From owner-wx-tropl@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU Sat Dec 11 20:45:02 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 oBBCj1Qk024276 for ; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:45:02 +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 oBANphWM027712; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 06:44:41 -0600 (CST) Received: by LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 14.5) with spool id 4723281 for WX-TROPL@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 06:44:41 -0600 Received: from relay06.cites.uiuc.edu (relay06.cites.uiuc.edu [128.174.196.8]) by vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBBCifRj004935 for ; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 06:44:41 -0600 (CST) Received: from weather3.admin.niu.edu (weather3.admin.niu.edu [131.156.8.48]) by relay06.cites.uiuc.edu (8.14.4/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBBCiY2g011363 for ; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 06:44:40 -0600 (CST) Received: by weather3.admin.niu.edu (Postfix, from userid 501) id 87EE63FE0854; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 06:44:34 -0600 (CST) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Reason: safe Message-ID: <20101211124434.87EE63FE0854@weather3.admin.niu.edu> Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 06:44:34 -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 872 ATHW40 PHFO 111244 SIMHI HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SATELLITE INTERPRETATION MESSAGE NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI 1230 UTC SAT DEC 11 2010 BASED ON DATA THROUGH 1200 UTC DECEMBER 11 2010 WATER VAPOR SHOWS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS SWINGING THROUGH THE STATE OVERNIGHT. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH AXIS IS NOTED ALONG A LINE FROM 37.6N 158.2W TO 29.3W 160.6W...WHICH IS HELPING TO MOVE THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TO THE EAST. THE DEEP LAYERED CLOUDS THAT BEGAN THE NIGHT COVERING MOST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HAVE SHIFTED TO THE EAST AND DISSIPATED A BIT. THE LAYERED CLOUDS ARE ABOUT 435 MILES EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND...AND EXTEND TO THE WEST INTO THE ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL AT 2 AM. THE CLOUDS REACH AS FAR SOUTH AS 10N...AND EXTEND NORTHWARD BEYOND 40N. THESE LAYERED CLOUDS CONTINUE TO COVER THE BIG ISLAND AT 2 AM. A LINE OF LOW CLOUDS AND SHOWERS IS MOVING OVER OAHU AT 2 AM...AND CORRESPONDS WITH THE SURFACE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM. THE BAND OF LOW CLOUDS EXTENDS ALONG A LINE FROM 24.4N 153.9W TO 19.9N 160.3W. AT THE NORTHEAST END OF THE LOW CLOUD BAND...THE LOW CLOUDS MERGE WITH THE LAYERED CLOUDS MENTIONED ABOVE. THIS BAND OF LOW CLOUDS IS SPREADING LOW CLOUDS ACROSS OAHU FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 2 AM. SCATTERED TO BROKEN LOW CLOUDS ARE FOUND OVER THE ISLANDS OF MAUI COUNTY. MEANWHILE...SCATTERED CLOUDS ARE FOUND OVER KAUAI AND NIIHAU. $$ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 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.