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CALDWELL ANNOUNCES GRANTS TO PREVENT UNDERAGE DRINKING (Mon., Sept. 27, 2010)—Acting Mayor Kirk Caldwell today announced the award of nearly $1 million in grants to community groups working to prevent underage drinking among O'ahu youth.              "Our young people deserve the best opportunities to succeed, and alcohol can be a serious problem for them," Caldwell said. "In these challenging economic times, we are pleased to support programs that will reduce the risk of underage drinking in our community."             The City's Department of Community Services is awarding $942,242 to community-based groups to implement programs in support of the City's Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF-SIG) initiative, which aims to prevent underage drinking among O'ahu youth ages 12-17.  According to the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, youth in Hawai'i are more likely than youth in other states to drink before the age of 13 and to consume alcoholic beverages at school. Many of the same factors that contribute to underage drinking can also contribute to other forms of substance abuse and health risk behaviors. Six O'ahu-based groups have been selected for awards based on their experience, capabilities, and proposed activities. These six groups are: Alu Like, Coalition for a Drug Free Hawai'i, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Honolulu, Boys and Girls Club of Hawai'i, Hawai'i Speed and Quickness, and Hina Mauka. The programs will be implemented in different sites across O'ahu, from Waianae to Waimânalo. This component of the City's SPF-SIG initiative is projected to reach over five thousand youth between the ages of 12 and 17. The federally-funded initiative, which is also being implemented in Maui, Kaua'i, and Hawai'i counties, requires that all programs have proven results in other communities. However, adaptations may be made to make the programs more culturally appropriate for Hawai'i's youth. Typically, these programs are taught in schools and community settings and improve youth self-esteem, decision making, and social skills. - 30 - Contact:  Debbie Kim Morikawa, Director, Department of Community Services, 768-7760.

Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message

Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message
Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:30:00 -0500

Based on data through 0000 UTC September 28 2010.

Water vapor imagery shows an upper level trough centered near 20°N 167°W or 500 miles west southwest of the main Hawaiian islands. This trough is moving west at 20 mph. An upper level jet on the southeast side of the trough is lifting high level moisture north from the tropics across the area south of 20°N between the trough and 150°W. An upper ridge dominates the area from the Hawaiian islands east.

A large frontal cloud band stretches across the northern portion of the area. The 200 mile wide cloud band stretches from 30°N 153°W to 27°N 160°W to 25°N 170°W to 27°N 180°, crossing the northwest Hawaiian islands between French Frigate Shoals and lisianski. The clouds with this band are mainly low topped cumulus with highest tops near 12000 feet. About 250 miles south of the main cloud band there is another narrower cloud band which eventually merges with the main frontal band near 30°N. North of the frontal band, broken cold air cumulus covers the region.

Scattered thunderstorms are found embedded in broken cloud layers along the intertropical convergence zone south of 13°N between 150°W and 170°W. Highest cloud tops are near 50000 feet.

Over the main Hawaiian islands, broken low clouds are covering the Big Island slopes below 9000 feet and across the coasts except Puna district and South Point which are mostly clear. Broken low clouds covers all of the interior of the smaller islands, except the Koolau mountains of Oahu and the windward Oahu coast, and the eastern and southern Kauai coast where skies are mostly clear. Scattered low clouds are found over the coastal waters surrounding the Big Island with mainly clear skies elsewhere over the coastal waters. Clouds are moving west at 5 to 10 mph in areas free of terrain.

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Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message

Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message
Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:30:00 -0500

Based on data through 1800 UTC September 27 2010.

Water vapor imagery shows an upper level trough centered near 20°N 165°W or 400 miles west southwest of the main Hawaiian islands. This trough is moving west at 20 mph. An upper level jet on the southeast side of the trough is lifting high level moisture north from the tropics across the area south of 20°N between the trough and 150°W. An upper ridge dominates from the Hawaiian islands east.

A large frontal cloud band stretches across the northern portion of the area. The 200 mile wide cloud band stretches from 30°N 153°W to 27°N 160°W to 25°N 170°W to 27°N 180°, crossing the northwest Hawaiian islands between French Frigate Shoals and lisianski. The clouds with this band are mainly low topped cumulus with highest tops near 12000 feet. About 250 miles south of the main cloud band there is another narrower cloud band which eventually merges with the main frontal band near 30°N. North of the frontal band, broken cold air cumulus covers the region.

Scattered thunderstorms are found embedded in broken cloud layers along the intertropical convergence zone south of 13°N between 150°W and 170°W. Highest cloud tops are near 50000 feet.

Over the main Hawaiian islands, skies are mainly clear. Only broken low clouds are found over eastern Puna district and coast on the Big Island, the Hana coast of eastern Maui, and along the windward coast of Oahu and Kauai. More low clouds are found over the windward coastal waters and in a large plume of clouds located about 100 miles west of Kona on the Big Island and 80 miles south of Oahu. Cloud motions were to the southwest at about 10 mph.

