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Satellite Tropical Disturbance Rainfall Estimates


SATELLITE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE RAINFALL ESTIMATES
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2145 UTC THU SEP 17 2020

SYSTEM NAME                       DATE/TIME          LOCATION
-----------                       ---------          --------
INVEST [98L]                      17/1800 UTC          11N 27W 

RAINFALL ESTIMATED BY SATELLITE VIA QMORPH...
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 18-18 UTC- 160MM AT 14N 28W
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 12-18 UTC- 40MM AT 14N 28W
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 12-18 UTC...

LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................
....... 30W- 29W  29W- 28W  28W- 27W  27W- 26W  26W- 25W  25W- 24W
13N-14N   0- 30     0-  0     0- 30     0- 40     0-  0     0-  0
12N-13N   0- 10     0- 10     0- 10     0- 30     0- 20     0-  0
11N-12N   0- 40     0- 30     0- 10     0- 20     0- 10     0-  0
10N-11N   0-  0     0- 10     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
 9N-10N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
 8N- 9N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
...................................................................

RAINFALL ESTIMATED BY SATELLITE VIA NRL-BLEND...
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 18-18 UTC- 0MM AT 0N 0W
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 12-18 UTC- 0MM AT 0N 0W
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 12-18 UTC...

LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................
....... 30W- 29W  29W- 28W  28W- 27W  27W- 26W  26W- 25W  25W- 24W
13N-14N 999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999
12N-13N 999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999
11N-12N 999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999
10N-11N 999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999
 9N-10N 999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999
 8N- 9N 999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999
...................................................................

RAINFALL ESTIMATED FROM 12 UTC 17 SEP GFS MODEL RUN...
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 18-18 UTC- 380MM AT 9N 28W
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 12-18 UTC- 40MM AT 9N 27W
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 12-18 UTC...

LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................
....... 30W- 29W  29W- 28W  28W- 27W  27W- 26W  26W- 25W  25W- 24W
13N-14N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
12N-13N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
11N-12N   0-  0     0- 10     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
10N-11N   0- 10    10- 20     0- 20     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
 9N-10N   0- 10    10- 20    10- 20     0- 20     0- 20     0-  0
 8N- 9N  10- 10    10- 10    10- 10    20- 40    10- 20     0-  0
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE SATELLITE AND MODEL-DERIVED RAINFALL
ESTIMATES INDICATE UNCERTAINTY IN THE AMOUNT OF RAIN RECEIVED

RAINFALL MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED ON THE WINDWARD SIDE OF TERRAIN

PLEASE SEE THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE PUBLIC ADVISORY FOR THE
OFFICIAL RAINFALL FORECAST FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE/RAINFALL

FORECASTER TAFB

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