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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 12/04/07 0214Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11  0200Z KUSSELSON
NOAA AMSU:2040Z/2222Z DMSP SSMI: 0113Z
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LOCATION...CALIFORNIA...OREGON...
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ATTN WFOS...PDT...REV...MFR...STO...MTR...PQR...EKA...
ATTN RFCS...NWRFC...CNRFC...
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EVENT...SHRINKING PLUME FOCUSED FOR REMAINING HVY PRECIP INTO
NORTHERN CA
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...PW MOISTURE PLUME HAS SHRUNK AND SETTLED
EAST AND SE AND NOW CENTERED CENTRAL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS TO NW CA.
MOISTURE TRANSPORT STILL VERY GOOD AND CONCENTRATED WITH FOCUS INTO N
CA NOW.  BUT TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM 25W NOW WELL AWAY FROM THIS PLUME
AND ONLY SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE ENTRAINED.  EXPANDING DRY/LOW PWS ALONG
AND OFF S CA COAST WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT AFFECT ON PLUME NEXT 12HRS AS
PLUME CONTINUES DRIFTING SE TO CENTRAL CA COAST.  THIS WILL EAT AWAY
AT MOISTURE FROM PLUME AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN IT SIGNIFICANTLY AS IT
GETS SOUTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO LATER THIS EVENING AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.
WATER VAPOR SHOWING ONE HIGH LEVEL IMPULSE PUSHING INTO C TO SW OREGON
COAST THAT WILL NUDGE FRONT SE A BIT THIS EVENING...THEN SLOW AGAIN AS
SWLY JET MAX LIFTS NORTHEAST LATER THIS EVENING/TONIGHT.   THAT JET  MAX
NOW 29N/153W TO 37N/134W COULD HANG UP FRONT A BIT LATER TONIGHT/TUE
MORNING BUT BY THE TIME THE EXPANDING DRY AIR FROM THE  SOUTH SHOULD
FURTHER SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKEN THE FRONT AS IT MOVES INTO THE SF BAY AREA.
LATEST 0113Z SSMI PASS NOW SHOWED MOST SIGNIFICANT RAINS INLAND NW CA
WITH TRAILING 0.05" TO 0.12"/HR RATES LEFT OFFSHORE NW CA WEST AND JUST
NW OF THE MENDOCINO COAST. AND SIGNIFCANT DROP OFF IN RAIN RATES AND
AREAL EXTENT OF RAIN WEST AND SW OF 40N/127W.
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 4399 12130 4028 12115 3808 12410 4155 12525
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