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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/07/08 0005Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 2330Z   LIDDICK
			 AMSU 2119Z
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LOCATION...OREGON...WASHINGTON...
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ATTN WFOS...PDT...MFR...SEW...PQR...
ATTN RFCS...NWRFC...CNRFC...
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EVENT...MODERATE/HEAVY RAIN EVENT FOR TONIGHT
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...2119Z AMSU PASS SHOWED .5"-.6" PW VALUES
MOVING ON SHORE WITH FRONT EDGE OF 1.15" PW CORE COVERING FROM 130W TO
136W AND 40N TO 47N.  MICROWAVE AREAL AVERAGE RAIN RATES FROM THAT TIME
SHOWING AROUND .05"/HR AVERAGE WITH AREA OF HIGH PW..HOWEVER CORE OF
HIGHER RATES AROUND .28"/HR ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLDER TOPS SEEN IN
GOES IMAGERY OFF THE NW WA COAST.  GIVEN THESE RATES WITH THE COLDER MORE
CONVECTIVE LOOKING TOPS DEVELOPING NEAR 137W/45N...EXPECTING THAT SIMILAR
RATES ARE LIKELY AND COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS OVERNIGHT AS THE MOVE INTO
THE SW WA/NRN OR COAST.  WV IMAGERY SHOWING SOME SHRTWVS MOVING AROUND
WRN EDGE OF THE UPPER LOW AS IT MOVES WWD TOWARDS NRN VANCOUVER ISLAND.
EXPECTING THESE SHRTWVS ALONG WITH A 160-180KT JET..FROM GOES DERIVED
WINDS..WILL TRY TO FOCUS THE BEST RAINS ALONG THE WA/OR BORDER OVERNIGHT
UNTIL HIGHER PW AREA MOVES THROUGH SOMETIME AROUND OR AFTER 12Z TOMORROW.

SEE ATTACHED GRAPHIC ON WEB IN APPROX 10-15 MIN.
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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 4951 12586 4900 12183 4312 12080 4263 12526
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