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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 09/01/07 2340Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 2315Z KUSSELSON
NASA TRMM:1600Z  AMSR-E: 1837Z
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LOCATION...SE SOUTH CAROLINA...SE GEORGIA...
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ATTN WFOS...CHS...
ATTN RFCS...SERFC...
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EVENT...MICROWAVE PASSES EARLIER THIS TODAY INDICATED A POSSIBLE WEAK
CIRCULATION OFF THE COAST...APPEARS LIKE HVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE A BIT
LONGER...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...RADAR DEPICTION APPEARS TO CONFIRM
EARLIER SUSPICIONS OF MICROWAVE PASSES ALONG AND JUST OFF THE GA-SC COAST
OF A WEAK CIRCULATION THAT HAS HELPED ENHANCE SLOW MOVING CONVECTION
BRYAN/CHATHAM COUNTY GA INTO BEAUFORT COUNTY SC.  GOES IR WAS INCONSISTENT
WITH CIRRUS CLOUDS OBSCURING WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON UNDERNEATH THE
CANOPY...UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON (ABOUT 2215Z) WHEN ANGLE OF SUN ALLOWED
FOR INCRGLY SEEING LUMPY CONVECTIVE CLOUDS IN VIS AND HVY RAIN MOVING
LITTLE IN DEFORMATION ON NW SIDE OF THAT POSSIBLE WEAK LOW OFF THE COAST.
NOW IR SHOWING FURTHER COOLING TO -69C IN THE BRYAN-CHATHAM TO BEAUFORT
COUNTY AREA AND JET LET SHORT WAVE WILL KEEP THIS GOING ANOTHER HR OR SO
AS IT MOVES THRU E/SE GA.  WILL EXPECT A SLOW DECLINE IN RAIN RATES...BUT
STILL PRETTY HVY THRU 0015Z...ESPECIALLY CHATHAM TO S BEAUFORT COUNTY.
EXPECT CONVECTION TO STICK AROUND MOST OF THE NIGHT ALONG AND JUST OFF
THE COAST...SO WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON FURTHER ACTIVITY CLOSE TO
THE COAST FOR TONIGHT.    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 3237 8012 3156 8069 3153 8117 3230 8144
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