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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 11/18/07 1045Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 1000Z  RUMINSKI
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LOCATION...CALIFORNIA...OREGON...WASHINGTON...
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ATTN WFOS...MFR...PQR...EKA...
ATTN RFCS...NWRFC...CNRFC...
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EVENT...ONGOING LONG TERM RAIN EVENT FOR WESTERN OREGON
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...PW MOISTURE PLUME AS DEPICTED IN MICROWAVE
ANIMATION FOR PAST CPL OF DAYS HAS BEEN DRIFTING NORTH AND SOUTH ALG
THE OR COAST IN RESPONSE TO TRANSIENT SHORT WAVES. PW VALUS HAVE BEEN
VARYING FROM A MAX OF ARND 1.4" TO A MIN ARND 1". LATEST AMSU PASS FROM
0430Z WAS SHOWING VALUES OF 1.05-1.15" FROM THE SW OR COAST BACK TO ABT
40N135W. THEN THE PLUME TAKES A TURN TO THE SW AND VALUES INCR TO 1.5"
ASCD WITH SHORT WAVE/VORT THAT MERGED WITH FNTL ZONE NR 35N145W.
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VORT ROTATING ARND GULF OF ALASKA UPR LOW IN NRN STREAM IS NOW NR 135W
BTWN 45-50N AND IS DRAWING MOISTURE N ALG AND OFF THE COAST. THIS
IS EXPECTED TO BRING MAINLY LIGHT PRECIP TO THE WA AND NRN OR COAST
WITH DEEPER MOISTURE REMAINING ALG THE SW OR COAST. SSMI AND AMSU AREA
AVERAGED..NON-OROGRAPHIC..RAIN RATES WERE LIGHT (AOB .1"/HR) SO CONT TO
EXPECT LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MDT RAINFALL OVER SW OR. HEAVIER RAINFALL
EXPECTED TO COME LATER ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS SLUG OF HIGHER PW/S
MAKES IT'S WAY TWRD THE COAST.
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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 4631 12498 4628 12228 4174 12259 4184 12498
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