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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/19/08 2345Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 2332Z        CW
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LOCATION...SE NORTH CAROLINA...NE SOUTH CAROLINA...
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ATTN WFOS...MHX...RAH...ILM...
ATTN RFCS...SERFC...
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EVENT...VRY HVY RAINS OVER NEW HANOVER/PENDER COUNTIES IN NC ASSOCIATED
WITH TROPICAL STORM RAINFALL BAND
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...ROTATING RAINFALL BAND AROUND TS CRISTOBAL
HAS SHOWN RECENT INTENSIFICATION AS IT MOVES OVER NEW HANOVER/PENDER
COUNTIES ALONG SE COASTAL NC.  CLOUD TOP TEMPS HAVE COOLED TO -62C AND
HAS SHOWN GRADUAL EXPANSION OVER PAST 30-45 MINS.  AS RAIN BAND ROTATES
COUNTERCLOCKWISE ACROSS EXT SE NE PROLONGED VERY HVY RAINS SHOULD BE
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 2-3 HRS.  GOES SOUNDER INDICATES PW VALUES ACROSS
THIS AREA ARE AOA 2.0"...THUS RAINFALL RATES WITHIN THIS SLOW MOVING
BAND COULD REACH UPWARDS OF 1.5-2.0"/HR.
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WITH CRISTOBAL NOT EXPECTED TO DRIFT TOO FAR FROM THIS CURRENT POSITION
THIS EVENING THE THREAT FOR HVY RAINS FROM BANDED PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
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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 3506 7829 3498 7683 3366 7752 3381 7894
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