Friday, November 26, 2010

Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message

Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message
Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:30:00 -0600

Based on data through 1800 UTC November 26 2010.

An upper level low is centered near 18.5°N 148.1°W, about 440 miles east southeast of the Big Island at 8 am. The low has moved to the south over the last several hours, and just in the last hour or so has begun moving towards the east. Thunderstorms have been noted on the east side of the upper low with tops reaching near 41 thousand feet. Additional thunderstorms on the southeast side of the upper low, along a line from 17°N 139°W to 13°N 145°W have tops reaching near 50 thousand feet.

Low clouds are concentrated over the eastern sides of the main Hawaiian islands this morning. On Kauai, the low clouds are found over the eastern half of the morning, while on Oahu, the low clouds are over the Koolau mountains, and extend into the central part of the island. On Molokai, clouds are concentrated over the Halawa Valley. Lanai, Kahoolawe and Niihau are large cloud free at 8 am. On Maui, clouds are found over the east facing slopes of the west Maui mountains, and over the east facing slopes of Haleakala from hookipa beach park to Hana to kaupo.

On the Big Island, clouds are plentiful over the east facing slopes of the Kohala mountains. Additional clouds are found over the east facing slopes from Waipio valley to Cape Kumukahi to Volcano. A few clouds are beginning to form over the Kau district at 8 am.

Low clouds upstream of the islands are moving from the east northeast around 20 mph.

Central Pacific Infrared Satellite image for 1800 UTC


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