ZCZC NFDSPENES ALL SPENES . SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 12/17/07 0015Z SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678 LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 THRU 2330 AMSU 1940Z RW . LOCATION...CALIFORNIA...OREGON...WASHINGTON... . ATTN WFOS...MFR...STO...SEW...PQR...EKA... ATTN RFCS...NWRFC...CNRFC... . EVENT...COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO OR AND NORTHERN CA . SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...NOT MUCH CHANGE FROM MESSAGE SENT AT 1630Z. AMSU HOURLY RR RATES ARE GENERALLY AROUND .25" ALONG FRONTAL BAND. HOWEVER IR ANIMATION SHOWS CONSIDERABLE ENHANCED CU FIELD BEHIND THE FRONT WHICH WILL ADD TO THE FRONTAL TOTALS. LATEST GOES SAT WINDS SHOWS 90+ KNOT JET DIGGING INTO THIS SYSTEM. IN FACT LOOKS LIKE SOME SORT OF ENHANCEMENT ALONG FRONT NEAR 36/127 WHICH WILL NEED WATCHING. . SEE NCEP HPC DISCUSSION AND QPF/S FOR FORECAST. ....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET.... . SSD/SAB WEB ADDRESS FOR PRECIP ESTIMATES: HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/PCPN/ ...ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /PS/PCPN/ . LAT...LON 4685 12799 4654 12264 4086 12237 4048 12674 . NNNN