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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 08/16/07 1749Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1740Z HE THRU 1700Z GG
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LOCATION...SE TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...LCH...HGX...EWX...
ATTN RFCS...LMRFC...WGRFC...
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EVENT...EASTERN BAND OF ERIN
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...SINCE LAST SPE...THE PERSISTENT BAND OVER
BRAZORIA HAS SHIFTED VERY SLOWLY TOWARD THE NE WITH AN VERY IMPRESSIVE
BLOWUP OF THE CONVECTION INTO A NICE WEDGE COMPLEX ANCHORED OVER SE
HARRIS COUNTY INTO GALVESTON COUNTY.  TOPS HAVE BEEN COLDER THAN -80C SO
HYDROESTIMATOR HAS ADDED AN ADDITIONAL 1.5-2.0 INCHES OVER SE HARRIS IN
THE LAST HOUR.  THE COMPLEX WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY
OVER THE NEXT HOUR OVER SE HARRIS AND THE BAY SINCE IT IS THE APEX OF
TWO CONVERGING BANDS.  THE FIRST/MAIN BAND IS BEING SHUNTED TOWARD THE
NE AS WRAP AROUND SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR ALOFT (THOUGH STILL VERY MOIST)
AND ASSOCIATED WESTERLY FLOW FROM MEXICO WORKS IN ORIENTING THE BAND
MORE SSE TO NNW. CONVECTION EAST OF THE BAND HAS BEGUN TO ORIENT MORE
ESE TO WNW INTO A BAND FEATURE AS A WEAK SFC RIDGE BUILDS OVER N TX
(THIS CAN BE SEEN BY THE MUCH LOWER PWS OVER NE TX AND THE RESULTANT
PW GRADIENT).  WESTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE MAIN CIRCULATION SHOULD HELP
SHIFT THE APEX/MAX CONVERGENCE AREA NW AND WEST OVER THE AFTERNOON.
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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 3096 9572 2950 9338 2841 9533 3041 9688
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