Satellite Interpretation Message
Issued by NWS Tiyan, Guam

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ATPQ40 PGUM 180245
SIMGUM

SATELLITE INTERPRETATION MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
100 PM CHST TUE JUN 18 2013

WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC BETWEEN EQUATOR AND 25N FROM 130E TO 180.

TROPICAL STORM LEEPI IS MORE THAN 800 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF PALAU
NEAR 16N126E...AND IS MOVING TO THE NORTH. AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS
IS FOUND ABOUT 235 MILES TO THE WEST OF PALAU WITH TOPS NEAR 54000
FEET.

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS FOUND NEAR 28.5N 146.7E...ABOUT 1000 MILES
NORTH OF GUAM. THE ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM
THIS UPPER LEVEL LOW TO 19.1N 145.5E. THUNDERSTORMS WITH TOPS TO
46000 FEET ARE FOUND ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE FOUND NEAR 21N 155E WITH TOPS NEAR
43000 FEET.

ANOTHER MID TO UPPER LEVEL LOW IS NEAR 19.1N 156.1E...ABOUT 850
MILES NORTHEAST OF GUAM...WITH AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING
TO 11.8N 152.9E. HIGH CLOUDS ARE SEEN STREAMING TO THE NORTHEAST ON
THE EAST SIDE OF THIS TROUGH AXIS.

TOWERING CUMULUS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FOUND ALONG A LINE
FROM 6N173E TO 12N165E. THIS SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED LINE IS
JUST EAST OF KWAJALEIN AND STARTING TO MOVE OVER MAJURO. ADDITIONAL
TOWERING CUMULUS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FOUND ALONG A LINE
FROM 8.5N161E TO 10.4N 164.4E...ABOUT 225 MILES NORTH OF
KOSRAE...AND ABOUT 200 MILES EAST OF POHNPEI.

THUNDERSTORMS PREVIOUSLY LOCATED BETWEEN CHUUK AND YAP HAVE
DISSIPATED OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS.

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