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Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message

Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message
Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:30:00 -0500

Based on data through 0500 UTC September 27 2010.

Two parallel cloud bands associated with a front extended across the ocean north of the main Hawaiian islands. The primary frontal cloud band was located within 60 miles of the curve from 30°N 178°W to 28°N 169°W to 30°N 159°W and further northeast. A pre-frontal cloud band was located within 60 miles of the curve from 25°N 165°W to 27°N 155°W to 30°N 150°W and further northeast, though cumulus and stratocumulus cloud fragments further to the west and northwest showed signs of merging into an extension of this band. Both features consisted of nearly solid middle to low cloud layers, and shifted toward the southeast slowly.

To the south, light thunderstorm activity continued in the ITCZ between 13°N and 03°N, mostly west of 154°W. Although several weak centers of low pressure were present in the ITCZ, they did not appear to be associated with persistent thunderstorm activity. Layered middle to high debris clouds from this and earlier convection obscured lower features mostly from 14°N to 03°N, and partly as far as 17°N.

Water vapor images showed a center of low pressure in the upper atmosphere just to the southwest of the main Hawaiian islands. This low slightly enhanced showers from island lee plumes passing under it, but had little effect otherwise.

Elsewhere, cloud cover across Hawaiian waters consisted mainly of loose bands or clumps of marine stratocumuli and cumuli located between the curve from 19°N 180 to 22°N 156°W to 29°N 140°W, and the curve from 11°N 180 to 17°N 164°W to 15°N 152°W to 18°N 140°W. The clumps varied in size from individual small cumuli to one large clump about 450 miles long and 350 miles wide. These clouds generally rose to heights of 8000 to 10000 feet, and moved toward the southwest to west at around 10 miles an hour.

Across the main Hawaiian islands, cloud cover consisted mostly of afternoon cumulus buildups and their layered debris clouds over higher terrain inland, though a few marine cumuli and stratocumuli also moved ashore along slopes facing east. Areas with the greatest cloud cover included northwest Kauai, both mountain ranges on Oahu, central Molokai, central Lanai, the west Maui mountains, northwest through northeast slopes of Haleakala on Maui, and most of the Big Island except for the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. These clouds varied in height from around 3000 feet to near 9000 feet. Radar data from near the islands showed scattered showers offshore in the lee plume southwest of Maui county, but isolated showers at most elsewhere.

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RYSHKO

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Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message

Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message
Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:30:00 -0500

Based on data through 0000 UTC September 27 2010.

Since this morning cloud cover had decreased over water around the main Hawaiian islands and increased over the islands themselves.

Clouds are scattered over Kauai county except for broken low clouds over the northwest third of Kauai. There are broken to overcast low clouds over the Koolau mountains and the west third of Oahu with scattered clouds elsewhere on the island. Broken to overcast low clouds cover most areas of Maui county and the Big Island of Hawaii. These clouds extend up to about 10000 feet of elevation and blanket the Humuula Saddle between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Skies are clear over the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa and along some coastal areas.

Clouds are isolated over most areas of Kauai county and Oahu with scattered to broken low clouds over the windward slopes of Kauai and over the Koolau mountains on Oahu. Broken low clouds cover Molokai and Lanai. There are small patches of broken low clouds over the slopes of windward west Maui and over east Maui above Hana. Clouds are isolated elsewhere over Maui. Overcast low clouds cover most of the east side of the Big Island from Upolu Point to Hilo to south cape except for scattered clouds between Waipio valley and Ookala and isolated clouds near Cape Kumukahi. There is also an area of overcast low clouds along the west side of the Big Island from Kealakekua to Keahole Point. The low clouds on the east side of the Big Island extend upslope into the middle of the Humuula Saddle, to about 6000 feet of elevation. Skies are clear over the rest of the Big Island.

Low clouds near the main Hawaiian islands are moving from the east at 10 to 15 mph. There are isolated low clouds upstream of Kauai, scattered low clouds upstream of Oahu, and scattered to broken low clouds upstream of Maui and the Big Island. These clouds are mostly stable stratocumulus with isolated moderate cumulus clouds mixed in. Radars show scattered moderate showers in an east to west line 80 miles south of Kauai and along a narrow line extending west from laau point on Molokai.

A 100 to 150 mile wide band of broken to overcast low clouds, the remnant of a front, is north of a line from 30°N 150°W to 250 miles north northwest of Kauai to 22°N 167°W to 25°N 180°W. The part of the band northeast of the islands has been nearly stationary over the past several hours while the part west of the islands has been moving towards the west southwest at 15 mph.

Another frontal band, a 130 mile wide band of overcast low clouds, is north of a line from 30°N 160°W to 28°N 170°W to 30°N 178°W. This band has been moving toward the south at 20 mph.

