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Satellite Tropical Disturbance Rainfall Estimates (Text)

SATELLITE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE RAINFALL ESTIMATES
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0945 UTC TUE OCT 14 2014

SYSTEM NAME                       DATE/TIME          LOCATION
-----------                       ---------          --------
TROPICAL STORM ANA [02C]          14/0600 UTC          13N 143W 

RAINFALL ESTIMATED BY SATELLITE VIA QMORPH...
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 06-06 UTC- 150MM AT 12N 143W
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 00-06 UTC- 50MM AT 12N 144W
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 00-06 UTC...

LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................
.......146W-145W 145W-144W 144W-143W 143W-142W 142W-141W 141W-140W
15N-16N   0-  0     0- 20     0- 20     0- 20     0- 10     0- 20
14N-15N   0- 10     0- 20    10- 20    10- 20     0- 10    10- 20
13N-14N   0- 10    10- 30     0- 30     0- 10     0-  0     0- 10
12N-13N   0- 10     0- 40    20- 50     0- 30     0-  0     0-  0
11N-12N   0-  0     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10     0-  0
10N-11N   0-  0     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10
...................................................................

RAINFALL ESTIMATED BY SATELLITE VIA NRL-BLEND...
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 06-06 UTC- 130MM AT 13N 142W
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 00-06 UTC- 40MM AT 13N 143W
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 00-06 UTC...

LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................
.......146W-145W 145W-144W 144W-143W 143W-142W 142W-141W 141W-140W
15N-16N   0-  0     0-  0     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10
14N-15N   0-  0     0-  0     0- 10     0- 20     0- 20     0- 20
13N-14N   0-  0     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10
12N-13N   0-  0     0- 40     0- 40     0- 20     0- 10     0- 10
11N-12N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10
10N-11N   0- 10     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10
...................................................................

RAINFALL ESTIMATED FROM 00 UTC 14 OCT GFS MODEL RUN...
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 06-06 UTC- 70MM AT 15N 145W
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 00-06 UTC- 40MM AT 16N 143W
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 00-06 UTC...

LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................
.......146W-145W 145W-144W 144W-143W 143W-142W 142W-141W 141W-140W
15N-16N   0-  0     0- 10     0- 40    10- 30    20- 20    10- 20
14N-15N   0-  0     0- 20    20- 30    10- 20     0- 20    10- 30
13N-14N   0-  0     0- 20    10- 30     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10
12N-13N   0-  0     0- 10     0- 10     0- 20     0-  0     0-  0
11N-12N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10
10N-11N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0- 10     0- 10     0- 20
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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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