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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 08/17/07 0418Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0345Z KUSSELSON
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LOCATION...DELAWARE...C TO SE VIRGINIA...
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ATTN WFOS...PHI...AKQ...LWX...
ATTN RFCS...MARFC...
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EVENT...ISOLATED HVY FOR DELAWARE...MORE WIDESPREAD FF FOR SE VA...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...MOST OF COLD TOPS THAT COOLED RAPIDLY
ACROSS C/S DELAWARE PAST 1-2HRS HAVE BEEN GIVING HVY RAIN AND MOVING
OFF TO THE EAST AND SE QUICKLY.  WEAK WEDGE ON BACK EDGE ALONG SUSSEX/
EXT S KENT COUNTY BORDER AREA ALLOWING FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING CELL
SO THAT A VERY NARROW AREA NEAR THERE COULD BE BE GETTING HIGHER RAIN
AMOUNTS FROM THE NARROW TRAINING ACTIVITY FOR THE NEXT HR OR SO.
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BIGGER AREA AND PROBLEMS IN CENTRAL TO SE INTERIOR VA WHERE HIGHER
PW MOISTURE HAS POOLED AND SHORT WAVE ENERGY FROM E KY/WEST VIRGINIA
HELPING CONVECTIVE COMPLEX BACK BUILD ALLOWING FOR TRAINING CELLS FIRST
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND NOW AMELIA AND POWHANTAN COUNTY SPILLING SE
OVER PRINCE GEORGE AND INTO SURRY COUNTY WHERE RAIN RATES FROM BURSTS
OF COOLER CLOUD TOPS CAN GIVE 1.0 INCH PER 20 MINUTES AND 2.0 INCHES
PER 40 TO 60 MINUTES.  STILL WILL BE ACTIVE HERE ANOTHER 2-3HRS BEFORE
SHORT WAVE FROM THE WEST KICKS ACTIVITY SE TO THE COAST.
WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR...
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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 3887 7541 3701 7641 3749 7799
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