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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 06/12/08 1808Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1745Z         CW
NOAA AMSU: 1432Z	DMSP SSMI: 1048Z
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LOCATION...PUERTO RICO...
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ATTN WFOS...SJU...
ATTN RFCS...
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EVENT...APPROACHING TROPICAL WAVE
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...A DRY SLOT OF SUBSIDENCE AIR IS
CURRENTLY POSITIONED OVER PR TODAY AND SHOULD HELP TO MINIMIZE
WIDE-SPREAD ORGANIZED CONVECTION FROM DEVELOPING..LIMITING IT TO A MORE
ISOLATED SHOWER EVENT.	HOWEVER RIGHT ON THE HEELS OF THIS DRY SLOT IS
A TROPICAL WAVE WHICH IS NOW MOVING OVER SOUTHER PORTIONS OF THE LESSER
ANTILLES..ABOUT 250 KM SE OF PR AT 1432Z.  LLVL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS TROPICAL WAVE IS SEEN TO BE ABOUT 100-125 PERCENT ABOVE NORMAL.
LATEST AMSU PASS SHOWS MAX PW VALUES OF 2.0-2.2" AND SSMI INDICATES
SLIGHTLY HIGHER AREA AVERAGE VALUES OF 2.3-2.4".  TROPICAL WAVE IS
EXPECTED TO REACH PR LATER THIS EVENING.
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PLEASE SEE WEB ADDRESS IN ABOUT 10 MINS FOR STLT 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 1877 6754 1873 6536 1759 6531 1762 6751
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