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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 11/05/07 0817Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 0800Z AMSU THRU 603Z SSMI THRU 0518Z GG
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LOCATION...HAWAII...
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ATTN WFOS...HFO...
ATTN RFCS...AKRFC...
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EVENT...KONA LOW
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...COLDEST TOPS ASSOCIATED WITH SFC
CONVERGENCE BAND OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF MOLOKAI SHOW A CLASSIC WEDGE
APPEARANCE SIGNATURE FOR FF OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS.  DIFFLUENT REGION OF
THE JET ALOFT BUT WITH STRONG WINDS UPSTREAM GENERATING THE BACKBUILDING
POINT ALONG THE BAND TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY JUST SW OF THE ISLAND
WITH SOME ADDITIONAL NEW WARMER DEVELOPMENT SPRINGING UP THAT COULD
CONTINUE THE TRAINING OVER THE SAME AREA.  SO FAR MANUAL IR ESTIMATES OF
2.5-3" OVER THE LAST 2 HOURS (6-8Z) AROUND LA'AU POINT AS TOPS ARE AROUND
-65C AND PWS ARE AROUND 1.7" PER AMSU/SSMI PASSES.  ALSO CONSIDERING
THE CURRENT UPSTREAM PICTURE AN ADDTIONAL 2-3" OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS IS
POSSIBLE AS THE CONVERGENCE BAND HAS SLOWED DOWN IS EASTWARD PROGRESSION.
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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 2209 15736 2150 15654 2021 15702 2023 15795
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