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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 09/02/08 0209Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0145Z         CW
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LOCATION...MISSISSIPPI...LOUISIANA...
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ATTN WFOS...MOB...JAN...LIX...LZK...LCH...SHV...
ATTN RFCS...LMRFC...
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EVENT...HVY RAINS WITH GUSTAV OVER CENTRAL LA AND SE LA
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...GOOD INFLOW OFF GULF OF MEXICO CONTINUES
TO ALLOW HVY RAINS WITH BAND ACROSS S-ERN PARISHES OF LA...INCLUDING
WASHINGTON/TANGIPAHOA/ST. TAMMANY/ORLEANS/JEFFERSON/ PLAQUEMINAS.
THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL 1-3" IN THE NEXT 3-4 HRS STILL EXISTS AS
THIS RAINBAND ROTATES NWD.
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LATEST WV ANIMATION SHOWING DRY AIR BEGINNING TO PUSH NWD INTO PORTIONS
OF S-CENTRAL LA AND SHOULD HELP LIMIT RAINFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS SRN LA
WHICH ARE WEST OF RAINBAND MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH.
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HVY RAINS WITH RAINFALL RATES ESTIMATED TO AROUND 1.0-2.0"/HR ARE
STILL OCCURRING JUST NORTH OF THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS CENTRAL LA.
WV AND IR IMAGERY SEEM TO INDICATE THAT GUSTAV HAS BEGUN TO TURN AND
IS MOVING MORE NWD ACROSS LA.  EXPECTING HVY RAINS WITH ADDITIONAL 2-4"
IN NEXT 3-4 HRS ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL LA.
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PLEASE SEE WEB ADDRESS BELOW FOR STLT GRAPHIC IN ABOUT 10 MINS.
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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 3379 9059 2946 8808 2841 9120 3275 9365
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