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ZCZC NFDSPENES ALL SPENES PRZ000- . SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 08/08/21 1543Z SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-683-1404 LATEST DATA USED: 12Z TJSJ SOUNDING; 1520Z GOES-16/GLM; 1538Z RADAR; 06Z HRW_PR_ARW; 06Z GFS PWATS . LOCATION...PUERTO RICO... . ATTN WFOS...SJU... ATTN RFCS... . EVENT...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PUERTO RICO . SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...EASTERLY SURFACE/MID-LVL FLOW IS IN PLACE AS A TROPICAL WAVE BEGINS TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY AND APPROACHES FROM THE EAST. THE LATEST VISIBLE IMAGERY WITH GLM DATA SHOWS DEEP CONVECTION WITH CLOUD TOPS EXCEEDING THE LIGHTNING THRESHOLD MOVING WEST OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE ISLAND. WV IMAGERY SHOWS THIS WAVE EXTENDING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AS IT BEGINS TO ADVECT MOISTURE INTO THAT AREA AS WELL. THE LATEST RADAR SOLIDIFIES WHAT IS SEEN ON THE SATELLITE WITH WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE ISLAND. . SHORT TERM OUTLOOK VALID 1530-0600Z...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE FACTOR IN SHORT TERM OUTLOOK...RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE ISLAND AS THE TROPICAL WAVE CONTINUES ITS WESTWARD TRACK. CAMS SHOW RAIN CONTINUING TO SOAK THE AREA UNTIL AROUND 23Z WHERE RAIN MAY TEMPORARILY CEASE UNTIL AROUND 02Z WHEN RAINFALL AGAIN MOVES IN FROM THE EAST. PWATS APPROACHING 2 INCHES WILL ALLOW FOR URBAN AND STREAM FLOODING TO BE A POSSIBILITY ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE DAY AS RAINFALL SPREADS OVER THE REST OF THE AREA AND GROUNDS BECOME FURTHER SATURATED. . ....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF NWSCHAT (NESDISSATELLITEPRECIP).... ....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET.... . FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS CONCERNING THE SATELLITE PRECIPITATION MESSAGES AND GRAPHICS PLEASE EMAIL SSDPrecip@noaa.gov . FOR PRECIP MESSAGES AND GRAPHICS ON THE WEB: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/atmosphere/spe/ . FOR AUTOMATED SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES ON THE WEB: http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/emb/ff/CONUS.php . LAT...LON 1880 6570 1862 6527 1838 6514 1803 6520 1776 6574 1757 6688 1779 6746 1807 6764 1835 6763 1858 6730 1872 6662 . NNNN |
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