From owner-wx-tropl@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU Thu Dec 30 02:32:32 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 oBTIWVxm025471 for ; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:32:32 +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 oBTFCX1s000588; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:32:12 -0600 (CST) Received: by LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 14.5) with spool id 4906065 for WX-TROPL@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:32:12 -0600 Received: from relay09.cites.uiuc.edu (relay09.cites.uiuc.edu [128.174.4.86]) by vacuum.cso.uiuc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBTIWCl6022773 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:32:12 -0600 (CST) Received: from weather3.admin.niu.edu (weather3.admin.niu.edu [131.156.8.48]) by relay09.cites.uiuc.edu (8.14.4/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oBTIW5bY013140 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:32:12 -0600 (CST) Received: by weather3.admin.niu.edu (Postfix, from userid 501) id AD2293FE0005; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:32:05 -0600 (CST) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Reason: safe Message-ID: <20101229183205.AD2293FE0005@weather3.admin.niu.edu> Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:32:05 -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 716 ATHW40 PHFO 291831 SIMHI HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SATELLITE INTERPRETATION MESSAGE NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI 1830 UTC WED DEC 29 2010 BASED ON DATA THROUGH 1800 UTC DECEMBER 29 2010 WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED AT 16N169W. ON THE EASTERN FLANK OF THE UPPER LOW AN AREA OF LAYERED CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS COVERS AN AREA FROM 12N TO 19N AND 161W TO 167W. CUMULONIMBUS /CB/ CLOUD TOPS REACH TO 42 KFT IN THE VERTICAL. DIRECTLY NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS...A 300 TO 500 MILE WIDE BAND OF BROKEN TO OVERCAST MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUDS ARE MOVING NORTHWARD DIRECTLY OVER THE ISLANDS TO 30N AND BEYOND. NORTH OF 27N...THE FRONT IS MORE ACTIVE AND HAS UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FROM A LONGWAVE TROUGH FAR INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN. THE MORE ACTIVE PORTION OF THE FRONT IS PRODUCING A ISOLATED CB TOPS ALSO TO AROUND 45 KFT. THE NORTHWARD MOVEMENT IS DICTATED BY SOUTHERLY WINDS ALOFT EAST OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW. THE UPPER LOW HAS A SURFACE TROUGH REFLECTION FROM 29N159W TO 14N174W. THE CLOUDS CONTINUE TO BLOCK THE VIEW OF THE LOW CLOUD FIELD AROUND THE ISLANDS. A COLD FRONT IS LOCATED FAR TO THE NORTHWEST ALONG A LINE THROUGH 38N168W TO 30N172W TO 25N180E AND AWAY TO THE SOUTHWEST. THE FRONT...WHICH CONSISTS OF A 200 MILE WIDE BAND OF OVERCAST LOW CLOUDS. THE CLOUDS BECOME LAYERED NORTH OF 30N AND CONTAINING ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. HAWAII/S FUTURE WEATHER IS SEEN EAST OF 150W WHERE LOW CLOUDS ARE MOVING TO THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE TRADE WINDS TAKES THE SHAPE OF A CURVED BAND OF BROKEN CLOUDS WITHIN 150 MILES EAST OF A LINE FROM 23N151W TO 18N150W TO 13N147W TO 12N140W. THE CLOUD BAND IS CURRENTLY MOVING WESTWARD UNDERNEATH THE NUMEROUS CLOUDS COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH. $$ 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.