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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 11/10/07 0615Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 0600Z KUSSELSON
NOAA AMSU:0100-0424Z AMSR-E:2213Z-0131Z TRMM:0231Z DMSP SSMI:0224
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LOCATION...EXT NW CALIFORNIA...W OREGON...W WASHINGTON...
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ATTN WFOS...OTX...PDT...MFR...SEW...PQR...EKA...
ATTN RFCS...NWRFC...CNRFC...
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EVENT...LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIP WITH FRONTAL BAND...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...NEXT FRONT APPROACHING WA/OR COASTS
HAD MAX 0100Z AMSU RAIN RATES OF 0.10"/HR FRONT THE JET AT AROUND 44N
NORTH AND 0.06"/HR SOUTH OF JET...WHILE LATER 0224Z SSMI PASS HAD MAX
RAIN RATES OF 0.06"/HR N OF JET AND 0.03"/HR SOUTH OF JET.  NOT QUITE
AS IMPRESSIVE AS ONE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT FROM YESTERDAY AS NOW 160KT
JET AT 45N/140-160W WAS NOSING INTO THE C TO N OREGON COAST.  BUT IT
APPEARS FRONTAL PW MOISTURE FROM LAST NIGHT/S RAIN PUSHED A BIT FURTHER
SOUTH...SO THAT CURRENT FRONT NOT ACTING ON DEEP RESIDUAL MOISTURE W WA
AND N OREGON.  ALSO APPEARS WHEN OVERLAYING 700-850MB WINDS ON PW DATA IN
EASTERN PACIFIC...MOISTURE PLUME HAS A NARROW SUBTROPICAL CONNECTION...BUT
MOISTURE TRANSPORT NOT ALL THAT GOOD.  AND ON TOP OF THAT FRONT IS MOVING
PRETTY QUICKLY.  STILL THESE RAIN RATES CAN SUPPORT UP TO 0.2" TO 0.4"
PER ANY 6HR PERIOD LOWLANDS AND 0.5" TO 0.7" IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM
LATITUDE OF JET AXIS NORTHWARD AND THE SAME OR LOWER AMOUNTS SOUTH OF
THE JET DEPENDING ON HOW CLOSE TO THE LEFTOVER RESIDUAL MOISTURE FROM
LAST NIGHT'S FRONT.  FROM LATEST GOES IR LOOP...LOOKS LIKE BACK EDGE
OF STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE WILL REACH NW WA COAST AROUND 09Z AND NW
OREGON/SW WA COAST IN THE 10-12Z TIME FRAME.  WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR...
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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 5008 12403 4748 12072 4114 12403 4154 12690
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