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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/29/07 0250Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: 0245Z  GOES-12  TEB
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LOCATION...MARYLAND...
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ATTN WFOS...LWX...
ATTN RFCS...MARFC...
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EVENT...WARM TOP CONVECTION
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...SLOW-MOVING AND WARM-TOPPED CONVECTION
WITH OVERSHOOTING TOP OVER FREDRICK COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND SUGGEST
SATELLITE ESTIMATED RAIN RATES UP TO 1.2" PER HALF-HOUR THRU 0215Z.
SOUNDER DATA SHOWS 1.60" PLUS PW VALUES AND VERY HIGH DEWPOINTS ARE
AIDING EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCTION.  WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS MODERATE
UPPER SUPPORT AHEAD OF A SHORT WAVE PROGRESSING SOUTHEASTWARD OUT OF OHIO.
HALF-HOUR ESTIMATE OF 1.8" AND POSSIBLY MORE IF MERGER FACTOR IS ADDED IN
FOR THE HALF-HOUR ENDING AT 0245Z.  TOTAL MAX ESTIMATE OF AT LEAST 3.6"
FROM 0115-0245Z.
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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 3952 7684 3893 7675 3904 7718 3951 7760 3951 7761
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