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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/05/09 0404Z

SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678

LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 0345Z KUSSELSON

NOAA AMSU:0005Z/2230Z/0010Z DMSP SSMI:0211Z

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LOCATION...W MONTANA...IDAHO...CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...

LOCATION...OREGON...WASHINGTON...

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ATTN WFOS...PIH...MSO...BOI...LKN...OTX...PDT...REV...HNX...MFR...

ATTN WFOS...STO...MTR...EKA...

ATTN RFCS...NWRFC...CNRFC...

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EVENT...PW MOISTURE PLUME INTACT BUT VERY NARROW...WITH UPPER LEVEL ENERGY
FAR TO THE NORTH...DECREASING RAIN CALIFORNIA...EXCEPT SIERRAS...ANOTHER
STORY FURTHER NORTH E WA INTO IDAHO AND WESTERN MT AS INCRD PROBLEMS
DURING THE WEEK WITH NEXT STORM...

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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...BLENDED TOTAL PRECIP WATER PRODUCT LOOP
CONTINUED TO SHOW WELL DEFINED BU NARROW MOISTURE PLUME FROM AT LEAST
25N/170E TO NORTHERN CA.  FRONT AND MOISTURE DID ITS THING ACROSS PARTS
OF NORTHERN CA AS THERE WERE ISOLATED RAIN TOTALS AS HIGH AS 3 INCHES
FOR THE 12HR PERIOD ENDING 02Z.  RAINS GENERALLY TAPPERING OFF AS MAIN
UPPER LEVEL ENERGY LIFTS NORTH OFF THE WA AND VANCOUVER ISLAND COASTS AND
FRONTAL CONVERGENCE WEAKENS.  HOWEVER IN THE SIERRAS...BOTH MOUNTAIN LIFT
AND HIGH MOISTURE OF WELL ABOVE 200 PERCENT OF NORMAL WILL KEEP ENHANCED
MODERATE TO HVY RAIN GOING THERE MOST OF THE EVENING INTO THE NIGHT.
INTERESTING NEXT STORM AT 37N/162W COULD BE NEXT RAIN MAKER IF IT CAN
LATCH ON TO RESIDUAL MOISTURE PLUME IN THE NEXT 36-48HRS...STAY TUNED!

FURTHER NORTH...THE WETNESS IS JUST BEGINNING...ESPECIALLY FOR IDAHO
AND EVENTUALLY LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT FOR W MONTANA.  THIS FIRST
EVENT FOR YOU GUYS WILL SET IN MOTION MOISTENED GROUND FROM RAIN AND ANY
MELTING SNOW AT HIGH LEVELS...THEN WATCH OUT IF THAT ADDITIONAL STORM
NOW AT 37N/162W COMES AND MAKES A VISIT IN A COUPLE OF DAYS...WILL TAKE
ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT POSSIBILITY LATER TONIGHT.

SEE SATELLITE ANALYSIS GRAPHIC ON HOME PAGE SHORTLY AT ADDRESS BELOW...

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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 5088 11721 4564 11412 3736 11976 3847 12365 4509 11763



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