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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/18/07 0421Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0400Z  KUSSELSON
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LOCATION...EXT SW WISCONSIN...NW ILLINOIS...NE IOWA...
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ATTN WFOS...LOT...MKX...DVN...ARX...
ATTN RFCS...NCRFC...
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EVENT...PW MOISTURE POOLING ALONG BOUNDARY FROM LAST NIGHT'S STORMS...LOW
LEVEL JET KICKING ALONG WITH INSTABILITY...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...PW MOISTURE PLUME CENTERED FROM
SOUTHERN LK MI THRU S WI/NW IL/NE IA BACK TO SE SD/NE NEBRASKA.  CAN SEE
FROM LONGER IR LOOP THAT BOUNDARY LEFT OVER FROM LAST NIGHT'S STORMS
ACROSS SE MN INTO EXT NE IA/EXT SW WI INTO NW ILLINOIS AND HELPING TO
FOCUS CONVECTIVE WEDGE DEVELOPMENT.  LOW LEVEL JET KICKING IN AND ADDING
GOOD MOISTURE TRANSPORT AND HELPING MAKE FOR EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCTION.
LIS AND CAPES FROM GOES SOUNDER NOT REAL IMPRESSIVE...BUT UPPER
LEVEL SPEED MAX PASSING JUST TO THE NORTH COMBINING WITH WEAK SURFACE
CONVERGENCE NEAR BOUNDARY AND HIGH PW MOISTURE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO
FEED WEDGE AND PROVIDE A NARROW AREA OF TRAINING BURSTS NEXT FEW HRS.
CONCERN AREA NEXT 1-2HRS FROM S HALF OF ALLAMAKEE/CLAYTON IA THRU S GRANT
COUNTY WI INTO NW ILLINOIS COUNTIES OF JO DAVIESS TO OGLE/LEE COUNTY AS
BURSTS OF HVY RAIN CAN GIVE 1-2 INCHES PER 30-60 MINUTES AND ANY TRAINING
GIVING 2-3 INCHES PER 2-3HRS.  WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR...SEE GRAPHICAL
ANALYSIS AT WEB SITE BELOW IN 10 MINUTES
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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 4358 9135 4208 8904 4157 8974 4352 9265
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