ZCZC NFDSPENES ALL SPENES FLZ000-ALZ000-MSZ000- . SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 03/07/08 0715Z SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678 LATEST DATA USED: 0702Z GOES-12 TEB . LOCATION...FLORIDA...ALABAMA...MISSISSIPPI... . ATTN WFOS...BMX...MOB...JAN...LIX... ATTN RFCS...SERFC...LMRFC... . EVENT...HEAVY RAINS MOVING INTO GULF COAST . SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...MAX ESTIMATED .8" PER HALF-HOUR RATES ASSOCIATED WITH WARM-TOP CONVECTION MOVING NORTHEASTWARD INTO COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA ON FIRST IMAGE AFTER SATELLITE ECLIPSE. NOT MUCH DELINEATION IN CLOUDS FURTHER INLAND BUT WITH BEST INFLECTION POINT OF THE SHORTWAVE ALONG COASTL LOUISIANA HELPING TO INCREASE UPPER DIFFLUENCE, NO DOUBT RATES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS WELL OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THEN THERE IS THE SURGE OF CONVECTION TO CONTEND WITH, MARCHING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THAT PRESENTLY CONTAINS ESTIMATED 1.1" TO 1.5" PER HALF-HOUR RAIN RATES. UP TO 1.70" PW VALUES WILL AID IN THE EFFICIENCY OF THESE STORMS. . 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 3204 8664 2963 8701 2964 8868 3185 8926 . NNNN