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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/08/08 0830Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 0800Z  KUSSELSON
NOAA AMSU:0330Z DMSP SSMI:0441Z/0428Z/0345Z NASA TRMM:0427Z
AMSR-E:2250Z/0029Z  QUIKSCAT:0355Z
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LOCATION...HAWAII...
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ATTN WFOS...HFO...
ATTN RFCS...AKRFC...
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EVENT...TROUGH AND MOISTURE AROUND FOR CONTINUED LOCAL HVY RAINS...FF
THREAT...WORST AREAS MOLOKAI AND WINDWARD MAUI AND THE EASTERN BIG
ISLAND...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...BIG PICTURE SHOWED MAIN UPPER TROUGH
THAT HAS BEEN HANGING NEAR THE ISLANDS THE PAST WEEK NOW OVER THE
FAR EASTERN PART OF THE ISLAND CHAIN.  UPPER LEVEL VORT ON WESTERN
FRINGES OF MULTILEVEL CLOUD AREA (WITH THAT TROUGHT) TRYING TO FORM SOME
CYCLONIC CURVATURE JUST EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND.  THIS HAD ALLOWED SOME
DEEPER/HIGHER MOISTURE TO THE EAST TO WRAP BACK INTO EASTERN HAWAII AND
KEEPING MODERATE TO HVY RAIN GOING ON THE EASTERN TIP OF THE BIG ISLAND.
BUT RECENTLY CLOUD TOPS HAVE BEEN WARMING ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE
BIG ISLAND AND AS A RESULT RAIN RATES HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE MOST AREAS.
ON MAUI EASTERLY OROGRAPHIC LIFT AND MODERATE LINGERING MOISTURE ALLOWING
FOR PRECIP THERE BUT INSTABILITY NOT QUITE AS GOOD AND LOSS OF HEATING
SHOULD MAKE THE RAINS THERE MORE MANAGEABLE.  SATELLITE WINDS AND WATER
VAPOR STILL SEEING A WEAK SECONDARY TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN ISLANDS
BUT WITH LOWER PW MOISTURE AND LOSS OF SOLAR RADIATION...ATMOSPHERE HAS
STABILIZED...SO NOT TOO MUCH CONCERN THOSE AREAS...EXCEPT FROM OROGRAPHIC
SHOWERS ON KAUAI.  FLOW MORE NORTHERLY JUST WEST OF 160W AND IT APPEARS
A MORE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL GET CLOSE TO THE WESTERN ISLANDS DURING THE
DAY FRIDAY TO LOWER HVY RAIN CHANCES.  CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE AS PER
SSMI AND QUIKSCAT DATA NEAR 36.5N/134.5W AND WITH HIGH FURTHER TO THE
NORTHEAST...GENERAL TREND HAS BEEN FOR AREAL EXTENT OF STRONGEST WINDS
TO SHRINK, ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS BUT STILL MODERATELY STRONG
FROM THE ISLANDS NORTH FOR OROGRAPHIC ADDITION TO SHOWERS.  WILL CONTINUE
TO MONITOR...
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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 2384 16039 2114 15253 1651 15671 2019 16128
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