From owner-wx-tropl@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU Sat Dec 25 02:28:55 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 oBOISsNL005219 for ; Sat, 25 Dec 2010 02:28:55 +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 oBNIVEZJ000588; Fri, 24 Dec 2010 12:28:41 -0600 (CST) Received: by LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 14.5) with spool id 4863162 for WX-TROPL@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU; Fri, 24 Dec 2010 12:28:41 -0600 Received: from relay08.cites.uiuc.edu (relay08.cites.uiuc.edu [128.174.196.9]) by vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBOISf2K022512 for ; Fri, 24 Dec 2010 12:28:41 -0600 (CST) Received: from weather3.admin.niu.edu (weather3.admin.niu.edu [131.156.8.48]) by relay08.cites.uiuc.edu (8.14.4/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBOISYSI004226 for ; Fri, 24 Dec 2010 12:28:41 -0600 (CST) Received: by weather3.admin.niu.edu (Postfix, from userid 501) id C3DD63FE0032; Fri, 24 Dec 2010 12:28:34 -0600 (CST) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Reason: safe Message-ID: <20101224182834.C3DD63FE0032@weather3.admin.niu.edu> Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2010 12:28:34 -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 597 ATHW40 PHFO 241828 SIMHI HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SATELLITE INTERPRETATION MESSAGE NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI 1830 UTC FRI DEC 24 2010 BASED ON DATA THROUGH 1800 UTC DECEMBER 24 2010 A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH NEAR THE BIG ISLAND IS PRODUCING BROKEN LOW CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED TOWERING CUMULUS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EAST AND SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND. BROKEN LOW CLOUDS EXTEND AS FAR EAST AS 145W AND SPAN FROM 14N TO 20N. THE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED CLOUDS HAVE BEEN MOVING SLOWLY EAST OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. NORTHEAST AND NORTH OF THE ISLANDS...A 250-MILE WIDE CLOUDBAND ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT IS CENTERED OVER 30N 140W...26N 150W...AND 28N 160W. THE BAND IS MADE UP OF BROKEN TO OVERCAST STRATOCUMULUS AND CUMULUS CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS. NORTHWEST AND WEST OF THE STATE...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NNE TO SSW CENTERED FROM 30N 171W TO 18N 178W. THE CLOUD BAND ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT AVERAGES ABOUT 300 MILES ACROSS AND IS MADE UP OF LAYERED CLOUDS UP TO 35 THOUSAND FEET WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH TOPS UP TO 50 THOUSAND FEET. THE FRONT IS MOVING 15 MPH TOWARD THE EAST. OVER THE ISLANDS...SKIES ARE CLEAR THIS MORNING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE WINDWARD AND SE COASTS OF THE BIG ISLAND WHERE SCATTERED TO BROKEN LOW CLOUDS PREVAIL. LAND BREEZES OVERNIGHT HAVE CLEARED SKIES THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE ALOHA STATE. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...ENHANCED SHOWERS CAN BE SEEN NEAR THE BIG ISLAND AND OVER THE KAUAI CHANNEL. $$ MORRISON +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 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.