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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 01/12/08 0510Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 0445Z  KUSSELSON
NOAA AMSU:0050Z/2215Z/0245Z  DMSP SSMI:0010Z-0229Z  NASA AMSR-E:2130Z
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LOCATION...NW CALIFORNIA...W OREGON...W WASHINGTON...
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ATTN WFOS...PDT...MFR...STO...SEW...PQR...EKA...
ATTN RFCS...NWRFC...CNRFC...
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EVENT...RIDGING HAS SLOWED PRECIP WITH NEXT FRONT AND GENERAL WEAKENING
PAST 24HRS...BUT NOW NARROW COOLING CLOUD TOPS SEEN ALONG 130W...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...BASIC IDEA LAST NIGHT OF RIDGE BUILDING
AHEAD OF NEXT SYSTEM AND SLOWING RAIN REACHING THE COAST WAS OKAY...BUT
UPSTREAM SYSTEM NOT ACTING AS MUCH OF A KICKER...SO CURRENT APPROACHING
SYSTEM EVEN SLOWER AND ATMOSPHERE TAKING A LONGER TIME REMOISTENING UP.
BUT THAT NOW OCCURRING AS RIDGE AXIS FINALLY MOVING INLAND AS PER 02Z
SATELLITE WINDS AND PW MOISTURE OF 0.6" TO 1.0" WITH FRONT WORKING EAST TO
THE COAST OR APPROACHING IT.  UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FROM LIFTING NNE UPPER
LOW AT 49N/140W TO 52N/138W APROACHING 135W AND BEGINNING TO ACT FOR
FRONTAL MOISTURE AND ALLOWING FOR NARROW AREA OF COOLING WITH BAROCLINIC
BOUNDARY NEAR OR JUST INSIDE 130W BETWEEN 41N AND 50N.  PRECIP AHEAD
OF THE FRONT NOT IMPRESSIVE...SO BEST PRECIP PROBABLY WILL COME WITH
FRONT AS IT APPROACHES NW CA TO W WA COASTS LATER TONIGHT IN THE 11-14Z
TIME PERIOD. AND SINCE THERE IS A NARROW AREA OF GOOD MOISTURE TRANSPORT
WITH FRONT...DESPITE ONLY MAX 1.1" PW VALUES...STILL COULD BE A COUPLE
OF HOURS OF MODERATE PRECIP WITH FRONT.    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 5042 12556 5033 12080 4080 12223 4019 12500 4062 12605
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