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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 11/28/07 1130Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 1030Z  SSMI THRU 0451Z   RW
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LOCATION...HAWAII...
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ATTN WFOS...HFO...
ATTN RFCS...AKRFC...
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EVENT...HEAVY RAINS FOR KAUAI
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...CURRENT SSMI PW IMAGERY SHOWS VERY
IMPRESSIVE WEDGE OF PW NOSING INTO THE ISLANDS.  VALUES ARE IN THE 1.50"
TO OVER 2" RANGE.  VERY STRONG AREA OF CONVECTION HAS FORMED ALONG A
BOUNDARY JUST SW OF KAUAI. THIS BLOW UP OF CONVECTION HAS PRODUCED A
LARGE CIRRUS SHIELD WHICH COVERS THE ISLAND THUS MAKING DETECTION OF
INDIVIDUAL CELLS VERY DIFFICULT.

OUTLOOK....LOOKING AT CURRENT ANIMATION APPEARS CONVECTION IS PRETTY
MUCH ANCHORED FOR THE SEVERAL HOURS.  ESIMATING THAT CURRENT RAINFALL
RATES ARE CLOSE TO 2" PER HOUR BEFORE ANY OROGRAPHIC OR LOCAL EFFECTS.
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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 2315 16079 2312 15910 2064 15856 2064 16057
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