ZCZC NFDSPENES ALL SPENES . SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 11/16/07 0656Z SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678 LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0645Z RUMINSKI . LOCATION...MAINE... . ATTN WFOS...CAR...GYX... ATTN RFCS...NERFC... . EVENT...CONTINUED HEAVY RAIN THREAT FOR MAINE AS UPPER TROF BECOMES INCREASINGLY NEGATIVELY TILTED . SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...12 HR LOOP OF WV IMAGERY SHOWS UPR TROF TRANSITIONING TO NEGATIVE TILT WITH PIVOT/INFLECTION POINT A BIT EAST OF CAPE COD. THIS IS ALLOWING FOR DEEP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE (1.3-1.4" AS PER 00Z MICROWAVE PASS) TO CONT TO FLOW INTO ME. THESE VALUES ARE IN EXCESS OF 200 PERCENT OF NORMAL. SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS ARE SHOWING BEST UPR LEVEL DIVERGENCE IN AN AXIS FROM NR 35N70W NWRD INTO WRN ME AIDING LARGE SCALE VERTICAL ASCENT. . LATEST IR TRENDS SHOWING NO EWRD MVMNT OF BACK EDGE OF CI SHIELD ALLOWING FOR MOISTURE TO FLOW UNIMPEDED INTO ME. SFC FNTL BNDRY IS NR 40N68W WHERE THERE HAS BEEN RECENT CLD TOP COOLING AND LIGHTNING ACTIVITY. ADL ENHANCED CLD TOPS ARE LIFTING N FROM CAPE COD ACRS KRKD AND KAUG. FEEL THAT HEAVY RAIN/FLOOD THREAT WILL SHIFT JUST A BIT EAST OVERNIGHT INTO THE MRNG HRS TO COVER MUCH OF ERN ME..ESP AS ENHANCING AREA OF CNVTN NR 40N68W LIFTS N INTO DOWNEAST ME. . SEE NCEP HPC DISCUSSION AND QPF/S FOR FORECAST. ....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET.... . SSD/SAB WEB ADDRESS FOR PRECIP ESTIMATES: HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/PCPN/ ...ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /PS/PCPN/ . LAT...LON 4780 6747 4413 6736 4409 7049 4770 7077 . NNNN