Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message

Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:30:00 -0500

Based on data through 1800 UTC September 22 2010.

Around the main Hawaiian islands lies an east west oriented band of showery clouds that is providing the vast majority of clouds coverage over the islands them selves. The leading edge of this band is just east of Kauai with the west edge extending far to the east northeast of the Big Island. The greatest concentration of clouds is presently in the vicinity of Oahu where skies are mostly cloudy. Cloud tops within this area of are upward to between 10000 and 12000 feet. The cloud are thins out from Maui county eastward.

Over Oahu patches of low clouds are primarily covering eastern and interior sections of the island while most leeward areas are cloud free. As mentioned above Oahu was mostly cloud covered with just a few random breaks seen to the lee of the mountains. Over Molokai low clouds are covering eastern sections of the island while over Lanai patches of low clouds are covering interior sections. Over Maui low clouds are banked up over the slopes of Haleakala as well as over the slopes and summits of the west Maui mountains. Over the Big Island low cloud are banked up over portions of the windward slopes from north Kohala southward through the Hilo and Puna districts. Patches of low clouds can also be seen over portions of the southeast Kau slopes.

The area of low pressure is centered about 350 miles to the south of South Point on the Big Island. The low level center lies just on the west side of the deepest convection. Scattered thunderstorms have been pulsing in this area overnight. Water vapor imagery shows southwest winds in the upper levels of the atmosphere in the vicinity of this low. This is drawing up some thin high cirrus clouds from the tops of the deep convection. This low is moving west at around 10 mph.

Elsewhere in the deep tropics isolated deep convection lies along the ITCZ with the highest concentration in an area from 08°N to 12°N between 143°W and 170°W. Individual cloud clusters are moving off toward the west at around 15 mph.

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SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOW IN PALOLO     (Tuesday, September 21, 2010) – The Department of Environmental Services responded this evening to a sanitary sewer overflow in Palolo.             The call came in at 6:45 p.m. with the crew arriving at 7:25 p.m. and secured the site at 7:45 p.m.             The SSO occurred at 3472 Kaau Street when a 6-inch terra cotta pipe clogged with grease causing 2,000 gallons of raw wastewater out a manhole.  An estimated 1,000 gallons made its way into a storm drain at the corner of 9th Avenue and Kaau Street that leads to Palolo Stream with the remaining 1,000 gallons dissipating into the ground.             The Department of Health has been notified.  The crew cleaned, disinfected and deodorized the affected area.  Signing and sampling will be done at first light on Wednesday.   -30-   Contact:  Markus Owens, ENV Public Communications Officer, 351-6305

Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message

Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:30:00 -0500

Based on data through 0500 UTC September 22 2010.

The presence of a surface high far north of Kauai continued to maintain moderate trade winds across the Hawaiian island chain early this evening. The low-level trade wind flow was transporting broken low clouds and scattered showers associated with the remnants of an old frontal system across the coastal waters adjacent to windward Maui and the Big Island. There were mainly scattered low clouds with embedded isolated showers elsewhere across the Hawaiian coastal waters.

The general motion of the low clouds across the windward Hawaiian coastal waters was toward the west at 15 to 20 mph. The highest tops of the low clouds over the ocean surrounding the Hawaiian islands were estimated to be about 8 thousand feet.

As of 700 pm HST Tuesday, scattered to broken low clouds were over parts of Kauai, as well as along the Koolau and Waianae mountain ranges on Oahu. Scattered to locally broken low clouds were over the eastern tip of Molokai and the eastern coast of Lanai. On Maui, broken to overcast low clouds were above the lower slopes of mount Haleakala, the windward shorelines, the western mountains and the south central valley. Broken to locally overcast low clouds covered nearly all of the lower elevations of the Big Island.

The ragged band of broken clouds and scattered showers associated with the remnants of an old front were within 180 miles south of a line starting from a point 100 miles north of Kahului on Maui to 22°N 152°W to 25°N 147°W. The western edge of this band has shifted westward at about 15 mph during the past 6 hours.

