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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 12/04/07 0127Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 0115Z KUSSELSON
NOAA AMSU:0004Z
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LOCATION...C AND S HAWAII...
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ATTN WFOS...HFO...
ATTN RFCS...AKRFC...
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EVENT...MAIN MOISTURE EXPANDING ACROSS CENTRAL ISLANDS...SLOW MOVING
CELLS CENTRAL PART OF BIG ISLAND...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...EQUILIBRIUM LEVEL -41C ON LATEST 00Z
RADIOSONDE TAKEN AT HILO.  CLOUD TOP COOLING CENTRAL BIG ISLAND REACHED
THAT CRITICAL LEVEL ABOUT 00Z BEFORE WARMING 0030 AND 01Z TO THE -30'sC.
IN ANY CASE PW LOOP SHOWING MOISTURE PLUME/FRONTAL BOUNDARY NOT MOVING
MUCH...HOWEVER PW MOISTURE 1.9"+ VALUES HAVE EXPANDED ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PART OF THE ISLANDS.  THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPEED MAX/SHORT WAVE
GOING BY TO THE NORTH SHOULD KEEP IT ACTIVE ANOTHER FEW HRS ACROSS MAUI
AND THE BIG ISLAND.  BY THE WAY TO THE NORTHWEST...VORT WITH ENTRAINED
TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM THE REMAINS OF WEST PAC 26W NOW AT 31N/175W AND
CONTINUES DRIFTING E/SE...WILL SEE IF ANY PARTS OF THAT SYSTEM AFFECT
HAWAII IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR...
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SEE NCEP HPC DISCUSSION AND QPF/S FOR FORECAST.
....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET....
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SSD/SAB WEB ADDRESS FOR PRECIP ESTIMATES:
HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/PCPN/
...ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /PS/PCPN/
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LAT...LON 2062 15539 1951 15481 1887 15568 1942 15622 2038 15640
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