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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 01/25/08 1745Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 1730Z KUSSELSON
NASA TRMM: 1057-1415Z NOAA AMSU:1029Z/1326Z DMSP SSMI:1449Z/1529Z
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LOCATION...CALIFORNIA...
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ATTN WFOS...SGX...HNX...LOX...STO...MTR...EKA...
ATTN RFCS...CNRFC...
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EVENT...LOW TOP WARM CLOUD RAIN S CA...FRONTAL BAND PRECIP N AND C CA...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...NASA TRMM PASSES FROM 11-1415Z ALONG
WITH CURRENT GOES LOOP SHOWED FRONTAL BAND MAKING VERY SLOW PROGRESS
TOWARD THE MONTEREY BAY TO MENDOCINO COUNTY COAST.  CLOSER INSPECTION
OF IR HOWEVER SHOWED EMBEDDED SHORT WAVES IN ENHANCED FRONTAL CLOUDS
ALLOWING FOR A SLIGHT SURGE EAST AND NE FOLLOWED BE A SLIGHT PULL BACK.
ONE HIGHER LEVEL SHORT WAVE LIFTING N ALONG BAROCLINIC BOUNDARY WAS JUST
WEST OF THE N BAY AREA WITH BEST COLER CLOUD TOPS AFFECTING AREA FROM SFO
TO SONOMA/S MENDOCINO COUNTY.  BEHIND THIS IS SOME WEAK RIDGING AHEAD OF
NEXT SHORT WAVE ENHANCING CLOUDS JUST OFF THE MONTEREY BAY AREA AND THIS
ASSOCIATED WITH LEADING EDGE OF 80KT SATELLITE WIND JET MAX NOSING TOWARD
SF BAY AREA.  OCCLUSION VERY CLOSE TO SFO AND OVERRUNNING PRECIP WILL
BE PRIMARILY NORTH OF SFO BAY AND FRONTAL WITH NEXT SHORT WAVE MOSTLY
SOUTH FOR THIS AFTERNOON.  MICROWAVE RAIN RATES STILL GENERALLY IN THE
UP TO 0.15"/HR RANGE BUT STILL SSMI AND TRMM SHOWING MAX INSTANTANEOUS
RAIN RATES OF UP TO 0.4"/HR WITH FRONTAL BAND TRYING TO GET CLOSE TO
THE AREA SOUTH OF SFO BAY IN THE NEXT FEW HRS.
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FOR S CA...LOW CLOUD TOP WARM TEMP CLOUDS NARROWING BUT MORE FOCUSED SO
AREA EXTENT NOT AS GREAT...BUT WITH MORE OF A FOCUS CONCENTRATION CAN BE
GIVING A SMALL AREA OF MODERATE TO HVY SW SAN BERNARDINO THRU LA INTO
VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AS MID LEVEL MOISTURE COMES IN TO ADD
TO LOW LEVEL MOISTURE.  BUT DEFINITELY BEST CONCENTRATION IN A NARROW
AREA OF SW SAN BERARDINO THRU LA AND VENTURA COUNTY.
WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR...SEE GRAPHICAL PRODUCT ON HOME PAGE AT ADDRESS
BELOW...
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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 4083 12425 3350 11755 3363 11875 3316 11992 3974 12496
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