Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message
Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:30:00 -0600
Based on data through 0000 UTC December 17 2010.
The upper level low south of the Big Island has lifted to the north a bit over the last couple of hours. At 2 pm, the upper low was near 13.9°N 153.4°W, about 380 miles south of the Big Island. The other upper level low is about 125 miles northwest of Kauai near 33.6°N 175.7°W. The leading edge of the layered clouds associated with the surface cold front is about 335 miles northwest of Kauai this afternoon. Thunderstorms have been noted within the layered cloud band, concentrated in the portion of the layered clouds centered on a line from 24°N 129°W to 10°N 177°W. Cloud tops in this are reach as high as 54 thousand feet.
Few low clouds remain near the main Hawaiian islands this afternoon. The most concentrated low clouds are east of the Big Island. The few low clouds east of Kauai are moving from the southeast around 15 mph. The clouds east of the Big Island are moving in a more easterly direction around 15 mph.
Low clouds have increased over all the main Hawaiian islands since daybreak, but overall cloud coverage is still less than it was 24 hours ago. Scattered clouds are found over Kauai, with a few clouds over Niihau. Scattered clouds are found across Oahu. A few clouds have formed over Molokai, Lanai and Kahoolawe, which all were cloud free shortly after sunrise. On Maui, the clouds over the west Maui mountains have thinned, while the low clouds in the Hana area have shifted to cover the area from hamoa to about 6 miles west of nuu on the southeast facing slopes of Haleakala.
On the Big Island, the few clouds over the south Hilo district have expanded to cover most of the district, and spill over into the coastal area of the north Hilo district. Scattered clouds are found over the Puna district, primarily over the western half of the district. Clouds cover most of the lower slopes of the Kau southeast facing slopes, extending up the slopes to around six thousand feet. Clouds are increasing over the south Kona and north Kona districts, with a few clouds over the remaining lower slopes.
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