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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/08/08 0255Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 0230Z   LIDDICK
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LOCATION...HAWAII...
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ATTN WFOS...HFO...
ATTN RFCS...AKRFC...
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EVENT...BEST MOISTURE EDGING WESTWARD
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...AMSU PW LOOPS SHOWS 1.5"+ PLUME
EDGING SLOWLY WWD AS A WEAK UPPER JET MOVES CLOSER TO WRN ISLANDS.
IN 0155Z PASS HIGHEST AREAL AVERAGE RAIN RATE IS .47"/HR CO-LOCATED WITH
COLD TOPS IN GOES IMAGERY LOCATED ABOUT 287 KM NE OF THE BIG ISLAND.
WHILE CONVECTION HAS REMAINED TO THE E DURING THE AFTERNOON/EVENING LAST
COUPLE OF GOES IMAGES HAVE SHOWN A SLIGHT WWD MOVEMENT TO THE COLDER TOPS.
GOES DERIVED WINDS AND WV IMAGERY SHOWING UPPER LOW BEGINNING TO SHARPEN
NEAR 165W AND BETWEEN 20N/15N AS WEAK UPPER JET DIGS SWD.  THINKING THIS
WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE MOISTURE FROM RETREATING TO THE E AND SHOULD
HELP TO PROVIDE BETTER DYNAMICS ANY CONVECTION THAT FORMS OVERNIGHT AND
INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
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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 2365 15835 1957 15432 1849 15544 2144 16105
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