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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/12/08 1209Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1200Z  KUSSELSON
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LOCATION...SE NEW YORK...NEW JERSEY...PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...
LOCATION...MARYLAND...VIRGINIA...DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...WEST VIRGINIA...
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ATTN WFOS...OKX...PHI...AKQ...CTP...LWX...
ATTN RFCS...NERFC...MARFC...
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EVENT...WRAP AROUND MOISTURE AND DEFORMATION CONTINUING...BUT LOW
BEGINNING TO NUDGE EASTWARD...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...UPPER LOW ON WATER VAPOR HAS FINALLY
CAUGHT UP TO COASTAL SURFACE LOW OVER THE S DELMARVA SO WOULD EXPECT
TO SEE THE BEGINNING OF A PULL OUT SURFACE LOW AND THEN MOISTURE BANDS
WRAPPING AROUND INTO NJ...PA...MD...VA AND DE...SLOWLY BEGINNING TO PULL
OUT LATER THIS MORNING SOUTHWEST AND WEST AND THIS AFTERNOON EAST AND NE.
HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF PW MOISTURE WELL OUT IN THE OCEAN FROM 35N/67W
AND WRAPPING BACK INTO NJ...DE...MD AND E PA AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT STILL
ADEQUATE FOR SUPPORT THE CURRENT BANDS OF HVY RAIN (MODERATE TO HVY SNOW
HIGHEST ELEVS C PA) UNTIL BOTH BEST MOISTURE AND TRANSPORT MOVE FURTHER
EAST AND WEAKEN RESPECTIVELY LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS LOW
BEGINS TO PULL OUT TO THE EAST.  RIGHT NOW CONCENTRATING COOLING WARM
TOPS NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY AREA...
N CENTRAL MD NORTHWARD INTO S CENTRAL PA AND LARGER BAND FROM INTERIOR
NE TO N CENTRAL PA SOUTH AND SW THRU CENTRAL AND INTERIOR SW PA WHERE
DEFORMATION PLAYING A LARGE ROLE WITH SNO PRODUCTION AT THE HIGHEST
ELEVS THAT MAY ALSO BE EXTENDING INTO THE FAR WESTERN MD COUNTIES.
ALSO CONCERN FOR WEAK WAVE OFF NJ COAST THAT APPEARS TO BE STRETCHING
AS IT TRIES TO DRIFT WEST TOWARD THE COAST AND THIS COULD KEEP HVY RAIN
BURSTS GOING FROM EXT SE NY THRU EASTERN HALF OF NJ IN DEFORMATION
THRU THE MORNING THUS INCREASING THE FLOOD POTENTIAL JUST AWAY FROM
THE COAST.    WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR...SEE GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS ON HOME
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 4090 7796 4083 7386 3946 7296 3818 7481 3904 7806
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