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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 09/25/08 1202Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1145Z        CW
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LOCATION...COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA...NRN COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
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ATTN WFOS...AKQ...MHX...RAH...ILM...
ATTN RFCS...SERFC...
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EVENT...BAND OF HVY RAINS/TSTMS BEGINNING TO COME ASHORE
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...FIRST FEW VIS STLT IMAGERY JUST COMING
IN THIS MORNING SHOWS A WELL-DEFINED BAND OF HVY RAINS/EMBEDDED TSTMS
APPROACHING THE COASTAL AREAS OF NC/EXT NRN SC COAST.  CLOUD TOP TEMPS
HAVE WARMED SLIGHTLY IN THE PAST 2 HRS WITH COLDEST TOPS NOW AROUND
-55C..HOWEVER STILL ANTICIPATING BAND TO PRODUCING HVY RAINS AS IT
COMES ONSHORE.  RAINFALL RATES ARE ESTIMATED TO BE REACHING UPWARDS OF
0.8-1.0"/HR WITH HIGHEST RATES ASSOCIATED WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS.  HEAVIEST
RAINS LIKELY WILL BE SEEN ALONG THE COAST FROM CARTERET COUNTY/NC SWD
TO HORRY COUNTY/SC DURING THE NEXT FEW HRS.
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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 3617 7713 3592 7396 3290 7756 3378 7946
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