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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/04/08 1745Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 THRU 17Z  AMSU AND SSM/I
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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...LATEST SATELLITE ANIMATION SHOWS TROF
SOUTHWEST OF ISLAND CONTINUING TO SHARPEN.  AT THE SAME TIME ENHANCED
CONVECTION SEEN ALONG EAST SIDE OF BIG ISLAND HAS LIFTED OUT AND TOPS
HAVE WARMED SOME.  HOWEVER THE STRONG EASTERLY FETCH SEEN EARLIER THIS
MORNING CONTINUES.  SATELLITE PW RATES REMAIN HIGH AND THIS IS CONFIRMED
BY THE 12Z GFS.  SATELLITE SHOWS A NEW AREA OF CONVECTION NEAR 17.5N 156W
SLOWLY MOVING NORTH.  ANOTHER SMALL AREA OF CONVECTION IS SEEN JUST SOUTH
OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE BIG ISLAND.  THESE AREAS WILL NEED WATCHING
TO SEE IF THEY MOVE OVER THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE ISLAND.
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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 2034 15598 2032 15460 1855 15461 1843 15626
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