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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 12/19/07 0257Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 0245Z KUSSELSON
NOAA AMSU:0030Z DMSP SSMI:0056Z
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LOCATION...SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
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ATTN WFOS...VEF...SGX...REV...HNX...LOX...
ATTN RFCS...CNRFC...
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EVENT...PROGRESSIVE SYSTEM MOVING THRU...STILL SOME INTENSE RAINS...BUT
SHORT DURATION AS UPSTREAM SYSTEM ACTS AS KICKER...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...UPSTREAM KICKER MOVING APPROACHING  135W
OFF WA.OR COASTS WITH ELONGATED DARK SPOT ON WATER VAPOR MARKING CORE
OF LOW/TROUGH AT 47N/136W. DESPITE STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET AND NEGATIVE
TILTING TROUGH SWING TOWARD S CA...ENHANCED CLOUDS AHEAD RACING AHEAD OF
LOW LEVEL WARM CLOUD TOP FRONTAL RAINS AND SO UPPER SUPPORT FADING FOR
THIS CURRENT SYSTEM.  AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT WEAKENING AS WELL...AND EVEN
THOUGH ALL THESE FEATURES SHOULD SLOWLY DECREASE RAIN RATES...STILL WILL
HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON EMBEDDED CONVECTIVE BAND NOW NEAR 32.5N/121.5W
TO SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THAT ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD MOVE FAST AND IS LOSING
STRONG UPPER FORCING STILL COULD GIVE A LAST GASP OF BRIEF HVY PRECIP
AS IT MOVES THRU THE COAST AND JUST INLAND MOUNTAIN AREAS FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.   STILL INCREASING PRECIP RATES FOR SAN
DIEGO COUNTY AND SLOW DECREASE IN RAIN RATES S/SE SAN LUIS OBISPO/SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY NEXT FEW HRS...WITH STEADY SHOWERS...BRIEF HEAVY VENTURA
THRU ORANGE COUNTY THRU THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT BEFORE CONVECTIVE
FRONTAL BAND PASSES.
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 3765 11953 3744 11869 3357 11686 3207 11899 3414 12064
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