ZCZC NFDSPENES ALL SPENES KYZ000-INZ000-ILZ000- . SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/05/08 1436Z SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678 LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 THRU 1415Z GG . LOCATION...W KENTUCKY...S INDIANA...S ILLINOIS... . ATTN WFOS...LMK...IND...PAH...ILX... ATTN RFCS...OHRFC...LMRFC...NCRFC... . EVENT...STATIONARY BOUNDARY . SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...COLD FRONT THAT HAS ADVANCED ACROSS THE EASTERN MIDWEST HAS STALLED ACROSS S IL/SW IL/W KY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SHORTWAVE ACROSS KS/OK... WHERE SOUTHERLY FLOW IS SURGING THE WARM FRONT NORTHWARD ACROSS S MO WITH TDS UP IN THE 60S ALREADY THERE. SIGNIFICANT RIGHT ENTRANCE JET DYNAMICS CONTINUES TO BE VERY FAVORABLE FOR BROAD ASCENT OVER THE TAIL END OF THE COLD FRONT SO CONVECTION HAS BEEN MAINTAINED QUITE WELL HERE. WITH SWLY FLOW ALOFT...CELLS ALONG THE FRONT HAVE CONTINUED TO BACKBUILD/REDEVELOP IN THE SAME AREAS AROUND THE MISS. RIVER AND WITH NEARLY PARALLEL FLOW HAVE TRAINED ACROSS S IL/SW IN WITH SOME ESTIMATES OVER 2.0" IN THE LAST 2-3HRS ACROSS N KY. WITH THE SHORTWAVE IN OK/KS BEGINNING TO STALL AS THE MAIN TROF ADVANCES OUT OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS... THE SWLY FLOW SHOULD CONTINUE AND WITH COUNTERACTING NORTHERLY AND SLY FLOW ON THE FRONT...THE FOCUS FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT SHOULD REMAIN IN THE SAME LOCATION. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY...MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING IN THE LOW TO MIDLEVELS WITH POCKET OF DEEP CONVECTION ACROSS NW AR MOVING INTO THE CELL REDEVELOPMENT REGION...WHICH COULD LEAD TO A SLIGHT NORTHWARD EXPANSION OF FLOODING CONDITIONS INTO FAR N PAH CWA AND E LSX CWA. PLEASE SEE GRAPHIC AT WEB ADDRESS BELOW. . SEE NCEP HPC DISCUSSION AND QPF/S FOR FORECAST. ....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET.... . SSD/SAB WEB ADDRESS FOR PRECIP ESTIMATES: HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/PCPN/ ...ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /PS/PCPN/ . LAT...LON 3875 8715 3763 8625 3685 8887 3786 8964 . NNNN