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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 09/22/07 1450Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11  1430Z   AB
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LOCATION...CALIFORNIA...
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ATTN WFOS...SGX...HNX...LOX...
ATTN RFCS...CNRFC...
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EVENT... MODERATE AND HEAVY SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS... GOES-11 WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AT 1400Z
SHOWED A MID/UPR LEVEL CIRCULATION JUST OFF THE COAST OF SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY. A VORT MAX TO THE SOUTH IS TRIGGERING MODERATE AND HEAVY
SHOWERS FROM NW SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO S VENTURA COUNTY. PW's ARE IN THE
1.00" RANGE(140 PERCENT OF NORMAL) AND THE SFC-500MB RH IS AROUND 80
PERCENT. ESTIMATED .2" TO .4"/HR FROM THESE UNENHANCED CELLS. LOCALIZED
AMOUNTS OF .5" TO 1.0" ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
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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 3487 12030 3465 11681 3298 11690 3365 12040 3478 12018
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