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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 10/25/07 0220Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0200Z KUSSELSON
NOAA AMSU:2230Z/2120Z  DMSP SSMI: 2124Z/2328Z/2306Z
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LOCATION...VIRGINIA...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
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ATTN WFOS...AKQ...LWX...RAH...RNK...PBZ...RLX...
ATTN RFCS...MARFC...SERFC...OHRFC...
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EVENT...LONG FETCH OF MAX PW MOISTURE AIMED AT CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...LATEST EVENING SSMI AND AMSU MICROWAVE
PASSES SHOWED MIN OF PW VALUES ANCHORED 35N/70W AND EXTENDING TO NEAR THE
NC COAST WAS LIFTING TOWARD THE SE VA COAST.  THIS NUDGING VERY MOIST
PW MAX WITH OFFSHORE VA COASTAL FRONT NORTH AND WILL CONTINUE THAT WAY
SLOWLY OVERNIGHT WITH OVERRUNNING RAINS LIFTING NORTH THRU DELAWARE AT
LEAST NEXT FEW HRS AND NJ AND S NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT.
BUT MORE IMPORTANT IS THAT LONG FETCH MOISTURE PLUME EASTERN CARIBBEAN
TO SC AND SE NC BECOMING BETTER ALIGNED WITH SELY FLOW AND MERGING WITH
SLIGHTLY HIGHER LEVEL MAXIMUM MOISTURE S FL TOWARD SC AND THIS MERGED
MOISTURE WILL THROW VERY GOOD DEEP MOISTURE TRANSPORT INTO THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS...SPECIFICALLY E AND C WV AND WESTERN/C VA FOR STEADY
MODERATE TO HVY RAIN MOST OF TONIGHT.  SEE NCEP HPC TEXT MESSAGE FOR
HVY RAIN POTENTIAL.  PATTERN LOOKS PERSISTENT UNTIL UPPER LOW CENTERED
ALONG AL-MS BORDER DECIDES TO KICK OUT.
WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR...
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS TO FOLLOW ON HOME PAGE IN 10-15 MINUTES...
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SEE NCEP HPC DISCUSSION AND QPF/S FOR FORECAST.
....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET....
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SSD/SAB WEB ADDRESS FOR PRECIP ESTIMATES:
HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/PCPN/
...ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /PS/PCPN/
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LAT...LON 3939 7900 3730 7607 3617 7885 3683 8111 3763 8126
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