According to loops of water vapor imagery and satellite derived upper level winds, the axis of a relatively weak northeast to southwest oriented upper tropospheric trough extended from a low aloft near 28°N 148°W to 23.5°N 157°W to 24°N 160°W. This trough aloft has moved slowly westward during the past 6 hours. This feature has not been having a significant impact on island weather this evening. However, the trough may be supporting the ragged band of low clouds and showers associated with the remnants of the former front adjacent to Maui and the Big Island.

An area of disorganized showers and scattered thunderstorms was centered about 530 miles south southeast of Hilo.

An area of showers and thunderstorms centered about 500 miles south southeast of Hilo. Continues to show signs of improved organization. However, the coverage and intensity of the thunderstorms within this area has been fluctuating during the past 12 hours. Gradual development of this feature is possible as it continues moving slowly toward the west northwest at about 10 mph during the next couple of days. The clouds and deep convection associated with this system were in the area from 10°N to 15°N between 150°W and 155°W. The highest tops of the cumulonimbus clouds associated with this feature were estimated to be about 43 thousand feet.

Elsewhere in the deep tropics far south of the Hawaiian islands, a surface trough extended from near 10.5°N 140°W to 10°N 145°W to 11°N 149.5°W. Isolated moderate thunderstorms were within 80 miles south of this trough. The intertropical convergence zone, or ITCZ, extended from near 10.5°N 157.5°W to 09°N 173°W to 07°N 180°W. Scattered moderate to locally strong thunderstorms were within 150 miles of the ITCZ west of 170°W, while isolated thunderstorms were within 80 miles of the ITCZ east of 170°W. The highest tops of the cumulonimbus clouds associated with the ITCZ were estimated to be about 52 thousand feet.

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Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message

Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message
Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:00:00 -0500

Based on data through 2330 UTC September 21 2010.

Skies are sunny to partly cloudy over most of the aloha state this early afternoon. On the other hand, broken to overcast low clouds have been forming over the mountain slopes in Kau, Kona, south Kohala, windward north Kohala and Hamakua on the Big Island as of bulletin time. Low ceilings have also been developing on the north- and west-facing slopes of Haleakala in east Maui. Low cloud motion is from the east to east-northeast at 15 to 20 mph across the island chain.

Scattered to occasionally broken low clouds, with embedded showers, exist immediately north clockwise through south of the Big Island, and just east of Maui. These elements are remnants from an old frontal boundary. Conditions are clear to scattered elsewhere in the adjacent coastal waters.

Most of the remnant moisture from the old front, as alluded to above, is farther to the east and northeast of the Big Island, and is currently within 85 miles either side of a line from 26°N 135°W to 24°N 146.5°W to 19.5°N 153.5°W.

The axis of a weak northeast-to-southwest oriented upper trough, above 25 thousand feet, is nearly stationary along a line from 30°N 146°W to 26.5°N 150°W to 23°N 158°W to just over the Kauai channel to 20°N 160°W. Another upper trough, far northwest of Kauai and oriented north to south, has become nearly stationary. Its axis is along a line from 30°N 170°W to 24°N 169°W. An upper ridge exists between the troughs, and an area of broken high clouds has formed on the southeast flank of the ridge. Most of this cloudiness is located from 27°N to 33°N between 148°W and 158°W.

A weak vortex, or counterclockwise-rotating circulation, is more than 500 miles south-southeast of Hilo and has been moving west near 10 mph. The feature, igniting showers and thunderstorms, has shown increasing organization over the past six hours. More development of the system is possible as it heads west.

Along the intertropical convergence zone, convection has been firing from 08°N to 11°N east of 163°W, and from 06.5°N to 10°N west of 166°W.

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Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message

Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message
Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:00:00 -0500

Based on data through 1730 UTC September 21 2010.

Skies are clear to partly cloudy across most of the island chain this morning. Low cloud ceilings are tending to concentrate over windward and mauka sections, especially in the Puna and Hilo districts on the Big Island. Low cloud movement is from the east to slightly north of east near 15 mph statewide.

