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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/12/08 0700Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0645Z   LIDDICK
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LOCATION...PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...MARYLAND...VIRGINIA...
LOCATION...DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...WEST VIRGINIA...
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ATTN WFOS...PHI...AKQ...CTP...LWX...RNK...
ATTN RFCS...MARFC...
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EVENT...CONTINUED STEADY RA TO RA+ FOR MD/SRN PA FOR REST OF TONIGHT
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...IR IMAGERY SHOWING WARM TOP CONVECTION
EXPANDING OVER E CNTRL/SRN MD WITH COOLING TOPS PRODUCING STEADY RA/RA+ AT
TIMES OVER PRINCE GEORGES/CALVERT/ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTIES.  WARNING EARLIER
IN THE NIGHT FROM WEAK DRY SLOT GAVE A BRIEF REPRIEVE TO NRN MD HOWEVER
WARM TOP CONVECTION ALSO MOVING BACK IN OVER THE PAST 1-2 HOURS BRINGING
BACK THE HEAVIER RAINS...ESPECIALLY BALTIMORE/HOWARD COUNTIES.  WHILE WRN
MONTGOMERY/SRN FREDERICK/LOUDON COUNTIES IN MD/VA ARE CURRENTLY SEENING
WARMING TOPS LIKELY FROM REMNANT DRY SLOT MENTIONED EARLIER...AREAS IN
NRN/WRN FREDERICK/ADAMS COUNTIES IN MD/PA HAVE SEEN PERSISTENT COLDER
TOPS LIKELY PRODUCING RA/RA+ OF 1.0"-2.0" OVER THE PAST 3-4 HRS.

6Z OBS SHOWING 6HR TOTALS RANGING FROM 1.0"-3.75" OVER MUCH OF CNTRL
MD WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS AS WRAP-AROUND RAINS QUICKLY REGENERATED
AS UPPER LOW OVER WV DEEPENS THE SFC LOW OVER THE SRN CHESAPEAKE BAY.
EXPECTING THE RAIN TO CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP OVER MD..ESPECIALLY NRN/CNTRL
MD..AND DELMARVA THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS COMMA HEAD AND ASSOCIATED WRAP
AROUND RAINS ENHANCE AS CHESAPEAKE LOW CONTINUES TO DEEPEN AND LAST FEW
MID/UPPR SHTWVS MOVE OVER THE AREA.  EXPECTING THAT MANY AREAS IN MD/SRN
PA COULD SEE ANOTHER 1.0"-2.0"...HEAVIEST AMTS OVER ERN CNTRL MD...OVER
THE NEXT 3-5 HOURS AS STEADY RA TO OCCNL RA+ CONTINUES.

CHECK WEB IN APPROX 15 MIN FOR ATTACHED MESSAGE 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 3973 7596 3841 7519 3761 7638 3768 7842 3957 7859
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