From owner-wx-tropl@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU Mon Dec 27 02:31:06 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 oBQIV5Ai020572 for ; Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:31:05 +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 oBQCI5MA000588; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:30:45 -0600 (CST) Received: by LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 14.5) with spool id 4884552 for WX-TROPL@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:30:45 -0600 Received: from relay10.cites.uiuc.edu (relay10.cites.uiuc.edu [128.174.196.10]) by vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBQIUjY2023339 for ; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:30:45 -0600 (CST) Received: from weather3.admin.niu.edu (weather3.admin.niu.edu [131.156.8.48]) by relay10.cites.uiuc.edu (8.14.4/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBQIUciA008505 for ; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:30:44 -0600 (CST) Received: by weather3.admin.niu.edu (Postfix, from userid 501) id 501CD3FE0006; Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:30:37 -0600 (CST) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Reason: safe Message-ID: <20101226183038.501CD3FE0006@weather3.admin.niu.edu> Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:30:37 -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 625 ATHW40 PHFO 261830 SIMHI HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SATELLITE INTERPRETATION MESSAGE NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI 1830 UTC SUN DEC 26 2010 BASED ON DATA THROUGH 1800 UTC DECEMBER 26 2010 A DEEP LOW PRESSURE IS CENTERED NEAR 36N 167W AND IS MOVING EAST NEAR 25 MPH. TWO COLD FRONTS EXTEND SOUTH AND WEST FROM THE LOW AND EACH FRONT HAS AN ASSOCIATED AREA OF CLOUDS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE FIRST IS PRODUCING A BAND OF CLOUDS CENTERED OVER OAHU TO 30N 154W. THE BAND IS 200 MILES WIDE JUST NORTH OF OAHU AND EXPANDS TO 350 MILES WIDE OVER 30N. LAYERED CLOUDS EXTEND UP TO 35 THOUSAND FEET WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING CLOUD TOPS TO 45 THOUSAND FEET. THE SECOND FRONT IS FARTHER TO THE WEST AND IS CENTERED OVER 17N AND THE DATELINE TO 27N 166W. THIS 300-MILE WIDE BAND CONTAINS EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WITH TOPS TO 50 THOUSAND FEET. MOST THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE BAND WITHIN LAYERED CLOUDS THAT EXTEND TO 35 THOUSAND FEET. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH LOCATED 350 MILES EAST OF HILO IS PRODUCING BROKEN LOW CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THE AREA OF CLOUDS IS WITHIN 17N TO 22N FROM 150W TO 146W. THE UPPER TROUGH AND CLOUDS ARE MOVING 20 MPH TOWARD THE NE. VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY OVER THE STATE SHOWS THE AFOREMENTIONED CLOUD BAND TO THE NORTH OF OAHU. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND TOWERING CUMULUS CAN BE SEEN OVER THE ISLANDS FROM MOLOKAI TO KAUAI AND ALSO OVER THEIR RESPECTIVE COASTAL WATERS. INDIVIDUAL LOW CLOUDS SOUTH OF THE STATE ARE MOVING 20 MPH TOWARD THE NORTH. BOTH MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND HAVE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THIS MORNING. $$ 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.