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Satellite Tropical Disturbance Rainfall Estimates


SATELLITE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE RAINFALL ESTIMATES
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1545 UTC FRI SEP 18 2020

SYSTEM NAME                       DATE/TIME          LOCATION
-----------                       ---------          --------
INVEST [93C]                      18/1200 UTC          13N 162W 

RAINFALL ESTIMATED BY SATELLITE VIA QMORPH...
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 12-12 UTC- 30MM AT 14N 160W
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 06-12 UTC- 10MM AT 14N 160W
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 06-12 UTC...

LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................
.......165W-164W 164W-163W 163W-162W 162W-161W 161W-160W 160W-159W
15N-16N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
14N-15N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0- 10
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-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
10N-11N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
...................................................................

RAINFALL ESTIMATED BY SATELLITE VIA NRL-BLEND...
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 12-12 UTC- 0MM AT 0N 0W
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 06-12 UTC- 0MM AT 0N 0W
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 06-12 UTC...

LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................
.......165W-164W 164W-163W 163W-162W 162W-161W 161W-160W 160W-159W
15N-16N 999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999
14N-15N 999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999   999-999
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
...................................................................

RAINFALL ESTIMATED FROM 06 UTC 18 SEP GFS MODEL RUN...
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 12-12 UTC- 140MM AT 16N 160W
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 06-12 UTC- 20MM AT 16N 160W
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 06-12 UTC...

LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................
.......165W-164W 164W-163W 163W-162W 162W-161W 161W-160W 160W-159W
15N-16N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0- 10     0- 10     0- 20
14N-15N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10
13N-14N   0-  0     0-  0     0- 10     0-  0     0-  0     0- 10
12N-13N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
11N-12N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
10N-11N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     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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