ZCZC NFDSPENES ALL
SPENES
LAZ000-TXZ000-
.
SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 04/04/08 1645Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1632Z   LIDDICK
.
LOCATION...WESTERN LOUISIANA...EASTERN TEXAS...
.
ATTN WFOS...LCH...SHV...HGX...FWD...
ATTN RFCS...LMRFC...WGRFC...
.
EVENT...TRAINING CELLS WITH AREA OF CONVECTION
.
SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...IMAGERY SHOWING COLD TOP CONVECTION
OVER E CNTRL/ERN TX THAT DEVELOPED EARLIER IN THE MORNING IS BEGINNING
TO MOVE INTO AREAS THAT SAW AN ESTIMATED 1.0"-2.0" FROM CONVECTION
THAT MOVED THROUGH EARLIER.  WHILE THE CLOUD TOP COOLING HAS SLOWED
SOMEWHAT...COLDEST TOPS ARE STILL AT -68C.  ESTIMATING THAT SOME
AREAS INVOF ANGELINA/TRINITY/HOUSTON COUNTIES HAVE SEEN AN ADDITIONAL
1.40"-1.75" BETWEEN 1530Z AND 1630Z.  WITH THE FRONT STILL IN THE VICINITY
PRODUCING GOOD SFC AND DEEP LAYER MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AND PW VALUES
AROUND 1.4"-1.5" PER GOES SOUNDER/GPS...EXPECTING SOME LOCALIZED AREAS
TO SEE RATES BETWEEN 1.0"-1.5"/HR ON NRN SIDE OF CONVECTION AND UP TO
2.0"/HR AT THE NOSE OF THE CONVECTION NEAR SRN WALKER COUNTY.

CHECK THE WEB ADDRESS BELOW IN APPROX 15 MIN FOR ASSOCIATED MESSAGE
GRAPHIC.
.
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 3288 9395 3204 9236 3000 9482 3098 9603
.
NNNN
 
Full Size Graphic


-