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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/20/08 0645Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 THRU 0600Z
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LOCATION...CALIFORNIA...
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ATTN WFOS...HNX...LOX...STO...MTR...EKA...
ATTN RFCS...CNRFC...
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EVENT...HEAVY RAINS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...STRONG VORT MAX DROPPING INTO BARY AREA
IS HELPING TO PRODUCE A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS STRETCHING FROM EASTERN
CONTRA COSTA TO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.  LAST FEW IMAGES SHOWS COOLING CLOUD
TOPS NEAR SANTA CRUZ. MICROWAVE PWS ARE CLOSE TO 1" WHICH IS SLIGHTLY
HIGHER THAN 00Z GFS RUN.  OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS EXPECT THIS LINE TO
CONTINUE MOVING EAST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY.
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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 4013 12483 3925 12031 3515 12111 3645 12596
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