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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/29/08 1814Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1745Z    CW
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LOCATION...NW PUERTO RICO...
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ATTN WFOS...SJU...
ATTN RFCS...
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EVENT...COMBINATION OF HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AND AFTERNOON
SHOWERS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED HVY RAIN EVENT
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...IN THE LAST HR SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED
ACROSS NE PORTIONS OF THE ISLAND AND CLOUD TOP TEMPS ARE BECOMING
INCREASING COLDER.  TOPS ARE SEEN ON IR TO BE AT -69C AT 1745Z AND SUGGEST
EMBEDDED CELLS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HVY RAINFALL.  LATEST AMSU
MICROWAVE PASS AT 1421Z SHOWED PW VALUES ACROSS PR TO BE AOA 1.8".
SHOWERS SHOULD DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER 3-4Z AS DAYTIME HEATING
WILL LESSEN..BUT FOR THE NEXT 1-2 HRS SHOWERS SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS
NE PORTIONS OF PR WITH SOME CELLS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAIN RATES UP
TO 1.0-1.5"/HR.
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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 1871 6555 1780 6539 1776 6731 1865 6748
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