ZCZC NFDSPENES ALL SPENES MEZ000-MAZ000-NHZ000-RIZ000-VTZ000-CTZ000-NYZ000-NJZ000-PAZ000- . SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 03/20/08 0335Z SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678 LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0315Z KUSSELSON . LOCATION...MAINE...MASSACHUSETTS...NEW HAMPSHIRE...RHODE ISLAND... LOCATION...VERMONT...CONNECTICUT...NEW YORK...NEW JERSEY... LOCATION...PENNSYLVANIA... . ATTN WFOS...GYX...BOX...BTV...OKX...ALY...PHI...BGM...CTP... ATTN RFCS...NERFC...MARFC... . EVENT...UPPER LEVEL FORCING ALL MOVING QUICKLY NE AND BEST MOISTURE SHIFTING EAST OFF THE COAST AND THRU NEW ENGLAND...FF THREAT MINIMAL... . SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...UPPER LOW THAT LIFTED NORTHEAST INTO A VORT PAST 12HRS NOW MOVING PRETTY QUICKLY NORTHEAST THRU W NY. THIS HAS DRIVEN DEEP MOIST SUBTROPICAL PLUME EAST AND WAS NOW ALIGNED FROM N CENTRAL FL THRU E NC TO NJ COAST AND ON INTO S NEW ENGLAND. BEST MOISTURE TRANSPORT NOW INTO COASTAL NJ AND S NEW ENGLAND...SO NOT EXPECTING AN INCREASE IN PRECIP IN PA AND MOST OF NY STATE TO WARRANT ANY SIGNIFICANT FF THREAT AND ONLY MARGINAL THREAT AND MORE FOR LOCALIZED URBAN FLOODING POINTS EAST OF NY-PA REST OF TONIGHT. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SE NY AND NJ NEXT FEW HRS WHERE THERE COULD STILL BE UP TO 0.5" PER 1-2HRS AND PORTIONS OF S AND CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND OVERNIGHT...BUT ESSENTIALLY BEST MOISTURE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE TO THE SE NEW ENGLAND COAST AND OFFSHORE BY 12Z ENDING FF THREAT FOR NEW ENGLAND BY THEN. SEE SATELLITE ANALYSIS GRAPHIC ON HOME PAGE AT ADDRESS BELOW... . 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 4563 7158 4235 6910 3863 7317 4080 7648 4128 7630 . NNNN