the state, gusty winds expected through Thursday

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Wind Advisory is posted for parts of Maui County and the Big Island through Thursday morning.Trade winds will be increasing with strong and gusty winds expected Wednesday through Thursday. Fire weather conditions will remain near critical levels over the next several days. Relatively dry conditions are expected through Wednesday with additional windward showers moving in Wednesday night into Thursday as a band of moisture moves from north to south across the state. Moderate to locally breezy trades will briefly return around Friday or Saturday, but trade winds will strengthen once again Saturday night into Sunday.

Near warning level surf expected today for north and west shores, more advisory level reinforcements expected over the weekend. East shores remain rough and choppy.