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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/24/08 0105Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 0045Z   CW
NOAA AMSU: 2133Z
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LOCATION...CALIFORNIA...
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ATTN WFOS...VEF...REV...HNX...LOX...STO...MTR...
ATTN RFCS...CNRFC...
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EVENT...HVY RAIN/MNT SNOW
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...MAIN FRONTAL BAND ASSOCIATED WITH OFFSHORE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS NOW MADE IT ONSHORE OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CA.
MOD TO AT TIMES HVY RAINFALL HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS DISCUSSION AREA
WITH MOST RECENT HVY RAIN REPORT FROM KWVI AT 2253Z RECEIVING .14" IN
AN HR. AMSU PW VALUES ARE STILL HOLDING STEADY WITH 1.0" OFFSHORE OF
MONTEREY, SANTA CRUZ AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES AT 2133Z.  RAINFALL RATES
FROM AMSU ARE NOT AS IMPRESSIVE AS EARLIER PASSES SHOWED...NOW ONLY
INDICATING RATES NEAR .2"/HR JUST OFFSHORE ALONG THE MAIN BAND INDICATING
THE SLIGHT DECREASE IN AVAILABLE MOISTURE AS THERE IS NO CONNECTION TO
THE DEEP TROPICS ANY LONGER.
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LEFT EXIT REGION OF 110KT STLT DERIVED JET IS SHOWN TO BE COLLOCATED
WITH MAX RAIN/MNT SNOWFALL...ADDITIONAL OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS WILL LOCALLY
ENHANCE RAIN RATES WITHIN DISCUSSION AREA CONSIDERING THAT MTN ORIENTATION
IS NEARLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE BAND AXIS.  THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE MAIN
BAND OVER CENTRAL CA SHOULD CONTINUES TO SLOWLY PROGRESS TO SHUN TOWARD
THE SOUTHEAST AS THE MAIN UPPER LOW SLOWLY SHIFTS TOWARD LAND.
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SEE WEB ADDRESS FOR GRAPHIC.
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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 3884 12018 3688 11783 3405 12106 3585 12335
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