From owner-wx-tropl@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU Tue Nov 9 02:30:46 2010 Received: from vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu [128.174.5.113]) by cozumel.ust.hk (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id oA8IUiOA025179 for ; Tue, 9 Nov 2010 02:30:45 +0800 Received: from vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu [128.174.5.113]) by vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oA860tGD028721; Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:30:27 -0600 (CST) Received: by LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 14.5) with spool id 4269471 for WX-TROPL@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU; Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:30:27 -0600 Received: from relay03.cites.uiuc.edu (relay03.cites.uiuc.edu [128.174.4.69]) by vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oA8IURsd009001 for ; Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:30:27 -0600 (CST) Received: from weather3.admin.niu.edu (weather3.admin.niu.edu [131.156.8.48]) by relay03.cites.uiuc.edu (8.14.4/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oA8IUKwe023479 for ; Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:30:26 -0600 (CST) Received: by weather3.admin.niu.edu (Postfix, from userid 501) id 84622405001E; Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:30:20 -0600 (CST) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Reason: safe Message-ID: <20101108183020.84622405001E@weather3.admin.niu.edu> Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:30:20 -0600 Reply-To: wxmaster@COX.NET Sender: WX-TROPL Tropical Storm and Hurricane WX products From: LDM Weather Subject: Central Pacific: Satellite Interpretation Message To: WX-TROPL@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU Precedence: list 570 ATHW40 PHFO 081830 SIMHI HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SATELLITE INTERPRETATION MESSAGE NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI 1830 UTC MON NOV 08 2010 BASED ON DATA THROUGH 1800 UTC NOVEMBER 08 2010 A MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS LOCATED TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. THE WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWS AN AREA OF SUBSIDENCE ACROSS THE STATE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIDGE. INFRARED SATELLITE ALSO SHOWS A HIGH REFLECTED AT THE SURFACE AND CENTERED AT 32N145W. THIS HIGH IS FAIRLY STRONG AND DRIVING FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS FROM 10N TO 30N AND 140W TO 160W. BROKEN STRATOCUMULUS AND CUMULUS CLOUDS ARE BEING CARRIED BY THE WINDS AT AROUND 25 MPH FROM 14N TO 30N AND 130W TO 163W. FURTHER TO THE WEST IS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. THE UPPER TROUGH RUNS ALONG AN AXIS FROM 41N176W TO 27N174W. AT THE SURFACE...THE COLD FRONT RUNS FROM 38N157W TO 35N167W TO 30N171W TO 26N179W. A SECONDARY LOW HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 30N171W AND A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS SOUTH OF THE LOW TO 23N171W. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED AROUND THE LOW IN AN AREA FROM 27N TO 31N AND 170W TO 174W WITH CLOUD TOPS TO 48 KFT. LIGHTNING DETECTION HAS ALSO PICKED UP ON STRIKES IN THIS AREA. ISOLATED CUMULONIMBUS /CB/ CLOUDS ARE ALSO FOUND ALONG THE SURFACE TROUGH SOUTH OF THE LOW. NORTH OF THE LOW ALONG THE FRONT...OVERCAST LAYERED CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED TOWERING CUMULUS AND CB CLOUDS COVER AN AREA FROM 31N TO 45N AND 158W TO 175W. AROUND THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWS SCATTERED OPEN-CELLED CUMULUS CLOUDS OVER WINDWARD COASTAL AND OFFSHORE WATERS. NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CLOUD COVER IS SEEN OVER THE LEEWARD WATERS...BUT A PLUME CLOUD IS OBSERVED 50 MILES WEST OF THE BIG ISLAND. OVER LAND...SCATTERED TO BROKEN CUMULUS CLOUDS COVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF KAUAI AND OAHU...MAINLY ACROSS WINDWARD AND MOUNTAIN SECTIONS. MOLOKAI HAS CLOUDS OVER THE WINDWARD SIDE OF THE ISLAND AND IS MOSTLY SUNNY ELSEWHERE. LANAI IS MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING. MAUI IS MOSTLY SUNNY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW PATCHES OF CLOUDS OVER WINDWARD WEST MAUI AND NEAR HANA. THE BIG ISLAND IS MOSTLY SUNNY AS WELL OVER MOST OF THE ISLAND...WITH SOME CLOUD OVER PUNA AND SOUTH HILO DISTRICTS. ELSEWHERE...UNORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING FAR SOUTH OF HAWAII ALONG THE ITCZ. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY IS FIRING IN THE AREA FROM 07N TO 11N AND 152W TO 165W. CLOUD TOPS REACH TO 47 KFT IN THE VERTICAL. $$ FOSTER +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from WX-TROPL send e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU with "unsub wx-tropl" in the body of your message. For help with WX-TROPL write to cnovy@cox.net. For more information on tropical weather products, see the NHC Homepage at http://www.nhc.noaa.gov.