A 350 mile wide band of broken to overcast layered clouds along the intertropical convergence zone, ITCZ, is south of a line from 14°N 140°W to 13°N 160°W to 10°N 180°W. There are scattered towering cumulus clouds within the band east of 150°W and scattered cumulonimbus clouds, cb, west of 150°W. A 200 mile diameter cluster of cb associated with a small tropical disturbance is centered near 08°N 173°W. The disturbance has become weak and is nearly indistinguishable from the rest of the ITCZ.

Water vapor imagery, which shows features mainly above 24000 ft, shows a low aloft 270 miles south southwest of Kauai near 18°N 161°W. There are no high clouds around the low so the low can be seen on water vapor imagery but not on visible or window IR imagery.

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DONALDSON

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Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message

Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message
Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:30:00 -0500

Based on data through 1800 UTC September 26 2010.

There has been little change in cloud cover around the main Hawaiian islands since late last night.

Clouds are isolated over most areas of Kauai county and Oahu with scattered to broken low clouds over the windward slopes of Kauai and over the Koolau mountains on Oahu. Broken low clouds cover Molokai and Lanai. There are small patches of broken low clouds over the slopes of windward west Maui and over east Maui above Hana. Clouds are isolated elsewhere over Maui. Overcast low clouds cover most of the east side of the Big Island from Upolu Point to Hilo to south cape except for scattered clouds between Waipio valley and Ookala and isolated clouds near Cape Kumukahi. There is also an area of overcast low clouds along the west side of the Big Island from Kealakekua to Keahole Point. The low clouds on the east side of the Big Island extend upslope into the middle of the Humuula Saddle, to about 6000 feet of elevation. Skies are clear over the rest of the Big Island.

Low clouds near the main Hawaiian islands are moving from the east at 15 mph. There are broken low clouds upstream of the Big Island, Maui and Oahu, with scattered low clouds upstream of Molokai and Kauai. The clouds upstream of the islands are part of a large area east of a line from 14°N 140°W to the windward sides of the islands to 29°N 140°W. These clouds are mostly stable stratocumulus with isolated moderate cumulus clouds mixed in. Radars show isolated light showers upstream of the Big Island, Maui and Oahu.

A 120 to 200 mile wide band of broken to overcast low clouds, the remnant of a front is north of a line from 30°N 150°W to 180 miles north northwest of Kauai to 23°N 167°W to 26°N 180°W. The part of the band northeast of the islands has been nearly stationary over the past several hours while the part west of the islands has been moving towards the west southwest at 15 mph.

A 350 mile wide band of broken layered clouds, scattered towering cumulus clouds and isolated to scattered cumulonimbus clouds, cb, along the intertropical convergence zone is south of a line from 13°N 140°W to 13°N 167°W to 10°N 180°W. A 200 mile diameter cluster of cb associated with a small tropical disturbance is centered near 09°N 172°W. The disturbance has been moving toward the southwest around 10 mph.

Water vapor imagery, which shows features mainly above 24000 ft, shows a low aloft 180 miles southwest of Honolulu near 19°N 159°W. There are no high clouds around the low so the low can be seen on water vapor imagery but not on visible or window IR imagery.

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DONALDSON

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Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message

Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpretation Message
Sun, 26 Sep 2010 07:30:00 -0500

Based on data through 1200 UTC September 26 2010.

Satellite loop shows the subtropical ridge has been pushed south over the past 24 to 36 hours such that the western limb of the ridge lies just east of the island of Kauai in main Hawaiian island chain this morning. Flow at low cloud level is sluggish across the islands, mainly toward the west at 10 mph or less. Skies across the leeward half of Kauai and all of Oahu are clear or have scattered low clouds, with scattered to patchy broken low clouds noted across the windward half of Kauai. Molokai has broken low clouds across its eastern third. Maui and Lanai appear to have scattered low clouds to clear skies. Scattered to broken low clouds dot skies across windward Big Island slopes south of Laupahoehoe, wrapping southwest along Puna slopes toward Volcano. The leeward slopes of the Big Island have cleared significantly since last evening, with scattered low clouds to clear skies noted. The Big Island plume extends west from a point just offshore from Milolii.

A ragged 120 mile wide band of broken low clouds extends north and west of a line from 35°N 140°W to 30°N 150°W to 23°N 165°W to 26°N 173°W. Marking an old frontal boundary, this cloud band is moving toward the east slowly near 140°W but is nearly stationary elsewhere. Broken stable low clouds lie north of a line from 16°N 140°W to 15°N 152°W to just east of the Big Island, and south of a line from 28°N 140°W to 24°N 151°W to just east of the Big Island. Elements of this cloud area break away from time to time and affect windward portions of Maui and the Big Island, then slip west of the island chain within the Big Island plume.

To the south, broken layered clouds and isolated cumulonimbus, cb, lie within a ragged 120 mile wide band north of a line from 05°N 140°W to 03°N 165°W to 06°N 175°W to 10°N 180°W. A weak tropical disturbance near 10°N 171°W has isolated cb within 90 miles north through west of center. This disturbance is moving toward the southwest at about 20 mph.

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POWELL

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