Menu of Text Products for the Hawaiian Islands and the Tropical Pacific/Atlantic Oceans: Select a text product: Hawaiian Islands Synoptic Discussion and Guidance Hawaiian Islands 7-day Zone Forecast Urgent Weather Message Marine Weather Statement/High Surf Advisory/Warning Special Marine Warning Terminal Aerodome Foreasts (TAFS) Area Forecast for Hawaii and Adjacent Coastal Waters AIRMETs for IFR Conditions, Turbulence, and Icing Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpetation Message Oahu Surf Observation and Forecast/Coastal Forecast for Hawaiian Waters Offshore Forecast for Hawaiian Waters North Pacific High Seas Forecast South Pacific High Seas Forecast Hawaiian Islands Automated Surface Observation System Hourly Weather Roundup Hawaiian Islands Wind Data Hawaiian Islands Rainfall Summary East Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook West Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook Narrow the Menu List Select Time Limit: 12 hours | 24 hours | 48 hours | 72 hours | No time limit Select Product Type: All | Routine Bulletins/FCSTS | Warnings/Watches/Advisories | HAWN Weather | Tropical | Marine | Aviation | Daily Obs | Special Hawaiian Islands Satellite Interpetation Message 585 ATHW40 PHFO 221232 SIMHI HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SATELLITE INTERPRETATION MESSAGE NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI 1230 UTC WED MAY 22 2013 BASED ON DATA THROUGH 1200 UTC MAY 22 2013 THE UPPER LEVEL LOW NORTH OF THE ISLANDS IS NEAR 31.6N 155.9W...ABOUT 725 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF HONOLULU AT 2 AM. THE LOW HAD BEEN MOVING TO THE NORTH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET...BUT AROUND MIDNIGHT STARTING TO MOVING IN A MORE NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. THE RESULTING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO A POINT NEAR 23.3N 157.3W. A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE FOUND ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW AROUND 10 PM. AS OF 2 AM...CLOUD TOPS ON THE EAST SIDE ARE REACHING NEAR 43000 FEET. AS THE UPPER LOW HAS LIFTED NORTH...SO TO HAVE THE HIGH CLOUDS THAT WERE MOVING OVER THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. HIGH CLOUDS ARE MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND NEAR 150W. LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE ISLANDS ARE MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST...WHILE MID LEVEL CLOUDS ARE MOVING IN A MOVING IN FROM A MORE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. CLOUDS REMAIN PLENTIFUL OVER KAUAI AT 2 AM...BUT HAVE DECREASED OVER THE WATERS IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING THE GARDEN ISLE. ON OAHU...CLOUDS ARE FOUND OVER MOST OF THE ISLAND WITH THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE ISLAND HAVING THE FEWEST CLOUDS OVERHEAD. SCATTERED CLOUDS ARE FOUND OVER MOLOKAI...LANAI AND MAUI. THE BIG ISLAND HAS CLOUDS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ISLAND...WITH JUST A FEW CLOUDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE ISLAND. $$ Bulletins, Forecasts and Observations are courtesy of Honolulu National Weather Service Forecast Office This page is maintained voluntarily by the MKWC and the UHMET faculty, staff, and students. It was last modified on: Tue, Sep 21 2010 - 2314 UTC Send comments to: Ryan Lyman