Showery low clouds from an old front are generating ceilings just east clockwise through southwest of the Big Island, and to its northeast. This latter area of showery low cloudiness has been moving steadily toward Maui and the northern parts of the Big Island. Conditions are otherwise clear to scattered in the adjacent coastal waters.

Besides the old frontal remnants near the Big Island, more low clouds that had been associated with the front exist farther to the east and northeast of the state. Most of this cloudiness is currently within 100 miles either side of a line from 26.5°N 135.5°W to 24.5°N 141.5°W to 23.5°N 146.5°W to 20°N 152°W.

In the upper air above 25 thousand feet, a northeast-to-southwest oriented trough has become nearly stationary, and is along a line from 30°N 146°W to 26°N 150°W to 23°N 156°W to just over Oahu to 19°N 160°W. Two weak lows are embedded within the trough, and are near 27.5°N 148.5°W and 24°N 155°W. Another upper trough far northwest of Kauai, whose axis is oriented north to south and is along a line from 32°N 169°W to 25°N 170°W, has been heading toward the east-southeast near 10 mph over the past several hours. A swath of broken high clouds exists on the east side of the trough axis.

Convection is firing along the intertropical convergence zone far south of Hawaii. Most of the showers and thunderstorms have been occurring from 08°N to 12.5°N east of 165°W, and the more intense activity from 05°N to 10°N west of 165°W. A weak vortex, or circulation, has been pushing slowly toward the west over the past six hours. It is now about 550 miles south-southeast of Hilo.

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Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message

Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message
Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:30:00 -0500

Based on data through 1200 UTC September 21 2010.

The presence of a surface high far north of Kauai continued to maintain moderate trade winds across the Hawaiian island chain early this morning. The low-level trade wind flow was transporting scattered to broken low clouds and scattered showers associated with the remnants of an old frontal system across the coastal waters adjacent to the windward and southeastern Big Island. The greatest shower coverage was over the waters southeast of the Big Island. There was also a small plume of scattered to broken low clouds with embedded isolated showers west of the Kona coast on the Big Island. There were mainly scattered low clouds with embedded isolated elsewhere across the Hawaiian coastal waters.

The general motion of the low clouds across the windward Hawaiian coastal waters was toward the west southwest at 15 to 20 mph. The highest tops of the low clouds over the ocean just southeast of the Big Island were near 10 thousand feet, while the highest cloud tops over the waters surrounding the remaining Hawaiian islands were estimated to be about 5 thousand feet.

As of 200 am HST Tuesday, scattered low clouds were along parts of the windward facing slopes of Kauai and Oahu. Scattered to locally broken low clouds were detected above the northeastern tip of Molokai. Skies were mostly clear across Lanai. On Maui, scattered to broken low clouds were along the windward shoreline, the lower windward slopes of mount Haleakala and the western mountains. Broken to locally overcast low clouds were across most of the windward Big Island coastal areas. Scattered low clouds were affecting parts of the central leeward coast of the Big Island.

The ragged band of broken clouds and scattered showers associated with the remnants of an old front were within 85 miles southeast of a line from Hilo to 22.5°N 150°W to 27°N 140°W. This band appeared to have remained nearly stationary during the past 6 hours.

According to loops of water vapor imagery and satellite derived upper level winds, the axis of a relatively weak northeast to southwest oriented upper tropospheric trough extended from a low aloft near 28°N 147.5°W to 24.5°N 154°W across Oahu to 18.5°N 160.5°W. This trough aloft has moved little during the past 6 hours. This feature has not been having a significant impact on island weather tonight. However, the trough may be supporting the ragged band of low clouds and showers associated with the remnants of the former front adjacent to the eastern Big Island.

An area of disorganized showers and isolated thunderstorms was located about 650 miles south southeast of Hilo. Infrared satellite imagery and a recent scatterometer pass indicated there may have been a weak low-level circulation near 11°N 151°W. Troughs extended from this apparent weak circulation to 11°N 140°W, and to 09°N 155°W. This system has been moving slowly westward during the past 6 hours. The highest tops of the cumulonimbus clouds associated with this feature were estimated to be about 46 thousand feet.

