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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 10/28/07 2207Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: G12  2145Z  CK
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LOCATION...PUERTO RICO...
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ATTN WFOS...SJU...
ATTN RFCS...
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EVENT...HVY BAND OF CNVTN NOW EXTENDING FM S TO E PR TO S OF ST CROIX
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...NW-SE BAND OF INTENSIFYING CNVTN MENTIONED
IN PREVIOUS SPENES HAD CONTINUED TO MOVE NWD SPREADING HVY RAIN ACRS
SRN/SERN PUERTO RICO. IR IMAGERY NOW SHOWS THE BAND EXTENDING FM S CENTRAL
THRU SE SECTIONS OF THE ISLAND..THEN TO S OF ST CROIX. AUTOMATED STLT
ESTIMATORS INDICATED RATES OF 1.5-2"PLUS/HR. BUT DUE TO MOVEMENT..1 HR
TOTALS GENERALLY IN THE 1-1.5" RANGE WERE INDICATED. THE ESTIMATES DO
NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY TERRAIN EFFECT..HOWEVER.
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A SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST HALF HR IS
THE RAPID COOLING OF CLOUD TOPS JUST SE OF PUERTO RICO AND S AND SW OF
VIEQUES. IR IMAGERY SUGGESTS SEVERAL OVERSHOOTING TOPS..AND TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL...WHICH WILL TARGET THE SE PR/VIEQUES AREA. WOULD ESTIMATE
RATES OF 2-3"/HR OR MORE WITH THIS PARTICULAR CLUSTER ATTM.
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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 1872 6746 1868 6456 1760 6446 1757 6743
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