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Satellite Precipitation Message

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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/05/18 0847Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-683-1404
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-15 EIR-WV 08Z/MIMIC-TPW 04Z = BAK
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LOCATION...CENTRAL SECTION OF ISLAND CHAIN
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ATTN WFOS...HFO...
ATTN RFCS...APRFC...
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EVENT...HVY RAIN
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...GOES-15 6.5 WV LOOP SHOWS
APRNT MINOR IMPULSE THAT MOVD OVR KAUAI LAST FEW HRS, NOW
N OF THE AREA. ALTHOUGH LN OF HVY SHRA/ISO EMBEDDED TSRA
HAS MOSTLY CLRD OAHU, WV IMAGERY SHOWS DISTINCT SLOWING OF
MOIST BOUNDARY TO SW AND SOME BAKBLDG OF MID-LVL MOISTURE.
RADAR CONFIRMS ADDTNL DVLPMNT OF HVY SHRA IN THIS AREA.
MEANWHILE, HVY SHRA LN HAS SLOWED SOMEWHAT AS IT APPROACHES
MOLOKAI/LANAI/MAUI. LATEST MIMIC-TPW LOOP SHOWED POOLING OF
HIGH 2" PWATS TO THE W BTWN KAUAI AND OAHU. 00Z GFS ANALYSIS
INDICATES STD ANOM OF PW 2-3 ABV AVG IN NE TO SW BAND THIS
SAME AREA.
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SHORT TERM OUTLOOK VALID 0845Z-1445Z...MEDIUM-HIGH CONFIDENCE
FACTOR IN SHORT TERM OUTLOOK...GIVEN HIGH PWATS ALONG SFC FRONT
STILL TO W AND REDVLPMNT OF ACTIVITY, XPCT SOME RISK OF HVY
SHRA/LOCAL FLASH FLOODING ON OAHU TO CONT NEXT SVRL HRS.
COOLING CLD TOPS ON GOES EIR ASSOC WITH SMALL MCS JUST W/SW
OF MOLOKAI/LANAI SHUD RESULT IN ENHANCED RFALL RATES IN THIS
AREA NEXT 1-3 HRS WITH INCRD RISK OF FLASH FLOODING.
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....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF NWSCHAT (NESDISSATELLITEPRECIP)....
....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET....
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LAT...LON 2237 16019 2231 15397 1876 15474 1880 16106 2236 16020

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