Satellite Interpretation Message Issued by NWS Tiyan, Guam
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ATPQ40 PGUM 210246
SIMGUM
SATELLITE INTERPRETATION MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
100 PM CHST TUE MAY 21 2013
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC BETWEEN EQUATOR AND 25N FROM 130E TO 180.
CONVERGENT SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE GENERATING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN THE MARIANAS AND OKINAWA...OR WITHIN
100 MILES OF A LINE FROM 17N132E TO 22N145E.
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS NORTHWARD FROM 4N135E TO 12N136E. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ARE PRESENT ACROSS THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU AND WEST OF YAP...
OR WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 4N130E TO 13N135E TO 4N138E
BACK TO 4N130E.
ANOTHER SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS EAST-NORTHEASTWARD FROM 2N144E TO
6N154E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING
SOUTHWEST OF CHUUK...OR WITHIN 150 MILES OF THE TROUGH AXIS.
TRADE-WIND CONVERGENCE IS PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF MAJURO...OR EAST OF A LINE FROM 12N178E TO
6N174E.
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AYDLETT