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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 04/29/08 2345Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 2330Z KUSSELSON
NOAA AMSU:1950Z/2130Z  NASA AMSR-E:1742Z
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LOCATION...MAINE...
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ATTN WFOS...CAR...GYX...
ATTN RFCS...NERFC...
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EVENT...MOISTURE PLUME AND INTERACTION WITH UPPER TROUGH FOR CONTINUED
HVY RAIN AND FLOODING...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...GOES WATER VAPOR SHOWED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
TURNING INTO WESTERN NEW ENGLAND WITH VORT OUT AHEAD LIFTING NORTH THRU
SW MAINE.   TROUGH AND SHORT WAVES WERE INTERACTING WITH CONTINUED WELL
DEFINED MOISTURE  EXTENDING FROM S FL TO MAINE.  BACK EDGE OF STEADIER
PRECIP/LUMPY CLOUDS ON END OF THE DAY VIS WERE FROM
N NH THRU LINCOLN COUNTY ME AND WERE LIFTING N/NE.  EXTRAPOLATION PUT
THIS BACK EDGE TO FRANKLIN TO W HANCOCK COUNTY ME BY 0230Z...SOMERSET TO
PENOBSCOT TO EASTERN HANCOCK BY 0430Z.  THOUGH RAIN RATE INTENSITY MAY
DECREASE SLOWLY AS PER PWS SLOWLY DECREASING...STILL WILL CONTINUE TO
MODERATE TO HVY RAIN AMOUNTS N AND CENTRAL MAINE NEXT FEW HRS AND EASTERN
MAINE THRU 06Z.   WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR...SEE GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS ON
WEB PAGE AT ADDRESS BELOW...
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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 4820 6971 4720 6659 4422 6673 4353 6909 4477 7103
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