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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/02/07 2253Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12  RUMINSKI
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LOCATION...
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ATTN RFCS...
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EVENT...GOES-12 DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURE
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...GOES-12 IR IMAGERY IS BEING AFFECTED BY
DECONTAMINATION EFFORTS. THIS IS PRODUCING SOME SUBTLE IMAGE TO IMAGE
FLUCTUATIONS IN TEMPERATURE. THE MOST NOTICEABLE THUS FAR HAVE BEEN THE
2132Z AND THE 2202Z IMAGES WHICH HAD THE AFFECT OF MAKING IR CLOUD TOP
TEMPERATURES APPEAR TO BE WARMER. TEMPERATURES THEN 'COOLED' WITH THE
SUBSEQUENT IMAGE.
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THE DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7/4 AT 1234Z AND
ADDITIONAL IMAGE DEGRADATION MAY OCCUR DURING THIS PERIOD.
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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 4997 10752 4542 6708 2385 7954 2691 10673
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