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TCPA21 KNHC 050346  
STDCP1  
SATELLITE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE RAINFALL ESTIMATES  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
0345 UTC FRI OCT 05 2018  
 
SYSTEM NAME DATE/TIME LOCATION  
----------- --------- --------  
HURRICANE WALAKA [01C] 05/0000 UTC 30N 167W  
 
RAINFALL ESTIMATED BY SATELLITE VIA QMORPH...  
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 00-00 UTC- 20MM AT 32N 166W  
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 18-00 UTC- 0MM AT 32N 166W  
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 18-00 UTC...  
 
LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................   
...
 
170W-169W 169W-168W 168W-167W 167W-166W 166W-165W 165W-164W  
32N-33N 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 10 0- 0 0- 0  
31N-32N 0- 10 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0  
30N-31N 0- 10 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 10  
29N-30N 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 10  
28N-29N 0- 0 0- 0 0- 10 0- 10 0- 0 0- 10  
27N-28N 0- 10 0- 10 0- 0 0- 40 0- 30 0- 30   
...............................................................
 
 
RAINFALL ESTIMATED BY SATELLITE VIA NRL-BLEND...  
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 00-00 UTC- 0MM AT 0N 0W  
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 18-00 UTC- 0MM AT 0N 0W  
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 18-00 UTC...  
 
LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................   
...
 
170W-169W 169W-168W 168W-167W 167W-166W 166W-165W 165W-164W  
32N-33N 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999  
31N-32N 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999  
30N-31N 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999  
29N-30N 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999  
28N-29N 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999  
27N-28N 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999 999-999   
...............................................................
 
 
RAINFALL ESTIMATED FROM 18 UTC 4 OCT GFS MODEL RUN...  
24-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 00-00 UTC- 220MM AT 32N 168W  
6-HR RAINFALL MAXIMUM FROM 18-00 UTC- 40MM AT 29N 168W  
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN MM OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS FROM 18-00 UTC...  
 
LATITUDE............................LONGITUDE......................   
...
 
170W-169W 169W-168W 168W-167W 167W-166W 166W-165W 165W-164W  
32N-33N 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 10  
31N-32N 0- 0 0- 0 0- 10 0- 20 0- 10 0- 0  
30N-31N 0- 0 0- 10 20- 70 60-130 10-110 0- 0  
29N-30N 0- 0 0- 0 20-100 30- 90 30-130 0- 20  
28N-29N 0- 0 0- 10 0- 10 10- 20 10- 40 10- 10  
27N-28N 0- 20 0- 10 10- 10 0- 10 0- 10 10- 10   
...............................................................
 
 
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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