{"id":31699,"date":"2019-02-10T23:59:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T23:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=31699"},"modified":"2019-02-14T03:55:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T03:55:47","slug":"strong-midlatitude-cyclone-north-of-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/31699","title":{"rendered":"Strong midlatitude cyclone north of Hawai&#8217;i"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/190210_goes17_visible_Hawaii_anim.mp4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/20190210235950_-0.06496_0.0812.jpg\" alt=\"GOES-17 \" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOES-17 &#8220;Red&#8221; Visible<em> (0.64 \u00b5m)<\/em> images [click to play MP4 animation]<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>* GOES-17 images shown here are preliminary and non-operational *<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1-minute <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/23225\"><strong>Mesoscale Domain Sector<\/strong><\/a> GOES-17 &#8220;Red&#8221; Visible (<a href=\"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/goes\/OCLOFactSheetPDFs\/ABIQuickGuide_Band02.pdf\"><strong>0.64 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>) images from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aos.wisc.edu\/weather\/wx_obs\/GOES17.html\"><strong>AOS<\/strong><\/a> site <em><strong>(above)<\/strong><\/em> showed the distinct circulation of a strong midlatitude cyclone (<a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/190209_190211_surface_analyses_East_Pacific_anim.gif\"><strong>surface analyses<\/strong><\/a>) that was centered just north of Hawai&#8217;i on 10 February 2019. The pressure gradient associated with this storm produced <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/190211_phfo_pns.text\"><strong>strong winds<\/strong><\/a> across the island chain. Wave heights to <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/190211_buoy51208_wave_height.png\"><strong>38.4 feet<\/strong><\/a> were recorded at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndbc.noaa.gov\/station_page.php?station=51208\"><strong>Buoy 51208<\/strong><\/a> near Kaua&#8217;i, with wind gusts to <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/190211_buoy51001_wind_pressure.png\"><strong>57 knots<\/strong><\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndbc.noaa.gov\/station_page.php?station=51001\"><strong>Buoy 51001<\/strong><\/a> northwest of Kauwa&#8217;i.<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#39;s a brief overview of some of the highest wind speeds and other impacts we experience over the weekend. Unsettled weather looks to stick around though the rest of the week with breezy trades. See <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fUefWa9aTA\">https:\/\/t.co\/fUefWa9aTA<\/a> for the full forecast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hiwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hiwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/24Qi1fnxAJ\">pic.twitter.com\/24Qi1fnxAJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NWSHonolulu (@NWSHonolulu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSHonolulu\/status\/1095535811670482944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\nGOES-17 Low-level (<a href=\"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/goes\/OCLOFactSheetPDFs\/ABIQuickGuide_Band10.pdf\"><strong>7.3 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>), Mid-level (<a href=\"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/goes\/OCLOFactSheetPDFs\/ABIQuickGuide_Band09.pdf\"><strong>6.9 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>) and Upper-level (<a href=\"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/goes\/OCLOFactSheetPDFs\/ABIQuickGuide_Band08.pdf\"><strong>6.2 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>) Water Vapor images <em><strong>(below)<\/strong><\/em> revealed the presence of numerous lee waves which extended hundreds of miles downwind of the islands &#8212; most notable were those emanating from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kauai\"><strong>Kauwa&#8217;i<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/190210_goes17_waterVapor_Hawaii_anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/hi_wv9-20190210_235718.png\" alt=\"GOES-17 Low-level (7.3 \u00b5m), Mid-level (6.9 \u00b5m) and Upper-level (6.2 \u00b5m) images [click to play animation | MP4]\" width=\"640\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOES-17 Low-level <em>(7.3 \u00b5m),<\/em> Mid-level <em>(6.9 \u00b5m)<\/em> and Upper-level <em>(6.2 \u00b5m)<\/em> Water Vapor images [click to play animation | <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/190210_goes17_waterVapor_Hawaii_anim.mp4\"><strong>MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>Derived Motion Winds calculated using GOES-15 <em>(GOES-West)<\/em> Water Vapor (6.5 \u00b5m) imagery from the <a href=\"http:\/\/tropic.ssec.wisc.edu\/real-time\/windmain.php?&amp;basin=eastpac&amp;sat=wg9&amp;prod=wvir&amp;zoom=&amp;time=\"><strong>CIMSS Tropical Cyclones<\/strong><\/a> site<strong><em> (below)<\/em><\/strong> showed targets with velocites of 150-160 knots just north of Hawai&#8217;i at <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/190210_09z_wvwinds.png\"><strong>09 UTC<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/190210_12z_wvwinds.png\"><strong>12 UTC<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/190210_goes15_waterVapor_winds_anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/190210_goes15_waterVapor_winds_anim.gif\" alt=\"Derived Motion Winds calculated using GOES-15 Water Vapor (6.5 \u00b5m) imagery [click to enlarge]\" width=\"640\" height=\"485\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Derived Motion Winds calculated using GOES-15 Water Vapor <em>(6.5 \u00b5m)<\/em> imagery [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div>GOES-17 <a href=\"http:\/\/rammb.cira.colostate.edu\/training\/visit\/quick_guides\/QuickGuide_GOESR_AirMassRGB_final.pdf\"><strong>Air Mass RGB<\/strong><\/a> images <em><strong>(below)<\/strong><\/em> showed the orange to red hues signifying a lowered tropopause and increased stratospheric ozone within the atmospheric column as the storm evolved during the 09-10 February time period.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/190209_190210_goes17_airmassRGB_Pacific_anim.mp4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/20190210060038_namer.jpg\" alt=\"GOES-17 Air Mass RGB images [click to play MP4 animation]\" width=\"640\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOES-17 Air Mass RGB images [click to play MP4 animation]<\/p><\/div>Suomi NPP VIIRS True Color and Infrared Window (11.45 \u00b5m) images at 23 UTC as viewed using <a href=\"http:\/\/realearth.ssec.wisc.edu\"><strong>RealEarth<\/strong><\/a> are shown below.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 649px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/190210_23utc_suomiNPP_viirs_truecolor_infrared_HI_anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/190210_23utc_suomiNPP_viirs_truecolor_infrared_HI_anim.gif\" alt=\"Suomi NPP VIIRS True Color and Infrared Window (11.45 \u00b5m) images at 23 UTC [click to enlarge]\" width=\"639\" height=\"362\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suomi NPP VIIRS True Color and Infrared Window <em>(11.45 \u00b5m)<\/em> images at 23 UTC [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* GOES-17 images shown here are preliminary and non-operational * 1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-17 &#8220;Red&#8221; Visible (0.64 \u00b5m) images from the AOS site (above) showed the distinct circulation of a strong midlatitude cyclone (surface analyses) that was centered just north of Hawai&#8217;i on 10 February 2019. 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