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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 01/21/09 1843Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11: 1830Z		DS
AMSU: 1233Z/1414Z  SSMI: 1437Z
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LOCATION...CALIFORNIA...
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ATTN WFOS...PSR...VEF...SGX...REV...HNX...LOX...STO...MTR...EKA...
ATTN RFCS...CNRFC...
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EVENT...PACIFIC SYSTEM LIFTING TWDS CA
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...WV IMAGERY SHOWS A DISCRETE MID-LVL
CIRCULATION HAS FORMED SW OF CA NR 28N/125W THAT WILL LIFT NNEWD OVER THE
NEXT DAY. IR PICKS UP ON THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER AS WELL..MAKING IT SHOW
UP A LITTLE BETTER AND LIKELY AT A LOWER LVL THAN WV. RECENT MICROWAVE
PASSES HAVE INDICATED A PW SETUP THAT MAY ALLOW FOR RICH SUBTROPICAL
MOISTURE TO FLOW NWD WITH THIS EVENT AS MOISTURE FROM A WWD MOVING
TROPICAL WAVE BETWEEN 105W AND 115W BECOMES ENTRAINED INTO THE STORM
SYSTEM. CURRENTLY PW'S OF 1.4-1.6" ARE SEEN IN A THIN PLUME EXTENDING
NWD FROM JUST W OF 120W TO JUST E OF ABOVE MENTIONED LOW. SSMI PASS AT
1437Z REVEALED AREAL AVG RAIN RATES GENERALLY UNDER 0.10"/HR WITH THE
ONLY EXCEPTION BEING A ONE OR TWO PIXELS ALONG THE COLD FRNT JUST SE OF
THE VORTMAX..WHERE RATES REACHED 0.25"/HR.
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LIGHT RAINFALL WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD ACROSS COASTAL CENTRAL/NRN CA TODAY
WITH SCATTERED ORAGRAPHICALLY ENHANCED SHOWERS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG SRN CA
COAST. AS GOES DERIVED 60KT JET MAX ALONG N CA COAST LIFTS NWD AND TROF
AXIS IS LIFTED BY NEXT APPROACHING E PAC WAVE..RAINFALL WILL INTENSIFY
TWDS 12Z JAN 22ND AS ADDTL MOISTURE FROM SUBTROPICS LIKELY GETS PULLED
NWD. PLEASE SEE WEB ADDRESS BELOW FOR GRAPHIC ANALYSIS IN 5-10 MIN.
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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 4092 12185 3322 11583 3139 12151 4040 12557
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