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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 11/09/07 2116Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: G11  2100Z  CK
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NOAA AMSU:  1405Z-1546Z  DMSP SSMI: 1457Z
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LOCATION...W WASHINGTON...W OREGON
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ATTN WFOS...SEW...PQR...
ATTN RFCS...NWRFC...
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EVENT...APROACHING FRONTAL BAND PRECIP
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...LATEST IR/VIS IMAGERY SHOWS LEADING
EDGE OF FRONTAL BAND ASSOCD PRECIP IS E OF 130W..WITH MOD/HVY RAIN
JUST W OF 130W.  SEE GRAPHIC AT WEB ADDRESS FOR DEPICTION OF THIS.
EARLIER MICROWAVE PASSES FROM AROUND 15Z PLUS/MINUS INDICATED MAINLY
LIGHT RAIN S OF 46N..WITH MORE MOD/HVY RAIN N OF 46N AND W OF 136W..WITH
PIXELS OF 0.25+"/HR. SINCE THAT TIME..GOES IR/VIS IMAGERY SHOWS THAT
THIS MOD/HVY AREA HAS PROGRESSED TO BTWN 135W AND 130W AND EXPANDED A BIT
FURTHER S. IR/VIS EXTRAP BRINGS LEADING EDGE OF MOD/HVY RAIN TO W WA COAST
DURING FIRST HALF OF OVERNIGHT PERIOD..WITH LIGHTER RAIN ARRIVING EARLIER
TONIGHT. SWD EXTENSION OF ENHANCING CLOUDS IN IR/VIS SUGGEST THAT SOME
OF THE MOD TO HVY PRECIP MAY AFFECT NW OR AS WELL. ENHANCEMENT OF CLOUD
TOPS W OF 130W ALSO INDICATES THAT MAX RAIN RATES ARE INCRG COMPARED
TO EARLIER MICROWAVE PASSES. THIS IS DUE IN PART TO STRONG UPPR LVL JET
PROVIDING INCR UPWARD MOTION.
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SEE GRAPHIC AT WEB ADDRESS BELOW IN APPX 5-10 MIN.
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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 4877 12313 4545 12269 4495 12614 4848 12714
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