NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations
Satellite Precipitation Message

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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 03/24/18 1505Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-683-1404
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-15 EIR-WV 1430Z / MIMIC-TPW2 1400Z /
CIRA BLENDED TPW 1332Z; BAK
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LOCATION...HAWAII...
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ATTN WFOS...HFO...
ATTN RFCS...APRFC...
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EVENT...ONGOING HEAVY RAIN
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...DEEP LYR SW MOIST FEED CONT
ACROSS MOST OF THE ISL CHAIN WITH LRG AREA OF MDT-HVY RA
PRIMARILY OVR OAHU/MOLOKAI/MAUI. RECENT RFALL RATES AS HIGH
AS 1.00"/HR PER SFC OBS NOTED OVR ERN SECTIONS OF OAHU. H25
SPD MAX AT BASE OF UPR LVL TROF ALG WITH H5 S/W TROF
EVIDENT ON GOES-15 WV IMAGERY MOVG SE TOWARD KAUI.
MIMIC-TPW2 LOOP INDICATES PWATS AS HIGH AS 2.5" JUST SW OF
OAHU. CIRA BLENDED TPW PRODUCT SUPPORTS THESE VALUES.
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SHORT TERM OUTLOOK VALID 15Z-21Z...HIGH CONFIDENCE FACTOR
IN SHORT TERM OUTLOOK...GIVEN VRY MOIST 12Z RAOBS AT PHLI/
PHTO WITH PWATS BOTH ABV 1.6", MODEL ANALYSES PWAT ANOM UP
TO 4 STD UNITS ABV CLIMO VCNTY OF REGION, AND INCR
INSTABILITY ASSOC WITH GRDL H5 HGT FALLS FM APPROACHING
S/W TROF, XPCT MDT-HVY RA TO CONT FOR THE NEXT 6 HRS. HVYR
RA SHUD SLOLY SPREAD OVR THE BIG ISL DURING PD.
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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 2272 16028 2268 16005 2258 15342 1859 15442 1875 16152

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