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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 10/10/07 0234Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: G11  0200Z  CK
NOAA AMSU: 0000Z   DMSP SSMI: 0104Z
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LOCATION...NW/N CALIFORNIA...
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ATTN WFOS...MFR...STO...EKA...
ATTN RFCS...CNRFC...
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EVENT...CLOUD TOPS RE-ENHANCING INVOF HUMBOLDT COUNTY
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...WHILE ORIGINAL ENHANCED PORTION OF
FRONTAL BAND MOVED ACRS THE COAST AND PROCEEDED EWD..CLOUD TOPS ARE
RE-ENHANCING ALONG THE NW CA COAST..JUST E OF WRN EDGE OF BAND. THIS IS
LIKELY IN RESPONSE TO APPROACH OF UPPR TROF AND VORTS. THE MAIN VORT IS
LOCATED INVOF 41N 128W..MOVG E. A SECOND VORT IS LOCATED AT 37N 130W.
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COOLING TOPS ARE MOST EVIDENT INVOF HUMBOLDT/DEL NORTE COUNTIES AND JUST
OFFSHORE. WOULD EXPECT THIS TREND OF COOLING TOPS TO CONTINUE AS THE
TROF/VORT APPROACHES. MOD/HVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THESE COUNTIES
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HRS..WITH THE MOD/HVY RATES SPREADING ACRS W
SISKIYOU AND AND TRINITY COUNTIES AS WELL. MICROWAVE PASSES FM 00Z-01Z
SHOWED PIXELS BTWN 0.25-0.4"/HR. WITH RECENT GOES IR TREND..WOULD ESTIMATE
THAT RATES WILL REMAIN IN THAT RANGE AS WELL..WITH SOME LCLZD HIER RATES.
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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 4181 12444 4180 12210 3979 12226 3941 12461
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