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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/24/08 1214Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1145Z         CW
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LOCATION...MAINE...MASSACHUSETTS...NEW HAMPSHIRE...RHODE ISLAND...
LOCATION...VERMONT...CONNECTICUT...NEW YORK...NEW JERSEY...
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ATTN WFOS...CAR...GYX...BOX...BTV...OKX...ALY...PHI...BGM...
ATTN RFCS...NERFC...MARFC...
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EVENT...HVY RAINS THIS MORNING/AFTERNOON
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...LATEST WV LOOP SHOWS A NEGATIVELY-TILTED
TROUGH POSITIONED ACROSS PA/AND THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GREAT LAKES.
A S/WV IS SEEN ROUNDING THE BASE OF THIS TROUGH ACROSS W/CENTRAL PA AND
A MAX REGION OF ENHANCED UPPER-LVL DIVERGENCE IS SEEN JUST OFFSHORE OF NJ
BASED ON EXPERIMENTAL STLT DERIVED WV WINDS PRODUCT.  STLT DERIVED WINDS
ALSO INDICATE A N-S 90-95 KT JET STREAK OVER E PA/CENTRAL NY WITH RIGHT
ENTRANCE REGION DYNAMICS SETTING UP ACROSS THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY/W
NEW ENGLAND.  THE ASSOCIATED SFC LOW WITH THIS SYSTEM IS IDENTIFIED
OVER W NY FROM LATEST VIS IMAGERY.  STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS SEEN
STRETCHED ACROSS S NEW ENGLAND WITH SOUTHERLY LLVL FLOW S IT ALLOWING
FOR EXCELLENT MOISTURE TRANSPORT.  0728Z AMSU PASS INDICATED AOA 2.0"
PW VALUES SURGING NWD ALONG THE EAST COAST.
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WITH THAT SAID...EXPECTING A PROLONGED HVY RAIN EVENT FOR MUCH OF NEW
ENGLAND/HUDSON RIVER VALLEY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HRS.  WITH VERY GOOD
MOISTURE TRANSPORT ALONG THE E COAST/SHORTWAVE ROTATING EWD AND JET
STREAK PROVIDING FAVORABLE ENHANCED UPPER-LVL DYNAMICS..RAIN RATES WILL
LIKELY BEGIN INCREASING OVER THE NEXT FEW HRS WITH HEAVIEST RAINS MAINLY
FOCUS ALONG STATIONARY SFC BOUNDARY.
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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 4776 6875 3920 7024 3885 7463 4597 7531
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