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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 01/25/08 0918Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: G11  0900Z   CK
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LOCATION...CALIFORNIA...
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ATTN WFOS...HNX...STO...MTR...EKA...
ATTN RFCS...CNRFC...
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EVENT...CLOUD TOPS RAPIDLY ENHANCING OFF NRN/CENTRAL CA COAST
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...G11 IMAGERY SHOWS VERTICALLY STACKED LOW
NR 37N 120W..WITH CLOUD TOPS RAPIDLY ENHANCING WITHIN FRONTAL BAND TO THE
E OF LOW CENTER. SEVERAL NOTABLE CHANGES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING IN ASSOC
WITH THE CLOUD TOP COOLING. FIRST..NOAA AMSU IMAGERY AS OF 0450-0630Z
HAS SHOWN A DEFINITE INCR IN PW'S IN TERMS OF COVERAGE AND MAGNITUDE
TO THE S AND SE OF THE LOW. PW VALUES HAVE INCRD TO 0.7". RAIN RATES
AT 0450Z WERE INDICATED BTWN 0.1-0.2"/HR APPX 150 MI W OF SFO IN A N-S
BAND. SINCE THAT TIME..IR IMAGERY HAS SHOWN A MARKED INCR IN CLOUD TOP
COOLING..WITH HYDROESTIMATOR INDICATING RAIN RATES UP TO 0.1-0.3"/HR. IR
IMAGERY ANIMATION..AS WELL AS GOES STLT WINDS..SHOW UPPR DIFFLUENCE HAS
INCRD AS WELL.  REFER TO GRAPHIC AT WEB ADDRESS BELOW FOR DEPICTION.
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OVERLAYING STLT WINDS ON LATEST WV AND IR IMAGERY ANIMATIONS INDICATE
THAT SWRLY JET WILL SHUNT RAINFALL TO VCNTY OF/N OF SFO BAY AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL COAST DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT/EARLY
MORNING HRS..WITH MOD/HVY RAIN OVERSPREADING THE COAST. LL STLT WINDS OF
30KTS PLUS WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ENHANCEMENT OVER FAVORED
UPSLOPE AREAS.
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GRAPHIC WILL BE AVAILABLE IN APPX 10 MINUTES ON THE WEB.
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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 3930 12174 3643 12106 3579 12266 3892 12475
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