ATHW40 PHFO 271830
SIMHI 
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SATELLITE INTERPRETATION MESSAGE
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI
1830 UTC FRI NOV 27 2009
BASED ON DATA THROUGH 1800 UTC NOVEMBER 27 2009
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS PRESENTLY 
CENTERED JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE BIG ISLAND. IT IS MOVING 
SLOWLY TOWARD THE EAST AT THE PRESENT TIME. THE UPPER TROUGH HAS HAD 
A DESTABILIZING EFFECT JUST EAST OF THE TROUGH AXIS. POCKETS OF DEEP 
CONVECTION LIE JUST OFF THE HAMAKUA COASTLINE. CLOUD TOPS IN THIS 
AREA ARE GENERALLY RUNNING IN THE 20000 TO 25000 FOOT RANGE. ALSO 
SOUTHWEST FLOW ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TROUGH IS DRAWING UP A BROAD 
SWATH OF HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS THAT ARE STREAMING OFF TO THE NORTHEAST 
AWAY FROM THE ALOHA STATE. 
SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS ARE SEEN MOVING WESTWARD IN MODERATE TO FRESH 
TRADE WIND FLOW. THIS IS BASICALLY CAUSING A TYPICAL WINDWARD AND 
MAUKA CLOUD DISTRIBUTION OVER THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. OVER KAUAI 
LOW CLOUDS ARE PRIMARILY COVERING WINDWARD AND INTERIOR SECTIONS OF 
THE ISLAND. OVER OAHU LOW CLOUDS ARE BANKED UP OVER THE SLOPES AND 
SUMMITS OF BOTH THE KOOLAU AND WAIANAE MOUNTAIN RANGES WITH THE 
TRADES BLOWING A FEW CLOUDS OVER LEEWARD AREAS AT TIMES. OVER 
MOLOKAI LOW CLOUDS ARE COVERING THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE ISLAND 
WHILE LOW CLOUDS ARE COVERING MOST INTERIOR SECTIONS OF LANAI. OVER 
MAUI LOW CLOUDS ARE BANKED UP OVER THE SLOPES AND SUMMITS OF THE 
WEST MAUI MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SLOPES 
OF HALEAKALA. OVER THE BIG ISLAND LOW CLOUDS ARE BANKED UP OVER THE 
WINDWARD SLOPES FROM NORTH KOHALA SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE HILO AND 
PUNA DISTRICTS. A FEW PATCHES OF LOW CLOUDS ARE ALSO SEEN OVER THE 
SLOPES JUST ABOVE KAILUA KONA. ONE LAST THING TO POINT OUT IS BOTH 
THE HIGH SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOW HAVE A FRESH DUSTING OF 
SNOW ON THEM WHICH IS CONFIRMED BY WEB CAMS ON THE SUMMIT. 
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BURKE