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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 09/18/07 2105Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: G12  2045Z  CK
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LOCATION...N TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...OUN...
ATTN RFCS...ABRFC...WGRFC...
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EVENT...SLOW MOVG MERGING TSTMS INVOF/SW OF SPS CONTINUE TO INCR
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...CONVECTIVE CLOUD TOPS HAVE COOLED FURTHER
IN THE PAST HALF HR..WITH OVERSHOOTING TOP EVIDENT INVOF NW CORNER OF
ARCHER COUNTY/SW CORNER OF WICHITA COUNTY. MANUAL STLT EST INDICATE 3"
BTWN 1915Z-2045Z.  OVERALL..THE RELATIVELY SMALL AREA OF CNVTN EXTENDING
FM OK/TX BORDER AREA SWWD TO BAYLOR/ARCHER COUNTIES IS EXPANDING..WHILE
MOVING LTL. CU/TCU LN IS BUILDING SWWD THRU THROCKMORTON COUNTY. ON
WV IMAGERY..BACK EDGE OF PW PLUME IS VERY CLOSE TO THE CNVTN..AND MOVG
EWD. THIS CORRELATES WELL WITH SW-NE ZONE OF INSTABILITY PER GOES SOUNDER
LI IMAGERY. THIS ZONE IS ADVANCING TWD THE CNVTN..WITH THE LEADING EDGE
ALREADY THERE. THUS..INCRG INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL INCR
IN THE AREA OF TSTMS.  STLT TREND SUGGESTS RAINFALL OF 1-2"/HR WILL BE
COMMON..WITH MAX RATES IN EXCESS OF 2"/HR WITH THIS AREA OF TSTMS.
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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 3404 9918 3396 9850 3346 9876 3344 9926
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