From owner-wx-tropl@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU Fri Nov 26 20:31:25 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 oAQCVNLc001396 for ; Fri, 26 Nov 2010 20:31:24 +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 oAPHiLVn000834; Fri, 26 Nov 2010 06:31:08 -0600 (CST) Received: by LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 14.5) with spool id 4511627 for WX-TROPL@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU; Fri, 26 Nov 2010 06:31:08 -0600 Received: from relay04.cites.uiuc.edu (relay04.cites.uiuc.edu [128.174.196.5]) by vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oAQCV86c024892 for ; Fri, 26 Nov 2010 06:31:08 -0600 (CST) Received: from weather3.admin.niu.edu (weather3.admin.niu.edu [131.156.8.48]) by relay04.cites.uiuc.edu (8.14.4/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oAQCV18r004572 for ; Fri, 26 Nov 2010 06:31:07 -0600 (CST) Received: by weather3.admin.niu.edu (Postfix, from userid 501) id C21853FE0856; Fri, 26 Nov 2010 06:30:55 -0600 (CST) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Reason: safe Message-ID: <20101126123059.C21853FE0856@weather3.admin.niu.edu> Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 06:30:55 -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 711 ATHW40 PHFO 261230 SIMHI HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SATELLITE INTERPRETATION MESSAGE NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI 1230 UTC FRI NOV 26 2010 BASED ON DATA THROUGH 1200 UTC NOVEMBER 26 2010 WATER VAPOR LOOP AND SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS INDICATE AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED AT 19N149W TRAVELING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH. LAYERED CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED TOWERING CUMULUS AND CUMULONIMBUS /CB/ CLOUDS COVER THE SOUTHEASTERN FLANK OF THE LOW TO AROUND 700 MILES AWAY FROM THE CENTER. LIGHTNING DETECTION INSTRUMENTS HAVE PICKED UP POSITIVE STRIKES WITH THE EMBEDDED STORM CELLS AND CB TOPS EXTEND TO 49 KFT IN HEIGHT. THE LOW IS ALSO HAS A WEAK TROUGH REFLECTION AT THE SURFACE WITH AN AXIS FROM 10N150W TO 20N146W AND IS ENHANCING THE ITCZ SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF 152W. THE REST OF THE ITCZ IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN WEST OF 152W IS QUIET THIS MORNING. ANOTHER UPPER LOW IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC IS CENTERED AT 40N172W AND TRAVELING NORTH AT 25 MPH. THE SURFACE LOW REFLECTED AT IS NEARLY STACKED BELOW THE UPPER LOW. THE ASSOCIATED WEAKENING COLD FRONT IS OBSERVED FROM 37N166W TO 28N170W TO 24N178W AND CAN BE PARTIALLY OBSERVED ON INFRARED SATELLITE AS A 100 MILE WIDE BAND OF OVERCAST STATUS CLOUDS. THE FRONT IS MORE ACTIVE NORTH OF 30N CONSISTING OF LAYERED CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED CB CLOUDS. THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE FRONT HAS BECOME MORE OBSCURED WITH CIRRUS CLOUDS PASSING OVERHEAD. THE CIRRUS CLOUDS ARE RESULTING FROM AN UPPER TROUGH WEST OF THE DATELINE AND A WEAK SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST JET STREAM BLOWING TOPS OFF OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. THE HIGH CLOUDS COVER AN AREA FROM 17N TO 30N AND WEST OF 164W. A SURFACE HIGH CENTERED AT 33N148W WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING TO THE SOUTHWEST TO 29N162W TO 22N173W AND IS PRODUCING THE FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS OVER THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDWARD COASTAL WATERS ARE DOMINATED WITH BROKEN CUMULUS CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOW CLOUDS UPSTREAM OF THE ISLANDS ARE MOVING FROM THE EAST AROUND 25 MPH. THESE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS ARE PUSHING ONTO WINDWARD AND MOUNTAIN PORTIONS OF THE ISLANDS...WITH A FEW CARRYING OVER THE LEEWARD SIDES OF THE SMALLER ISLANDS. LEEWARD WATERS ARE MOSTLY CLEAR THIS EVENING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME PLUME CLOUDS 80 MILES TO THE WEST OF THE BIG ISLAND. $$ 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.