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Satellite Tropical Disturbance Rainfall Estimates


SATELLITE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE RAINFALL ESTIMATES
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1545 UTC WED SEP 10 2014

SYSTEM NAME                       DATE/TIME          LOCATION
-----------                       ---------          --------
TROPICAL STORM FIFTEEN [15E]      10/1200 UTC        14.8N 102.8W 

RAINFALL ESTIMATED BY SATELLITE VIA QMORPH...
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 12-12 UTC- 140MM AT 15N 102W
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 06-12 UTC- 60MM AT 15N 104W
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 06-12 UTC...

LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................
.......106W-105W 105W-104W 104W-103W 103W-102W 102W-101W 101W-100W
17N-18N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0- 10
16N-17N   0-  0     0- 20     0- 20    10- 30     0- 20     0- 10
15N-16N   0- 10     0- 60    10- 60     0- 20     0- 10     0- 10
14N-15N   0-  0     0- 40     0- 50     0- 10     0-  0     0- 10
13N-14N   0-  0     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10     0-  0     0-  0
12N-13N   0- 20     0- 30     0- 20     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
...................................................................

RAINFALL ESTIMATED BY SATELLITE VIA NRL-BLEND...
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 12-12 UTC- 150MM AT 15N 101W
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 06-12 UTC- 90MM AT 16N 103W
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 06-12 UTC...

LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................
.......106W-105W 105W-104W 104W-103W 103W-102W 102W-101W 101W-100W
17N-18N   0- 60     0- 40     0- 50     0- 20     0- 30     0- 80
16N-17N   0- 10     0- 30     0- 90     0- 10     0- 50     0- 10
15N-16N   0- 70    10- 30     0- 40     0- 40     0- 40     0-  0
14N-15N   0- 40     0- 40     0- 20     0- 90     0- 20     0- 20
13N-14N   0- 10     0- 60     0- 30     0- 70     0- 30     0- 10
12N-13N   0- 10     0- 10     0- 30     0- 60     0-  0     0-  0
...................................................................

RAINFALL ESTIMATED FROM 06 UTC 10 SEP GFS MODEL RUN...
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 12-12 UTC- 290MM AT 14N 104W
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 06-12 UTC- 70MM AT 14N 104W
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 06-12 UTC...

LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................
.......106W-105W 105W-104W 104W-103W 103W-102W 102W-101W 101W-100W
17N-18N   0-  0     0- 10     0- 10     0-  0     0-  0     0- 10
16N-17N  10- 10     0- 10    10- 30    10- 20     0- 10    10- 10
15N-16N  10- 10    10- 30    20- 30    10- 30     0- 30    10- 20
14N-15N  10- 10    20- 50    20- 50     0- 10     0-  0     0- 10
13N-14N   0- 10    10- 50    10- 70     0- 20     0- 10     0-  0
12N-13N  20- 20    10- 20     0- 20     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10
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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
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE/RAINFALL

FORECASTER TAFB

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