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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/10/08 2259Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12: 2245Z		DS
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LOCATION...SE NORTH CAROLINA...E SOUTH CAROLINA...
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EVENT...HVY RAINFALL ALONG THE COAST
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...VERY COLD CLOUD TOPS PRESENT OVER ERN
SC AND MAKING THEIR WAY TWDS SERN NC ARE PRODUCING HVY RAINFALL THOUGH
THEY ARE ADVANCING SLOWLY TO THE COAST. JUST UP THE COAST AT ILM AND MRH
IN NC THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN STRNY COLD TOP CELLS PRODUCING HVY RAINS BUT
IN MORE LOCALIZED AREAS...SUCH AS THE 3.59” REPORT IN 1 HR AT KNKT
INVOF CARTERET/CRAVEN COUNTIES. PLENTY OF MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE WITH
DWPTS IN THE MID 70'S IN SOME SPOTS AND PW VALUES PER GOES SOUNDER/GPS
AT 2.0-2.2”...AND EVEN ONE VALUE TO 2.36” THOUGH THAT IS LIKELY
CONTAMINATED BY CNVTN. COLDEST CLOUD TOPS ARE SEEN OVER NE SC AND
ARE AT -76C CAUSED BY A CLUSTER PREVIOUSLY ALONG THE COAST DYING OUT
AND THE OUTFLOW ENHANCING THE CELLS OVER FLORENCE/WILLIAMSBURG/MARION
COUNTIES. ADDTL CELLS ARE SEEN IN VIS IMAGERY FORMING BEHIND THE INITIAL
LINE THAT IS NOW ALMOST TO THE COAST INCLUDING ONE LARGER CLUSTER MOVING
SEWD ACROSS CHESTERFIELD/ANSON/MARLBORO COUNTIES. THESE WILL CROSS SOME
OF THE SAME COUNTIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING HVY RAINS. AUTOMATED
ESTIMATES SHOWED AMOUNTS UP TO 1.5” OCCURRING FROM THE STONG LINE OF
STOMS OVER ERN SC AS WELL AS FROM THE STORMS NEAR ILM. TOTAL ESTIMATED
AMOUNTS FOR THE 6 HRS ENDING 2230Z INDICATED 3” AMOUNTS OVER GEORGETOWN
AND BERKELEY COUNTIES. SEE WEB ADDRESS IN ABOUT 5 MIN FOR ESTIMATE
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 3257 7942 3464 7600 3516 7701 3392 8030
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