Satellite Tropical Disturbance Rainfall Estimates

SATELLITE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE RAINFALL ESTIMATES
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1545 UTC MON SEP 08 2014

SYSTEM NAME                       DATE/TIME          LOCATION
-----------                       ---------          --------
INVEST [91L]                      08/1200 UTC         9.9N 20.8W 

RAINFALL ESTIMATED BY SATELLITE VIA QMORPH...
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 12-12 UTC- 230MM AT 8N 22W
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 06-12 UTC- 80MM AT 9N 23W
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 06-12 UTC...

LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................
....... 24W- 23W  23W- 22W  22W- 21W  21W- 20W  20W- 19W  19W- 18W
12N-13N   0-  0     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10     0- 10     0-  0
11N-12N   0-  0     0- 20    10- 20     0- 10     0-  0     0-  0
10N-11N   0- 10     0- 10     0- 20     0- 10     0-  0     0-  0
 9N-10N   0- 10    10- 30    10- 30     0- 20     0-  0     0-  0
 8N- 9N   0- 30    30- 80     0- 40     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
 7N- 8N  20- 50    20- 50     0- 50     0- 10     0-  0     0-  0
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RAINFALL ESTIMATED BY SATELLITE VIA NRL-BLEND...
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 12-12 UTC- 120MM AT 7N 22W
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 06-12 UTC- 30MM AT 7N 22W
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 06-12 UTC...

LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................
....... 24W- 23W  23W- 22W  22W- 21W  21W- 20W  20W- 19W  19W- 18W
12N-13N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0- 10     0- 10
11N-12N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0- 10     0- 20     0-  0
10N-11N   0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0- 10     0-  0     0-  0
 9N-10N   0-  0     0- 20     0- 20     0- 10     0-  0     0-  0
 8N- 9N   0-  0     0- 20     0- 20     0- 10     0-  0     0-  0
 7N- 8N   0-  0     0- 30     0- 10     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
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RAINFALL ESTIMATED FROM 06 UTC 8 SEP GFS MODEL RUN...
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 12-12 UTC- 60MM AT 9N 20W
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 06-12 UTC- 20MM AT 10N 24W
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 06-12 UTC...

LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................
....... 24W- 23W  23W- 22W  22W- 21W  21W- 20W  20W- 19W  19W- 18W
12N-13N  10- 10     0- 10     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
11N-12N  10- 20    10- 20     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
10N-11N  10- 20     0- 20     0- 10     0- 10     0-  0     0-  0
 9N-10N  20- 20    10- 10     0- 10     0-  0     0-  0     0-  0
 8N- 9N   0- 20    10- 20    10- 10     0- 10     0-  0     0-  0
 7N- 8N  10- 20    10- 20    10- 20    10- 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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