HONOLULU, HAWAII, U.S.A. CALL SIGN FREQUENCIES TIMES EMISSION POWER KVM70 9982.5 kHz CONTINUOUS F3C 10 KW 11090 kHz CONTINUOUS F3C 10 KW 16135 kHz CONTINUOUS F3C 10 KW 23331.5 kHz CONTINUOUS F3C 10 KW TRANS TIME CONTENTS OF TRANSMISSION RPM/IOC VALID MAP TIME AREA 0005/1205 PACIFIC SURFACE ANALYSIS 120/576 18/06 B 0030/1230 SATELLITE IMAGE (IR) 120/576 LATEST DISK 0045/1245 SATELLITE IMAGE (VIS) 120/576 LATEST NEPAC 0105/1305 TROPICAL 1000MB ANALYSIS 120/576 18/06 C 0128/1328 48HR ISOBABIC/THICKNESS PROGS 120/576 12/00 D 0150/1350 24HR 500MB/VORTICITY PROG 120/576 00/12 G 0212/---- 24HR WIND/STREAM-FUNCTION PROG 120/576 0000 E 0236/---- 48HR WIND/STREAM-FUNCTION PROG 120/576 0000 E ----/1412 24HR OCEAN WINDS/SIG WAVE HT PROG 120/576 0000 F ----/1428 48HR OCEAN WINDS/SIG WAVE HT PROG 120/576 0000 F 0533/1733 TEST CHART/ID/SYMBOLS 120/576 0545/1745 SIGNIFICANT CLOUD FEATURES 120/576 00/12 A 0605/1805 PACIFIC SURFACE ANALYSIS 120/576 00/12 B 0630/1830 SATELLITE IMAGE (IR) 120/576 LATEST DISK 0645/1845 SATELLITE IMAGE (VIS) 120/576 LATEST NEPAC 0705/1905 TROPICAL SURFACE (1000MB) ANALYSIS 120/576 1200 C ----/1930 PACIFIC OCEAN SEA SURFACE TEMPS 120/576 PA 1150/2350 TEST-ID-SCHEDULE 120/576 MAP AREAS: A - 50N - 30S, 160E - 110W B - 58N - 29S, 130E - 110W C - 30N - 50S, 120E - 110W D - 60N - 55S, 110E - 055W E - 50N - 27S, 120E - 115W F - 60N - 35S, 130E - 115W G - 50N - 27S, 120E - 110W PA - PACIFIC AREA DISK - GOES WEST GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE NEPAC- NORTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN ALL CHARTS ARE MERCATOR PROJECTION EXCEPT DISK AND NEPAC NOTES: (1) TROPICAL STREAM-FUNCTION ANALYSIS AND THE WIND/STREAM-FUNCTION PROG CHARTS DISPLAY 1000MB STREAM FUNCTION LINES. WIND SPEEDS IN KNOTS FOR ALL LATITUDES MAY BE APPROXIMATED BY DIVIDING 50 BY THE SPACING BETWEEN THE STREAM FUNCTION LINES EXPRESSED IN DEGREES OF LATITUDE. THESE CHARTS, COMPUTER GENERATED AT THE NATIONALCENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION (NCEP), WASHINGTON, DC, ARE PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN THE TROPICS, WHERE ISOBARIC SPACING AND WIND SPEED RELATIONSHIP BECOMES LESS MEANINGFUL. ARROWS ON THE STREAM-FUNCTION ANALYSIS CHARTS DEPICT VELOCITIES IN KNOTS OF LOWER CLOUDS DERIVED FROM SUCCESSIVE OBSERVATIONS BY SATELLITE. CAUTION: THESE CHARTS, BEING STRICTLY COMPUTER GENERATED, MAY NOT PROPERLY DELINEATE SMALL, THOUGH INTENSE, SYSTEMS IN DATA-SPARSE AREAS. TO COMPENSATE, NOTES ARE MANUALLY ADDED TO DIRECT ATTENTION TO SUCH SYSTEMS WHEN PRESENT. (2) PACIFIC SURFACE ANALYSIS CHARTS, MANUALLY ANALYZED AT THE WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HONOLULU DEPICT THE PRESSURE FIELD NORTH OF 15 NORTH AND STREAM LINES (NOT STREAM FUNCTION LINES) SOUTH OF 15 NORTH. WHILE THE STREAM LINES DELINEATE GENERAL DIRECTION OF WIND FLOW, THE SPACING BETWEEN THEM IS NOT INDICATIVE OF WIND SPEEDS. (3) THE SURFACE/THICKNESS PROG CHARTS, DEPICT 1000 MB STREAM FUNCTION LINES (SOLID LINES) AND, CHIEFLY OF INTEREST TO METEOROLOGISTS, 1000-500MB THICKNESS (DASHED LINES). (4) THE SIGNIFICANT CLOUD FEATURES CHARTS ARE MANUALLY PRODUCED AT WSFO HONOLULU. THEY DEPICT BROAD FEATURES OF CLOUDS BASED UPON IMAGES FROM THE VARIOUS GEO-STATIONARY AND POLAR ORBITING SATELLITES. ABBREVIATIONS USED ON THESE CHARTS INCLUDE: AC - ALTOCUMULUS; AS - ALOTSTRATUS; BKN - BROKEN; CB - CUMULONIMBUS; CC - CIRROCUMULUS; CI - CIRRUS; CS - CIRROSTRATUS; CU - CUMULUS; FEW - FEW; ISOL - ISOLATED; LYRS - LAYERS; NS - NIMBOSTRATUS; OVC - OVERCAST; SC - STRATOCUMULUS; SCT - SCATTERED; TCU - TOWERING CUMULUS; TSTM - THUNDERSTORM. (5) THE 24HR 500MB CHARTS DISPLAY 500MB HEIGHTS (SOLID) AND VORTICITY LINES (DASHED). (6) THE SATELLITE IMAGES ARE INFRARED CLOUD PICTURES TRANSMITTED IN REAL TIME AS THEY ARE BEING SCANNED BY GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE. (7) OTHER HIGH SEAS MARINE WEATHER BROADCASTS FROM HAWAII: USCG RADIO NMO HONOLULU - SSB VOICE AT 0545, 1145, 1745 AND 2345 ON 2670 kHz, 6501 kHz, 8764 kHz, 13089 kHz. WWVH KAUAI, HAWAII - AM VOICE ON THE 48TH, 49TH, 50TH, 51ST MINUTE OF EACH HOUR ON FREQUENCIES 2.5, 5.0, 10.0, 15.0 mHz. (8) THESE RADIO FREQUENCIES ARE ASSIGNED FREQUENCIES. TO CONVERT TO CARRIER FREQUENCIES, SUBTRACT 1.9 kHz FROM THE ASSIGNED FREQUENCIES. (9) YOU MAY ADDRESS COMMENTS ABOUT THIS BROADCAST TO: REGIONAL DIRECTOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PACIFIC REGION 737 BISHOP STREET, SUITE 2200 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813-3201 PHONE: (808) 532-6414/FAX: (808) 532-5569 (INFORMATION DATED 11/1996)