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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 12/28/08 0313Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11: 0300Z  NOAA AMSU: 2313Z		DS
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LOCATION...HAWAII...
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ATTN WFOS...HFO...
ATTN RFCS...AKRFC...
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EVENT...STNRY CELLS OVER E/N MAUI..NEW CNVTN E OF HILO
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...RECENT VIS IMAGERY HAS SHOWN WARM TOP
CNVTN OVER ERN/N CENTRAL MAUI THAT HAS REMAINED RELATIVELY STNRY SINCE
FORMING AROUND 0130Z. THE CELLS ARE SEEN JUST INLAND FROM HANA. IN
ADDITION VIS ALSO SHOWS A SMALL BAND E OF HILO ON THE BIG ISLAND THAT IS
APPROX 45MI IN LENGTH MOVING WWD TWDS THE ISLAND. WITH MUCH OF THE ERN
HALF OF THE BIG ISLAND HAVING BEEN UNDER A FFW YESTERDAY..THE GROUND MAY
STILL BE SATURATED. 23Z AMSU PASS SHOWS THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE CONTINUES
TO MOVE EWD WITH THE CONVECTIVE COMPLEX SE OF THE BIG ISLAND BUT A THIN
STRIP OF 1.6-1.8" PW'S EXISTS STILL FROM JUST NE OF THE BIG ISLAND TO
THE CNVTN NE OF MOLOKAI. WV SHOWS WHAT LITTLE REMAINS OF THE UPPER VORT
IF ANY..HAS SLID JUST A BIT E SINCE EARLIER AND APPEARS TO BE CENTERED
NR MOLOKAI/LANAI NOW. JUST IN 03Z VIS/IR SHOWS BETTER ENHANCEMENT IN IR
OVER ERN MAUI WITH CLOUD TOPS REACHING -49C AND THE CNVTN JUST OFF THE
ERN TIP OF THE BIG ISLAND APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED FOR THE MOMENT BUT WILL
HAVE TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY. PLEASE SEE WEB ADDRESS BELOW FOR 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 2129 15658 1968 15438 1908 15498 2078 15682
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