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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/22/08 1557Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 1545Z   KUSSELSON
NOAA AMSU:1030Z  NASA AMSR-E:0930Z   DMSP SSMI:1307Z
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LOCATION...SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...
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ATTN WFOS...PSR...SGX...
ATTN RFCS...CNRFC...
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EVENT...##################
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...ENHANCED FRONTAL BAND ON MICROWAVE
LOW LEVEL CHANNEL NOW MOVING THRU SOUTHWEST CA.  MICROWAVE RAIN RATES
FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING CONFIRMING THAT HIGHEST RATES  HAVE GENERALLY
PASSED BY SW CALIFORNIA AS BACK EDGE OF ENHANCED BAND ON MICROWAVE DATA
GETTING CLOSE TO THE AREA.  STILL ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AROUND FOR
MODERATE OROGRAPHIC PRECIP AS LOWER PWS AT 1307Z ON SSMI PW PRODUCT WERE
STILL BACK NEAR VENTURA/LA COUNTY COAST AND SLOWLY WORKING SOUTHEAST.
GOES IR...EVEN EARLY MORNING VIS NOT SHOWING FRONTAL BAND VERY WELL...SO
ANALYSIS PRIMARILY WITH MICROWAVE DATA SEEING THROUGH THE CIRRUS CANOPY.
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 3375 11632 3240 11595 3193 11704 3244 11753 3326 11773
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