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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/29/08 1600Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 1530Z  EARLY MORNING SSMI AND AMSU
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LOCATION...CALIFORNIA...OREGON...WASHINGTON...
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ATTN WFOS...OTX...PDT...REV...MFR...STO...SEW...PQR...EKA...
ATTN RFCS...NWRFC...CNRFC...
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EVENT... VIGOROUS SYSTEM APPROACHING WA/OR
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...GOES-W ANIMATION SHOWS STRONG UPPER LOW
NEAR 50N/138W WHICH APPEARS TO BE JUST A BIT FURTHER EAST THAN THIS
MORNING'S GFS RUN.  BEST ENHANCEMENT ALONG FRONT IS NORTH OF 44N AND
SEEMS TO BE RESPONSE TO STRONG VORT MAX SWINGING THROUGH BOTTOM OF TROF.

LOOKING AT GLOBAL MIRCOWAVE PWS THERE IS A TROPICAL CONNECTION WITH
THIS FRONTAL BAND THAT STRETCHES TO JUST NORTH OF HAWAII.  PWS ALONG
THIS BAND ARE ABOVE NORMAL FOR AND UPWARDS TO 200% ABOVE WITH THE MOST
NORTHERN PORTION,

PRE-FRONTAL CLOUDS AND PRECIP NOW OVER THE COASTAL PARTS OF WA/OR.
IT APPEARS FROM SATELLITE THAT BULK OF HEAVIER PRECIP WILL MOVE IN AFTER
18Z CLOSE TO 00Z.
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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 5056 11916 3980 12156 3959 12897 5030 12817
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