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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 04/21/08 2218Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 2145Z    CW
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LOCATION...SE NORTH CAROLINA...
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ATTN WFOS...MHX...RAH...ILM...
ATTN RFCS...SERFC...
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EVENT...CONVECTIVE LINE WITH CELL MERGERS PRODUCING HVY RAINS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...VIS IMAGERY INDICATES MULTIPLE CELLS
EMBEDDED WITHIN A CONVECTIVE LINE STRETCHING SE-NW FROM PENDER..ONSLOW
THRU HARNETT COUNTIES IN NC.  THESE CELLS HAVE DEVELOPED AND INTENSIFIED
ALONG THE AXIS OF BEST SFC MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AND MID-LVL FORCING FROM
A VORTICITY LOBE SEEN ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE CENTER OF THE CUTOFF LOW
IN WV IMAGERY.  MANUAL STLT ESTIMATES SUGGEST RAINFALL RATES MAY REACH UP
TO 0.84-1.44"/HR WITH THE HIGHER RATES ASSOCIATED WITH CELL MERGERS..LIKE
THE ONE THAT HAPPENED OVER SAMPSON COUNTY PER 2145Z IMAGERY.  EXPECT LINE
OF CONVECTION TO VERY SLOWLY MOVE TO THE SOUTH OVER THE COURSE OF THE
NEXT 1-2HRS.
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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 3571 7882 3465 7718 3426 7780 3535 7929
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