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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 12/25/07 1417Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 1400Z KUSSELSON
NOAA AMSU:1050Z NASA AMSR-E:1145Z DMSP SSMIS:0413Z
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LOCATION...OREGON...WASHINGTON...
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ATTN WFOS...MFR...SEW...PQR...
ATTN RFCS...NWRFC...
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EVENT...NEXT FRONT...COULD BE A 3-4 HR PERIOD OF HVY RAIN...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...LATEST 1050Z NOAA AMSU AND 1145Z NASA
AMSR-E PASS SHOWED LEADING EDGE OF RAIN WITH NEXT FRONT FROM WESTERN HALF
OF VANCOUVER ISLAND TO 48N/127W4 TO 42N/130W TO 38N/138W.  HIGHEST RAIN
RATES OF GREATER THAN 0.15"/HR WAS NORTH OF 48N.  BUT LATEST GOES WATER
VAPOR SHOWING 120KT PLUS JET CROSSING FRONT NEAR 45N/129W AND CONVECTIVE
COOLING CAN BE SEEN NEAR THERE...SO WOULD BE CONCERNED FOR QUICK AND HVY
SHOT OF PRECIP FOR THIS AFTERNOON WITH FRONT STILL EXTRAPOLATING TO NW
WA IN THE 17-18/18-19Z TIME PERIOD WITH STILL A
3-4/4-5 PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HVY RAIN JUST AHEAD THRU AND JUST BEHIND
FRONTAL BOUNDARY AS IT PASSES THRU W WA AND NW OREGON.  700/850MB WINDS
BLOWING ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE THRU THE BEST MOISTURE PLUME WITH FRONT AND
SO FRONT WILL BE PROGRESSIVE...ONLY HAVE MODERATE MOISTURE TRANSPORT FOR
REAFFIRMING THE IDEA OF QUICK HVY SHOT OF PRECIP MOST AREAS...ESPECIALLY
WITH STRONG VORT NOW CHUGGING ALONG AT 47N/135W.
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 5107 12584 4927 12110 4331 12273 4285 12538 4383 12608
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