From owner-wx-tropl@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU Sun Dec 12 08:32:27 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 oBC0WQ0e003108 for ; Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:32:26 +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 oBANph20027712; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:32:11 -0600 (CST) Received: by LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 14.5) with spool id 4729843 for WX-TROPL@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:32:10 -0600 Received: from relay01.cites.uiuc.edu (relay01.cites.uiuc.edu [128.174.4.23]) by vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBC0WAkR020888 for ; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:32:10 -0600 (CST) Received: from weather3.admin.niu.edu (weather3.admin.niu.edu [131.156.8.48]) by relay01.cites.uiuc.edu (8.14.4/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBC0W4U0009242 for ; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:32:10 -0600 (CST) Received: by weather3.admin.niu.edu (Postfix, from userid 501) id 841DD3FE0849; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:32:03 -0600 (CST) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Reason: safe Message-ID: <20101212003203.841DD3FE0849@weather3.admin.niu.edu> Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:32:03 -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 670 ATHW40 PHFO 120031 SIMHI HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SATELLITE INTERPRETATION MESSAGE NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI 0030 UTC SUN DEC 12 2010 BASED ON DATA THROUGH 0000 UTC DECEMBER 12 2010 WATER VAPOR SHOWS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSING NORTH OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS THIS MORNING AND HAS AN AXIS WHICH EXTENDS FROM 35N155W TO 24N152W. DEEP LAYERED CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE COVER A LARGE AREA FROM 11N TO 40N AND 144W TO 154W. TOPS RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 KFT IN HEIGHT ACROSS MOST OF THIS CLOUD REGION. CLOUD COVER OVER THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HAS GENERALLY DECREASED OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS DUE TO THE DEPARTING LAYERED CLOUD BAND AND THE FRONT ACROSS MAUI COUNTY DISSIPATING. TYPICAL SEA BREEZE CLOUD BUILD UPS ARE OBSERVED ON VISIBLE SATELLITE OVER MOST OF THE ISLAND INTERIORS. SCATTERED CUMULUS CLOUDS ARE OBSERVED ACROSS KAUAI AND OAHU THIS AFTERNOON WITH MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL INTERIORS BEING THE PRIME AREA. MOLOKAI HAS BROKEN CLOUDS OVER THE WHOLE ISLAND WITH A FEW SHOWERS ON RADAR OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS ALONG THE NORTH COAST. LANAI HAS BROKEN CLOUDS OVER MOST OF THE ISLAND INTERIOR. MAUI HAS CLOUD BUILD UPS OVER MOST OF THE ISLAND AS WELL...WITH SOME BREAK UPS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY. MOST OF THE HALEAKALA SUMMIT IS OBSCURED FROM THE LOW CLOUD COVER AS WELL. THE BIG ISLAND HAS OVERCAST CUMULUS CLOUDS OVER NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST LOWER SLOPES UP TO 10 KFT IN ELEVATION. BROKEN CUMULUS CLOUDS COVER THE LEEWARD COAST UP TO 7 KFT IN ELEVATION. FEW TO SCATTERED CUMULUS COVER WINDWARD WATERS THIS AFTERNOON WHILE FAINT PLUME CLOUDS ARE OBSERVED OVER LEEWARD WATERS. FAR NORTHWEST OF THE STATE...ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS CENTERED WEST OF THE DATELINE. DENSE LAYERED CLOUDS COVER AN AREA ON THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FLANKS OF THE LOW. MOST OF THE CLOUD COVER IS NORTH OF 26N AND WEST OF 168W. FAR SOUTH OF THE STATE...ISOLATED ITCZ THUNDERSTORMS ARE FIRING BETWEEN 08N TO 10N AND 142W TO 162W. $$ 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.