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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 03/22/08 1950Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1945Z   CW
DMSP SSMI: 1400Z
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LOCATION...S FLORIDA...
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ATTN WFOS...MFL...MLB...TBW...
ATTN RFCS...SERFC...
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EVENT...HVY RAINFALL WITH MULTIPLE AREAS OF SLOW-MOVING CONVECTIVE CELLS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...LATEST IR AND VIS IMAGERY SHOWS TWO
WELL-DEFINED AREAS OF CONVECTION OVER S FL.  THE FIRST HAS ALREADY BEEN
IMPACTING EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE PENINSULA OVER THE PAST 1-2 HRS
AND HAS RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED OVER E BROWARD COUNTY IN THE LAST HOUR..WITH
COLDEST CLOUD-TOP TEMPS IN THIS AREA BELOW -65C AND OVERSHOOTING TOPS
OBSERVED IN VIS AT 1945Z.  THIS PARTICULAR CELL OVER E BROWARD COUNTY
HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY BETWEEN 1845-1945Z.  MANUAL STLT ESTIMATED
RAINFALL RATE TECHNIQUE SUGGESTS THIS CELL IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
1.5-1.8"/HR..AS KOPF AT 1953 REPORTED 1.84" IN AN HOUR.
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THE SECOND AREA OF CONVECTION IS NOW COMING ONSHORE OVER WEST/SOUTH FL
INVOF LEE..COLLIER..HENDRY..CHARLOTTE COUNTIES..MOVING EWD.  MULTIPLE
OVERSHOOTING TOPS FROM INDIVIDUAL EMBEDDED CELLS CAN BE IDENTIFIED PER
VIS IMAGERY.    HYDROESTIMATOR 1-HR AMOUNTS ENDING AT 19Z SHOW RAINFALL
AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1.3-1.5" ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SECOND AREA OF CONVECTION.
GREATEST CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE CELLS TO TRAIN   W TO E ACROSS
LEE..COLLIER..HENDRY..PALM BEACH..BROWARD COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS.  SSMI AND GOES SOUNDER BOTH INDICATE HIGH PW VALUES OF 1.8-2.0"
(150-200 PERCENT ABOVE NORMAL)ASSOCIATED WITH A MOISTURE PLUME LOCATED
OVER EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND S FL.  STORM TOTALS OVER THE DISCUSSION
AREA MAY RANGE FROM 1.5-2.5"..WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS VERY LIKELY OVER E
BROWARD COUTNTY NEAR 3.0" AS IT IS EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED BY BOTH AREAS
OF CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON.
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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 2721 7995 2565 7974 2580 8175 2665 8246
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