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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/04/08 1445Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 1430Z SSM/I AND AMSU
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LOCATION...HAWAII...
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ATTN WFOS...HFO...
ATTN RFCS...AKRFC...
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EVENT...ONGOING HEAVY RAINS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...SATELLITE ANIMATION SHOWS OVERALL
GENERAL SYNOPTIC VIEW HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS OR SO.
STRONG CONVECTION CONTINUES TO BE ANCHORED OVER THE WESTERN THIRD OF
THE ISLAND THIS COUPLED WITH THE HIGH PW VALUES BEING PUMPED INTO AREA
FROM UPPER LOW WEST OF ISLANDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO CONTINUED HEAVY RAINS.
AMSU PW ANIMATION SHOWS A NOSE OF 2" PLUS POKING TOWARDS THE BIG ISLAND
WHILE EIR ANIMATION SHOWS CONTINUED STRONG EASTERLY FETCH.  WV ANIMATION
SHOWS AN ENHANCEMENT OF CLOUDS TO THE SOUTHWEST OF ISLAND AS AN APPARENT
PIECE OF ENERGY DROPS INTO BASE OF TROF.  WITH THIS OCCURRING WOULD
EXPECT EVEN HIGHER PWS TO PUSH INTO REGIONS DURING NEXT 6 HOURS.
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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 2029 15604 2029 15438 1818 15418 1829 15625
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