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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 01/10/13 1133Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-683-1404
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-13: 1115Z		BELGE
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LOCATION...MISSISSIPPI...LOUISIANA...
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ATTN WFOS...JAN...LIX...LCH...SHV...
ATTN RFCS...LMRFC...WGRFC...
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EVENT...AXIS OF HVY RAINFALL FINALLY STARTING TO SHIFT EASTWARD
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...LOOKING AT THE MOST RECENT IR IMAGERY,
VERY COLD TOPPED CONVECTION FINALLY STARTING TO SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD
ACROSS SRN/CNTRL LA. THE LAST 1-2 HRS OF WV IMAGERY HAVE SHOWN THAT
THE UL LOW HAS PROGRESSED SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST ALLOWING THE BAND OF
CONVECTION TO FINALLY MAKE AN EASTWARD PROGRESSION. STILL, VERY HVY
RAINFALL CAN BE SEEN THROUGH VERMILION/ARCADIA/LAFAYETTE PARISHES WHERE
CLOUD TOP TEMPS ARE CURRENTLY NEARING -79C. CELL MERGERS RECENTLY JUST
OFF THE COAST AND THROUGH EXTREME SRN LA HAVE HELPED TO RAPIDLY COOL
CLOUD TOPS, AND ALONG WITH A VERY SATURATED LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, RAINFALL
RATES SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE  VERY EFFICIENT.  CAN EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL
2-3" OF RAINFALL THROUGH SRN LA OVER THE NEXT 3-4 HRS AS THIS LINE OF
CONVECTION CONTINUES TO TRAIN THROUGH.
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SHORT TERM OUTLOOK VALID 1130-1430Z...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE FACTOR IN SHORT
TERM OUTLOOK...LINE OF VERY STRONG CONVECTION IS NOW PROGRESSING A BIT
MORE TOWARDS THE EAST WHICH IS GOOD NEW FOR PORTIONS OF SW LA. STILL,
HVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MID AND LATE MORNING HRS ACROSS
THIS ENTIRE REGION WITH A SHIFT IN FOCUS OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TO
PORTIONS OF SW LA.
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....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET....
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FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS CONCERNING THE SATELLITE
PRECIPITATION MESSAGES AND GRAPHICS PLEASE EMAIL
SSDPrecip@noaa.gov
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FOR PRECIP MESSAGES AND GRAPHICS ON THE WEB:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/PCPN/
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FOR AUTOMATED SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES ON THE WEB:
http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/emb/ff/CONUS.php
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LAT...LON 3217 9293 3207 8958 2782 9046 2791 9408
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