Elsewhere in the deep tropics far south of the Hawaiian islands, the intertropical convergence zone, or ITCZ, extended from near 09.5°N 157°W to 07.5°N 171°W to 06°N 176°W to 06°N 180°W. Scattered moderate thunderstorms were within 220 miles north, and within 130 miles south of the ITCZ. The highest tops of the cumulonimbus clouds associated with the ITCZ were estimated to be about 51 thousand feet.

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Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message

Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message
Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:30:00 -0500

Based on data through 0500 UTC September 21 2010.

The presence of a surface high located far north northwest of Kauai was maintaining moderate northeasterly winds across the Hawaiian island chain early this evening. These winds were transporting scattered to broken low clouds and isolated to locally scattered showers associated with the remnants of an old frontal system across the windward coastal waters adjacent to Molokai, Maui and the Big Island. The greatest shower coverage was over the waters southeast of the Big Island. There was also a large plume of scattered to broken low clouds with embedded isolated showers extending southwest of the Kona coast of the Big Island. There were mainly scattered low clouds elsewhere across the Hawaiian coastal waters at dusk this evening.

The general motion of the low clouds across the Hawaiian coastal waters was toward the west southwest at about 20 mph. The highest tops of the low clouds over the ocean surrounding the Hawaiian islands were estimated to be about 5 thousand feet.

As of 700 pm HST Monday, scattered to locally broken low clouds were over the windward facing slopes and higher terrain on Kauai, while scattered low clouds were elsewhere on that island. Scattered to broken low clouds were along the Koolau range and windward shorelines of Oahu. Broken low clouds were above the eastern tip of Molokai. Scattered low clouds were over central Lanai and the remainder of Molokai. On Maui, broken low clouds were along the lower windward slopes of mount Haleakala, the windward shorelines the western mountains and parts of the south central valley, including the lower elevations of the southwest facing slopes of mount Haleakala. Broken to overcast low clouds covered most of the lower slopes and coastal sections of the Kona and southern Kau districts of the Big Island. Broken low low clouds were along the windward coastal areas of the Big Island.

The ragged band of broken clouds and scattered showers associated with the remnants of an old front were within 100 miles southeast of a line from Hilo to 23°N 150°W to 27°N 140°W. This band appeared to have shifted slowly toward the north northwest during the past 6 hours. In addition to this band, the leading edge of another batch of broken low clouds and scattered showers extended from a point 90 miles northeast of Honolulu to a point 75 miles northeast of Hana on the island of Maui. This leading edge has moved southwest at about 15 mph during the past 6 hours, .with a noticeable increase in the coverage of low clouds and showers during the past couple of hours.

According to loops of water vapor imagery and satellite derived upper level winds, the axis of a relatively weak northeast to southwest oriented upper tropospheric trough extended from near 30°N 145°W to 26.5°N 150°W across Oahu and Molokai to 19°N 159.5°W. The portion of this trough aloft located west of 150°W has moved little, while the northern portion has propagated slowly southeast during the past 6 hours. This feature has not made a significant impact on island weather today. However, the trough may be supporting the ragged band of clouds and showers along the remnants of the former front adjacent to the eastern Big Island.

In the deep tropics far south of the Hawaiian islands, a nearly east to west oriented surface trough extended from near 11.5°N 140°W to 12°N 144.5°W to 10°N 151.5°W. Isolated moderate thunderstorms were within 180 miles on either side of this trough. Elsewhere, the intertropical convergence zone, or ITCZ, extended from near 08.5°N 153°W to 08°N 166°W to 06°N 173°W to 05°N 180°W. Isolated to locally scattered moderate thunderstorms were within 130 miles on either side of the ITCZ. The highest tops of the cumulonimbus clouds associated with the surface trough and the ITCZ were estimated to be about 47 thousand feet.

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