NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations
Satellite Precipitation Message

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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/06/18 0209Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-683-1404
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-15 EIR-WV 0115Z/MIMIC-TPW 23Z -- BAK
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LOCATION...EASTERN ISLANDS OF HAWAII...
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ATTN WFOS...HFO...
ATTN RFCS...APRFC...
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EVENT...HEAVY RAIN FROM UPPER-LEVEL TROF
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...LATEST GOES-15 WV 6.5 LOOP
SHOWS NRLY STNRY H5 TROF OVR AREA. STNRY FRONT AT SFC LIES
BTWN KAUAI AND OAHU BUT WV SHOWS TWO DISTINCT N-S BOUNDARIES,
ONE JUST E OF OAHU AND ANOTHER OVR ERN MAUI. THESE BOUNDARIES
ARE SERVING AS FOCAL POINT FOR ACTIVE CNVTV DVLPMNT OVR THE
LAST FEW HRS. SIG LTG NOTED WITH EXPANDING AREA OF COLD
CLD TPS ENE OF OAHU AT THIS TIME. ALSO LTG INCR WITH ANOTHER
EXPANDING AREA OF COLD CLD TPS S OF MAUI. ALTHOUGH 00Z PHTO
SNDG WAS NOT PARTICULARLY MOIST WITH A PWAT OF 1.24", VRY
UNSTABLE ATMOS IN PLACE WITH CAPE IN EXCESS OF 2000 J/KG AND
LI OF -9. AXIS OF HIGHEST PWATS SHOWN BY MIMIC-TPW PRODUCT
HAS SHIFTED E OF OAHU AS OF 23Z.
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SHORT TERM OUTLOOK VALID 02-08Z...HIGH CONFIDENCE FACTOR
IN SHORT TERM OUTLOOK...WITH MULTIPLE BOUNDARIES IN PLACE ALONG
WITH VRY UNSTABLE ATMOS AND IMPULSE N OF KAUAI PROVIDING ADDTNL
SYNOP FORCING, XCPT CONTD HVY SHRA/TSRA DVLPMNT OVR MOLOKAI/
LANAI/MAUI/NRN PORTIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND WITH FLASH FLOODING
LIKELY IN THESE AREAS.
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....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF NWSCHAT (NESDISSATELLITEPRECIP)....
....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET....
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FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS CONCERNING THE SATELLITE
PRECIPITATION MESSAGES AND GRAPHICS PLEASE EMAIL
SSDPrecip@noaa.gov
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http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/atmosphere/spe/
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FOR AUTOMATED SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES ON THE WEB:
http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/emb/ff/CONUS.php
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LAT...LON 2237 16019 2231 15397 1876 15474 1880 16106 2236 16020

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