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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/20/07 0440Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0430Z KUSSELSON
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LOCATION...COLORADO...N NEW MEXICO...
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ATTN WFOS...PUB...BOU...ABQ...
ATTN RFCS...MBRFC...ABRFC...WGRFC...
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EVENT...HIGHLY DIFFLUENT AND HIGH MOISTURE...CONVECTIVE COMPLEX WILL
ONLY SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...HIGH MOISTURE THAT HAS BEEN SITTING
OUT IN THE CENTER PART OF THE COUNTRY MOST OF THE WEEK...NOW IN THE
PAST 12-18HRS HAS BEEN FORCED WEST INTO COLORADO AND N NEW MEXICO.
THERE IT WILL REMAIN AS EASTERLY SURFACE FLOW...UPPER DIFFLUENCE WITH
HIGH CLOSE BY AND LIGHT WINDS AND HIGH DEEP MOISTURE ALL CONTINUE TO
KEEP CONVECTIVE COMPLEX FROM WEAKENING VERY QUICKLY REST OF EVENING AND
FIRST PART OF NIGHT.  SO MODERATE TO HVY RAINFALL WILL ONLY SLOW DECREASE
NEXT 3-4HRS AND REMAIN MAINLY BETWEEN EL PASO/TELLER COUNTY ON NORTH
END...COLFAX COUNTY IN NM ON SOUTH END AND CROWLEY-OTERO ON THE EAST END.
RAIN RATES WILL REACH A MAX OF 1.0"-1.5" PER 30-60 MINUTES.  MORE GENERAL
MODERATE RAIN RATES WILL BE IN THE 0.5"-1.0" RANGE PER 45-75 MINUTES.
SOLAR RADIATION DECREASE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SOME WEAKENING...BUT NO REAL
SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES TO HELP DECREASE MCS MORE QUICKLY AT LEAST FIRST
HALF OF NIGHT.  WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR...
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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 3956 10486 3781 10382 3700 10457 3671 10515 3820 10629
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