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ATHW40 PHFO 020025
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HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SATELLITE INTERPRETATION MESSAGE
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI
0030 UTC SUN JUN 02 2013

BASED ON DATA THROUGH 0000 UTC JUNE 02 2013

WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE NORTHWEST 
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS EXTENDING FROM 30N164W TO 18N178...OR FROM 800 
MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF MIDWAY ATOLL TO 600 MILES SOUTH OF MIDWAY. 
THIS TROUGH HAS SLOWLY MOVED TO THE SOUTHEAST OVER THE PAST SIX 
HOURS. ISOLATED CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS ARE LOCATED TO THE EAST OF THE 
TROUGH...GENERALLY BETWEEN 160W AND 163W NORTH OF 29N. CLOUD TOPS 
EXTEND UP TO 40000 FT. ADDITIONAL TOWERING CUMULUS CLOUDS ARE 
LOCATED ELSEWHERE ALONG THE TROUGH...INCLUDING FROM 21N TO 24N 
BETWEEN 172W AND 178W. THESE CLOUD TOPS EXTEND UP TO 25000 FT. 
SCATTERED TO BROKEN CIRRUS AND CIRROCUMULUS CLOUDS ARE LOCATED 
FARTHER EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE TROUGH...AND COVER PORTIONS OF 
THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. THESE CLOUDS ARE LOCATED IN THE GENERAL 
AREA FROM 150W TO 164W NORTH OF 17N...AND ARE MOVING TO THE NORTH 
AND NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH. 

THE HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ARE THIN ENOUGH FOR 
MANY LOW CLOUD FEATURES TO BE VISIBLE THROUGH THEM. BROKEN TO 
OVERCAST LOW CLOUDS COVER MUCH OF KAUAI...AND EXTEND OVER 70 MILES 
OFFSHORE TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST. BROKEN TO OVERCAST LOW CLOUDS 
ALSO COVER MUCH OF OAHU...AND ARE GREATEST IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE 
SLOPES OF THE KOOLAU RANGE. BROKEN TO OVERCAST LOW CLOUDS COVER 
NORTHEASTERN MOLOKAI EAST OF A LINE FROM KALAUPAPA TO PUKOO...WITH 
SCATTERED TO BROKEN LOW CLOUDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SECTIONS WEST OF 
KAUNAKAKAI. BROKEN LOW CLOUDS COVER MAUKA LANAI...AS WELL AS LEEWARD 
COASTAL SECTIONS NORTHWESTWARD FROM KAUMALAPAU HARBOR. BROKEN TO 
OVERCAST LOW CLOUDS COVER THE INTERIOR OF THE WEST MAUI MOUNTAINS. 
BROKEN LOW CLOUDS ALSO COVER THE LOWER SLOPES OF HALEAKALA BELOW 
6000 FT. THESE CLOUDS ARE GREATEST IN COVERAGE FROM NAHIKU TO HANA 
TO KIPAHULU...AND FROM PUKALANI TO ULUPALAKUA. 

ON THE BIG ISLAND...OVERCAST LOW CLOUDS COVER THE WINDWARD SLOPES OF 
THE KOHALA RANGE...AND EXTEND EASTWARD ACROSS HAMAKUA DISTRICT PAST 
HONOKAA. BROKEN TO OVERCAST LOW CLOUDS ALSO COVER MUCH OF SOUTH HILO 
AND PUNA DISTRICTS...AS WELL AS COASTAL SECTIONS OF NORTH HILO 
DISTRICT. BROKEN TO OVERCAST LOW CLOUDS COVER KAU DISTRICT BELOW 
9000 FT FROM WOOD VALLEY WESTWARD...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF NORTH AND 
SOUTH KONA DISTRICTS BELOW 7000 FT. THESE CLOUDS EXTEND IN A NARROW 
BAND 80 MILES OFFSHORE TO THE SOUTHWEST FROM MILOLII. 

ADDITIONAL LOW CLOUDS ARE LOCATED TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST OF THE 
STATE. THESE CLOUDS ARE GREATEST IN COVERAGE IN THE AREA EAST OF 
149W AND NORTH OF 18N...WHERE THEY ARE COMPOSED PRIMARILY OF STABLE 
STRATOCUMULUS AND CLOSED CELL CUMULUS ELEMENTS. SOUTH AND WEST OF 
THIS AREA...CLOUDS TRANSITION TO MORE SHOWERY OPEN CELL CUMULUS 
ELEMENTS...AND ARE SCATTERED TO BROKEN IN COVERAGE. CLOUD MOTIONS 
ARE PRIMARILY TO THE WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH. 

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BRAVENDER