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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 08/18/07 1425Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: AMSU  1023Z  SSMI 1136Z GOES-12  1415Z
HYDROESTIMATOR THOUGH 1345Z
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LOCATION...PUERTO RICO...
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ATTN WFOS...SJU...
ATTN RFCS...
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EVENT...RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH BAND OF DEAN
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS... MICROWAVE SOURCES INDICATE PWS HAVE
INCREASED TO 2.10-2.30 ACROSS THE ISLAND.  HOURLY RAINFALL RATES WITH
THE OUTER BAND  OVER THE VIRGIN ISLANDS EARLY THIS MORNING WERE .61
TO .76.  SINCE THEN THE BAND HAS BECOME MORE ENHANCED LIKELY LEADING
TO EVEN HIGHER RATES.  HYDROESTIMATOR INDICATES  1-2 INCHES OVER THE
PAST 3 HOURS.  THERE IS CONCERN THAT THERE COULD BE TRAINING WITH THIS
BAND AS IT APPROACHES THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF PUERTO RICO.  AMOUNTS OF
2-4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WHERE THE  TRAINING OCCURS.  HOURLY MICROWAVE
RATES ARE OVER 1.15 WITHIN THE CORE OF THE STORM BUT THESE HIGHER RATES
ARE REMAINING WELL SOUTH OF THE ISLAND.
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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 1859 6726 1853 6542 1780 6535 1785 6723
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