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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/19/08 1257Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 1245Z KUSSELSON
NOAA AMSU:1004Z  NASA AMSR-E:0922Z
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LOCATION...ARIZONA...S CALIFORNIA...
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ATTN WFOS...TWC...FGZ...PSR...VEF...SGX...
ATTN RFCS...CBRFC...CNRFC...
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EVENT...WITH LAST NIGHT'S MOISTURE SURGE...PW GRADIENT HAS SHARPENED...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...AFFECTS OF SONORA CONVECTIVE COMPLEX
LAST NIGHT WAS TO BRING VERY SHALLOW LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO SE CA AND
WESTERN FRINGES OF DEEP MOISTURE TO NEAR THE SW AZ/SE CA BORDER TO
C AZ.  AT THE SAME...PW MOISTURE HAS BEEN LOWERING ALONG THE S CA COAST
IN RESPONSE TO NUDGING OF CENTER OF DRY AIR/LOW PWS N CA COAST SOUTH
FROM WEATHER SYSTEM OFF THE FAR PACIFIC NW COAST.  THIS HAS SHARPENED
THE PW GRADIENT FROM EXT SW CA AND OFFSHORE TO OFFSHORE N BAJA THRU
SW AZ AND WILL FURTHER INCREASE INSTABILITY IN THE FRINGE WESTERN
EDGE OF MOISTURE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR T-STORM DEVELOPMENT.
CURRENT GOES SOUNDER LIS ALREADY SHOW SOME INDICATION OF THIS ON WESTERN
FRINGES OF DEEP MOISTURE WITH LIS OF -2 ALONG SE CA-AZ BORDER AND -4
IN SW AZ...AND THIS WITH NO HEATING YET.  SO...DEFINITE SLIGHT UPTICK
IN SCATTERED CONVECTION INTERIOR FAR S CA THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING...BUT
SEEING SURGE OF VERY DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM FAUSTO ALREADY COMING
NORTH THRU W CENTRAL OLD MEXICO ON BLENDED TPW PRODUCT (130-170 PERCENT OF
NORMAL)  AT:HTTP://AMSU.CIRA.COLOSTATE.EDU/GPSTPW AND THIS SURGE SHOULD
REINFORCE AND EXPAND WESTERN FRINGES OF DEEP MOISTURE FOR SUNDAY  INTO
S CA WITH GRADIENT SHARPENING THE SAME OR POSSIBLY MORE FOR EVEN MORE
ADDED INSTABILITY.   WILL MONITOR THE PROGRESS THRU THE DAY.
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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 3446 11546 3427 11120 2984 11032 3033 11407 3277 11645
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