ZCZC NFDSPENES ALL SPENES TNZ000-ALZ000-MSZ000-LAZ000-MOZ000-ARZ000-TXZ000- . SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 01/13/13 1226Z SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-683-1404 LATEST DATA USED: GOES-13 1215Z CW . LOCATION...TENNESSEE...ALABAMA...MISSISSIPPI...LOUISIANA... LOCATION...MISSOURI...ARKANSAS...TEXAS... . ATTN WFOS...OHX...HUN...MEG...JAN...LZK...LCH...SHV...FWD... ATTN RFCS...SERFC...OHRFC...LMRFC...ABRFC...WGRFC... . EVENT...HEAVY RAINS . SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...LATEST WV/IR SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS NEXT S/WV EJECTING OUT OF THE MEAN TROUGH AXIS FROM SRN/SE TX. SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE GRADUALLY REDEVELOPING AND EXPANDING W OF THE LEADING EDGE ACROSS NW/NRN LA...SRN/SE AR...NW MS. THIS IS NOT A GOOD SIGN GIVEN THESE ARES HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS EARLIER THIS MORNING. THE BACK BUILDING TREND OF CONVECTION IS DEVELOPING ACROSS MAX TPW AXIS OF 1.5"...THUS WOULD EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 2-3" OF RAINFALL ALONG A CORRIDOR FROM KAQV IN WRN LA NORTHEAST TO KMKL IN WRN TN THRU 18Z. . AN ANNOTATED SATELLITE GRAPHIC SHOWING THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION THREAT AREA SHOULD BE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET ADDRESS LISTED BELOW IN APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES. . SHORT TERM OUTLOOK VALID 1230-1730Z...MEDIUM-HIGH CONFIDENCE FACTOR IN SHORT TERM OUTLOOK...AT THIS POINT DO NOT ANTICIPATE MUCH EWD PROGRESS OF THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAINS OVER THE NEXT 3-5 HRS ACROSS THE LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY INTO TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY. MUCH OF THE HEAVY RAINS ARE LIKELY TO FALL ACROSS NRN/NE LA/SE AR/NW MS/WRN TN AS A SHORTWAVE IMPULSE TRACKS NE ALONG VERY SLOW MOVING SFC FRONTAL BOUNDARY AS THE DOWNSTREAM RIDGE AXIS CONTINUES TO HOLDS ITS OWN OVER THE ERN U.S. . ....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET.... . FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS CONCERNING THE SATELLITE PRECIPITATION MESSAGES AND GRAPHICS PLEASE EMAIL SSDPrecip@noaa.gov . FOR PRECIP MESSAGES AND GRAPHICS ON THE WEB: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/PCPN/ . FOR AUTOMATED SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES ON THE WEB: http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/emb/ff/CONUS.php . LAT...LON 3651 8574 3510 8710 3297 8992 3064 9248 3199 9577 3592 9089 3637 8925 . NNNN