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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 12/5/07 1224Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 1200Z  KUSSELSON
NOAA AMSU:0720Z/0900Z DMSP SSMI:0240Z/0422Z/0452Z
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LOCATION...HAWAII...
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ATTN WFOS...HFO...
ATTN RFCS...AKRFC...
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EVENT...REMAINS OF 26W AND ITS AFFECTS ON HAWAII...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...LOW NEAR 26N/160W CAN BE TRACED TO
EARLY LAST WEEK'S 26W IN WEST PACIFIC.  MAX AMSU 16KM AREAL AVERAGE
RAIN RATES WITH FRONTAL BAND AROUND 0720Z WAS NEAR 0.70"/HR WHEN IT WAS
NEAR KAUAI.  EXPECT FRONTAL BAND TO COME THRU OAHU WITH SIMILAR TYPES
OF RAIN RATES...POSSIBLY HIGHER IN MOUNTAIN AREAS.  BUT AMSU PW LOOP
SHOWING MOIST BAND OF PW VALUES MAXING OUT AT 1.8" COMING FROM THE SE
ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND AND WILL HELP SLOW OR EVEN STALL CURRENT EASTWARD
MOVING BAROCLINIC FRONTAL BAND OF CLOSE TO 1.9" PW VALUES SOMEWHERE EAST
OF OAHU AND POSSIBLY OVER THE CENTRAL ISLANDS LATER TODAY FOR POTENTIAL
FOR A BIT LONG LASTING HVY RAINS.
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 2311 15871 2194 15642 1966 15776 1955 15760 2086 15946
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