ATHW40 PHFO 140039
SIMHI 
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SATELLITE INTERPRETATION MESSAGE
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI
0030 UTC TUE FEB 14 2012
BASED ON DATA THROUGH 0000 UTC FEBRUARY 14 2012
LOW CLOUDS HAVE INCREASED OVER THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OVER THE 
LAST SIX HOURS. FEWER CLOUDS ARE NOTED IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM OF THE 
ISLANDS...AND LOW CLOUD MOVEMENT IS FROM THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.
CLOUDS COVER THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF KAUAI AT 2 PM. ON 
OAHU...CLOUDS REMAIN OVER THE KOOLAU RANGE...AND THE ADJACENT 
COASTAL AREAS. ADDITIONAL CLOUDS HAVE FORMED OVER THE WAIANAE 
RANGE...WITH BOTH AREAS OF CLOUDS SPILLING OVER INTO THE CENTRAL 
PORTION OF THE ISLAND. CLOUDS REMAIN OVER THE HALAWA VALLEY IN 
EASTERN MOLOKAI...AND AN ADDITIONAL AREA OF CLOUDS EXTENDS FROM 
MOLOKAI AIRPORT TO THE WESTERN SHORES. CLOUDS COVER MUCH OF 
LANAI...AND JUST A FEW CLOUDS ARE FOUND OVER KAHOOLAWE. ON 
MAUI...CLOUDS COVER MOST OF THE WEST MAUI MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL 
CLOUDS ARE FOUND OVER THE EASTERN FACING SLOPES OF HALEAKALA FROM 
NAHIKU TO HANA TO KAUPO. CLOUDS HAVE FORMED OVER THE NORTHWEST AND 
WEST FACING SLOPES OVER THE LAST SIX HOURS.
ON THE BIG ISLAND...CLOUDS REMAIN OVER THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE 
KOHALA MOUNTAINS. MEANWHILE CLOUDS DECREASED OVER THE SOUTH HILO AND 
PUNA DISTRICTS...WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS FOUND OVERHEAD AT 2 PM. IN 
KAU...CLOUDS INCREASED OVER THE SOUTHEAST FACING SLOPES FROM WOOD 
VALLEY TO HAWAIIAN OCEAN VIEW ESTATES. CLOUDS INCREASED OVER THE 
WESTERN SIDE OF THE BIG ISLAND...WITH CLOUDS COVERING MOST OF THE 
SOUTH KONA...NORTH KONA...SOUTH KOHALA AND NORTH KOHALA DISTRICTS.
THE LEADING EDGE OF A CLOUD BAND ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT IS 
ABOUT 830 MILES NORTHWEST OF KAUAI AT 2 PM.
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