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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/30/07 0830Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12  0815Z    AB
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LOCATION...NORTH CAROLINA...
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ATTN WFOS...RAH...RNK...GSP...
ATTN RFCS...SERFC...
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EVENT...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH WARM TOP CONVECTION
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS... GOES-12 WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AT 0745Z
SHOWED THE UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL KENTUCKY ACROSS
SW VIRGINIA TO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. A WEDGE OF WARM TOP CONVECTION
DEVELOPED ALONG THE JET OVER SW ROCKINGHAM/NW GUIFORD COUNTIES IN NORTH
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. PWs RANGE FROM 1.75 TO 1.95 INCHES(120 PERCENT
OF NORMAL). THE MOST ENHANCED CELL WAS ANCHORED OVER SW ROCKINGHAM WITH
MANUAL ESTIMATES OF 1.5" TO 2.5"/HR. AUTO-ESTIMATES ARE MUCH TOO LOW
FOR THIS EVENT.

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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 3646 8033 3644 7870 3579 7884 3592 8040 3637 8044
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