From owner-wx-tropl@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU Sun Dec 19 08:26:45 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 oBJ0QhBU032482 for ; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 08:26:44 +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 oBI60DfJ027712; Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:26:29 -0600 (CST) Received: by LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 14.5) with spool id 4817950 for WX-TROPL@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU; Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:26:29 -0600 Received: from relay07.cites.uiuc.edu (relay07.cites.uiuc.edu [128.174.4.73]) by vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBJ0QTH2020698 for ; Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:26:29 -0600 (CST) Received: from weather3.admin.niu.edu (weather3.admin.niu.edu [131.156.8.48]) by relay07.cites.uiuc.edu (8.14.4/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBJ0QM2e014270 for ; Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:26:28 -0600 (CST) Received: by weather3.admin.niu.edu (Postfix, from userid 501) id 530933FE0863; Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:26:22 -0600 (CST) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Reason: safe Message-ID: <20101219002622.530933FE0863@weather3.admin.niu.edu> Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:26:22 -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 356 ATHW40 PHFO 190025 SIMHI HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SATELLITE INTERPRETATION MESSAGE NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI 0030 UTC SUN DEC 19 2010 BASED ON DATA THROUGH 0000 UTC DECEMBER 19 2010 THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WEATHER FEATURE AFFECTING THE HAWAIIAN ISLAND VICINITY IS A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED FAR TO THE WEST OF THE STATE. A BROAD SWATH OF CLOUDS THAT IS ABOUT 1000 MILES WIDE IS SEEN STREAMING NORTHWARD ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LOW. THE EASTERN EDGE OF THIS SWATH CONSISTS OF MAINLY CIRRUS CLOUDS WITH CLOUDS BECOMING MORE LAYERED FARTHER TO THE WEST. THE DEEPEST CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM REMAINS FAR TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF THE ALOHA STATE. THE CIRRUS CLOUDS MENTIONED ABOVE ARE MOVING OVER THE STATE WITH THE THICKEST CLOUD ELEMENTS OVER THE WEST END OF THE STATE. ONCE THESE CLOUD ARE NORTH OF THE STATE THEY TAKE A TURN TO THE EAST WHERE THE STREAM OFF TOWARD THE CALIFORNIA COASTLINE. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AROUND THE STATE SCATTERED TO BROKEN LOW CLOUDS CAN BE SEEN MOVING BASICALLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST. ALSO A NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTHEAST ORINETED BAND OF CLOUDS PREENTLY LIES TO THE SOUTH OF THE STATE BUT IS GRADUALLY MOVING CLOSER TO KAUAI. THE ABOVE MENTIONED HIGH CLOUDS ARE OBSCURRING THE LOW CLOUD COVERAGE OVER KAUAI. OVER OAHU PATCHES OF LOW CLOUDS CAN BE SEEN OVER PORTIONS OF THE KOOLAU AND WAIANAE MOUNTAIN RANGES. JUST A FEW PATCHES OF LOW CLOUDS ARE SEEN OVER EASTERN MOLOKAI AND INTERIOR LANAI. OVER MAUI LOW CLOUDS ARE BANKED UP OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES OF HALEAKALA WITH A FEW CLOUDS OVER THE WEST MAUI MOUNTAINS. OVER THE BIG ISLAND LOW CLOUDS ARE BANKED UP OVER THE WINDWARD SLOPES FROM NORTH KOHALA SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE HILO AND PUNA DISTRICTS. PATCHES OF LOW CLODUS ARE ALSO SEEN OVER THE SOUTHEAST KAU SLOPES. $$ BURKE +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 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.