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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 04/02/08 1900Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678 ALS
LATEST DATA USED: AMSRE 1035Z  AMSU 1303/1444 SSMI 1514Z
GOES-11 1830Z  HYDROESTIMATOR THROUGH 1830Z
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LOCATION... COASTAL CALIFORNIA...
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ATTN WFOS...HNX...LOX...MTR...
ATTN RFCS...CNRFC...
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EVENT...MODERATE RAIN EVENT
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWS WELL DEFINED UPPER
LOW NEAR 34.5N 125.3W MOVING EAST AT 20 KT. MICROWAVE  PWS ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS FEATURE ARE GENERALLY IN THE .95-1.15 INCH RANGE.  THIS IS
IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE 12Z NAM INITIAL ANALYSIS.  MICROWAVE HOURLY
RAINFALL RATES WITH THE CONVECTIVE CELLS ALONG THE TRAILING FRONT ARE IN
THE .15-.25 INCH RANGE. HOURLY MICROWAVE RATES WITH THE OVERRUNNING RAINS
ARE GENERALLY IN THE .03-.05 INCH RANGE.  MAXIMUM 3 HOUR HYDROESTIMATES
ARE 0.4-0.6 INCH FOR THE OFFSHORE CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS. THUS GENERAL
.25-.75 INCH RAINS SEEM A GOOD BET WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG
COASTAL MONTEREY AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES.
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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 3666 12237 3660 12030 3468 12060 3486 12239
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