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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/07/08 1203Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 1145Z KUSSELSON
QUIKSCAT:0554Z   NOAA AMSU:0705Z/0840Z  DMSP SSMI:0457Z/0639Z
NASA AMSR-E: 2346Z DMSP SSMI/S:  0520Z/0643Z NASA TRMM:0348Z/0521Z
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LOCATION...HAWAII...
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ATTN WFOS...HFO...
ATTN RFCS...AKRFC...
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EVENT...TROUGH STILL AROUND AND MOISTURE CONTINUES IN PLACE FOR LOCAL
HVY RAIN/FF THREAT THURSDAY...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...BIG PICTURE FROM WATER VAPOR LOOP AND
SATELLITE WINDS SHOWED UPPER TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL ISLAND.
JET WELL TO THE EAST AT 152W.  NORTHERN PORTION OF TROUGH/LOW NEAR
27.5N/155.5W.  WHILE SOUTHERN VORT NEAR 16.5N/157W WAS TRYING TO SHEAR
OUT...BUT STILL HOLDING TOGETHER AS LIFT NORTH TOWARD THE BIG ISLAND.
ALSO SEEN WAS HIGH LEVEL IMPULSE PASSING THRU THE EAST PART OF THE
BIG ISLAND AND THIS HELPING TODAY IN PRODUCING MODERATE/HVY RAINFALL.
WITH TROUGH DRIFTING EAST AND MOST RECENT PW COMPOSITE SHOWING SLIGHT
INCREASE IN PW MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHEAST...ONE CAN EXPECT SHOWERS/RAIN
OFF AND ON THRU MOST OF TODAY WITH OROGRAPHICS PLAYING AN ADDITIVE
ROLE AS PER QUIKSCAT WIND SPEED OF 20-30KTS.  BIG STORM WELL TO THE
NORTH 40N/171W IN MID LATITUDES NOT MAKING MUCH INROADS IN KICKING OUT
TROUGH...BUT THERE IS SLOW STEADY MOVEMENT TO THE EAST.
BUT TODAY MAY BE HVY RAIN DAY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BIG ISLAND AS
COOL AIR ALOFT AND MODERATE MOISTURE AND OROGRAPHICS PLAY A VITAL ROLE
TO HEIGHTENED FF THREAT.
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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 2291 15589 1995 15205 1610 15514 1964 15797
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