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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/13/08 2253Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: G12  2230Z  CK
DMSP SSMI  2112Z
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LOCATION...DOWNEAST MAINE...
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ATTN WFOS...CAR...GYX...
ATTN RFCS...NERFC...
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EVENT...MOD/HVY RAIN ASSOCD WITH SFC SYSTEM AND SHORT WAVE ALOFT
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...ALTHOUGH MAIN UPPR TROF IS STILL TO
THE WEST EXTENDING FM W OF LAKE ONTARIO SWD THRU GEORGIA..WV IMAGERY
SHOWS SHORT WAVE EXTENDING FM VT/NH TO WELL S OF THE SRN NEW ENGLAND
COAST. BROAD COLD TOP COMMA HEAD..ASSOCD WITH SHORT WAVE AND SFC LOW
INVOF S NEW ENGLAND COAST..IS MOVG RAPIDLY NEWD. END OF MOD/HVY RAIN HAD
BEEN OCCURRING WITH PASSAGE OF WRN EDGE OF ENHANCED COMMA HEAD. CURRENT
XTRAP SUGGEST THAT MOD/HVY RAIN WILL SLACKEN OVER DOWNEAST MAINE AROUND
THE 02-03Z TIME FRAME. THERE IS POSSIBILITY THAT MOD/HVY RAIN COULD
PERSIST A BIT LONGER OVER WASHINGTON COUNTY IF SOME WRAP-AROUND OCCURS
AROUND SFC LOW AS IT MOVES NEWD. AS FOR RAIN RATES..DMSP SSMI DATA FM
2112Z SHOWED THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL PIXELS INVOF E MA AND OFFSHORE..WITH
VALUES RANGING UP TO BTWN 0.4-0.7"/HR (ISOLATED MAX RATES WERE AROUND
0.8"/HR). CURRENT GOES TRENDS INDICATE THAT SOME OF THIS HEAVIER AREA
OF RAIN COULD SPREAD ACRS THE DOWNEAST MAINE COAST THIS EVE/TONIGHT WITH
RATES IN EXCESS OF 0.5"/HR.
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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 4566 6691 4396 6633 4383 6700 4358 6962 4448 6983
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