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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/23/08 1915Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1845Z     CW
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LOCATION...S FLORIDA...
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ATTN WFOS...MFL...TBW...
ATTN RFCS...SERFC...
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EVENT...HVY RAINS WITH SLOW MOVING CELLS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...SFC WIND FIELD INDICATES SFC AREA
OF  STRONG CONVERGENCE POSITIONED ACROSS S-CENTRAL FL WHICH APPEARS
TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH AN EAST COAST AND WEST COAST SEA-BREEZE
FRONTS COLLIDING.  HVY RAINFALL FROM MOST INTENSE CELLS IS OVER
COLLIER/HENDRY/BROWARD/MIAMI DADE COUNTIES.  EXPANSION OF COLD CLOUD
TOPS HAS BEEN SEEN IN PAST 30-60 MINS WITH CLOUD TOP TEMPS COOLING TO
AROUND -70C AT 1845Z.  MULTIPLE OVERSHOOTING TOPS ARE SEEN EMBEDDED IN
THIS CLUSTER OF TSTMS.  RELATIVELY HIGH PW VALUES OF UP TO 1.7-1.8”
IS SEEN DRAPED ACROSS S FL WHICH IS ABOUT 150 PERCENT ABOVE NORMAL.
MANUAL STLT ESTIMATE TECHNIQUE SUGGESTS RAINFALL RATES MAY REACH AS HIGH
AS 2.0-3.0”/HR WITH THESE CELLS.  1-HR HYDRO-ESTIMATOR ENDING AT 1845Z
INDICATED MAX RAINFALL OF 1.1” POSITIONED OVER NW MIAMI DADE COUNTY.
HVY RAINS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE ACROSS S-CENTRAL FL WITH CONVERGING
COASTAL SEA-BREEZES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.
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PLEASE SEE WEB ADDRESS IN ABOUT 10 MINS FOR STLT EST GRAPHIC.
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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 2700 8194 2693 8024 2558 8012 2550 8148
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