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ATHW40 PHFO 111830 SIMHI HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SATELLITE INTERPRETATION MESSAGE NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI 1830 UTC THU MAR 11 2010 BASED ON DATA THROUGH 1800 UTC MARCH 11 2010 A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING A RIDGE ALONG 30N IS PRODUCING TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL PACIFIC. BETWEEN 10N AND 25N...SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS WITH BROKEN PATCHES ARE RIDING THE TRADES FROM 140W TO THE DATELINE AND ARE MOVING WEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH. FROM 25N TO 30N...SCATTERED TO BROKEN LOW CLOUDS ARE MOVING WEST AT 5 TO 20 MPH. OVER THE ISLANDS...LOW CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS ARE MOVING INTO WINDWARD COASTS AND SLOPES OF THE STATE BRINGING CLOUDY SKIES. LEEWARD LOCATIONS OF THE SMALLER ISLANDS HAVE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH A FEW LOW CLOUDS MOVING QUICKLY OVERHEAD. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...WHICH DEPICTS THE MID TO UPPER ATMOSPHERE... SHOWS ZONAL FLOW OVER THE STATE WITH THE SUBTROPICAL JET HEADING EAST NEAR 80 MPH. FARTHER NORTH...A WEAK UPPER TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE POLAR JET IS CREATING A BAND OF CIRRUS CLOUDS THAT DROP AS FAR SOUTH AS 30N BETWEEN 150W AND 160W. SATELLITE ESTIMATES OF CLOUD SPEED WITHIN THE CIRRUS IS UP TO 100 MPH. $$ MORRISON
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ATHW40 PHFO 111830
SIMHI 

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SATELLITE INTERPRETATION MESSAGE
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI
1830 UTC THU MAR 11 2010

BASED ON DATA THROUGH 1800 UTC MARCH 11 2010

A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING A RIDGE ALONG 30N IS PRODUCING 
TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL PACIFIC. BETWEEN 10N AND 
25N...SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS WITH BROKEN PATCHES ARE RIDING THE TRADES 
FROM 140W TO THE DATELINE AND ARE MOVING WEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH. FROM 
25N TO 30N...SCATTERED TO BROKEN LOW CLOUDS ARE MOVING WEST AT 5 TO 
20 MPH. 

OVER THE ISLANDS...LOW CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS ARE MOVING INTO 
WINDWARD COASTS AND SLOPES OF THE STATE BRINGING CLOUDY SKIES. 
LEEWARD LOCATIONS OF THE SMALLER ISLANDS HAVE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES 
WITH A FEW LOW CLOUDS MOVING QUICKLY OVERHEAD. 

WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...WHICH DEPICTS THE MID TO UPPER ATMOSPHERE... 
SHOWS ZONAL FLOW OVER THE STATE WITH THE SUBTROPICAL JET HEADING 
EAST NEAR 80 MPH. FARTHER NORTH...A WEAK UPPER TROUGH ASSOCIATED 
WITH THE POLAR JET IS CREATING A BAND OF CIRRUS CLOUDS THAT DROP AS 
FAR SOUTH AS 30N BETWEEN 150W AND 160W. SATELLITE ESTIMATES OF CLOUD 
SPEED WITHIN THE CIRRUS IS UP TO 100 MPH.

$$

MORRISON