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Satellite Precipitation Message

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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/19/18 0214Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-683-1404
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-15 EIR-WV 0145Z/AMSU-RA 0050Z/
MIMIC-TPW 01Z; BAK
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LOCATION...HAWAII...
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ATTN WFOS...HFO...
ATTN RFCS...APRFC...
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EVENT...UPPER LEVEL TROF
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...GOES-15 6.5 WV LOOP SHOWS
STG S/W TROF JUST SW OF THE WRN PART OF ISL CHAIN SLOLY
MOVG NE. THIS S/W IS ROTATING AROUND A MUCH LARGER DEEP
LAYER, VRY SHARP MERIDIONAL TROF NNW OF THE REGION.
SUSTAINED MCS WITH EXTENSIVE AREA OF LTGCG/COLD CLD TPS
NOW S OF OAHU/MOLOKAI MOVG NWD. AMSU-RA PRODUCT INDICATING
RFALL RATES AS HIGH 1.25"/HR ASSOC WITH THIS MCS. 00Z PHLI
RAOB VRY UNSTABLE WITH SFC BASED LI -8 AND CAPE OF 2029
J/KG. IN ADDITION, CLOSE TO SATURATED CONDS SFC TO H7 AND
K-INDEX OF 36. SLOLY RETREATING AXIS OF HIGH PWATS UP TO
1.75" NOW OVR OAHU SHOWN BY MIMIC-TPW LOOP.
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SHORT TERM OUTLOOK VALID 0210-0810Z...HIGH CONFIDENCE
FACTOR IN SHORT TERM OUTLOOK...WITH PLUME OF PWATS 2-3 STD
ABV SW OF REGION PER GFS ANALYSIS AND NRLY STNRY UPR LVL
TROF, HIGH THREAT OF CONSIDERABLE FLASH FLOODING TO CONT
DURING PD ESP CNTRL ISLANDS. GREATEST RISK APPEARS TO BE
OVR NRN OAHU WHERE 3-6" OF RA HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 6 HRS.
LATEST RADAR LOOP INDICATES ORGANIZING WNW TO ESE SQLN
AIMED AT CNTRL ISLANDS WHICH SHUD ENHANCE HRLY RFALL RATES.
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KONON
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....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF NWSCHAT (NESDISSATELLITEPRECIP)....
....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET....
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http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/emb/ff/CONUS.php
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LAT...LON 2214 15732 2169 15608 2056 15580 2000 15715 2072 15846
2175 15896
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