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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 09/04/04 1952Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678       
VALUES ARE MAX OR SGFNT EST.  OROGRAPHIC CORRECTION IN AUTO-ESTS..
EST'S FM:/GOES12-CNTRL AND E. U.S./GOES10-W. U.S...              
                          LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1945Z CK                  
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LOCATION...E FLORIDA
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ATTN WFO'S/RFC'S...MLB...MFL...TBW...SERFC
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EVENT...UPDATE FOR FRANCES STLT TRENDS 
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SATELLITE ANALYSES AND TRENDS...GOES IR AND VIS IMAGERY ANIMATIONS HAVE SHOWN
SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES OVER PAST 2-3 HRS. FIRST..CENTER DEFINITELY APPEARS
"TIGHTER"..WITH MORE WRAPAROUND. COLD TOP CONVECTIVE BANDS HAVE INCRD OVER ALL
QUADS. BOTH COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE BANDS HAVE BEEN INCRG..AS PER
COOLING AND EXPANSION OF COLD CLOUD TOPS. WRN EDGE OF COLD TOP BAND HAS
REACHED LAKE OKEECHOBEE..WITH TYHE BAND ENCOMPASSING THE AREA FM BREVARD TO
BROWARD COUNTY. VIS IMAGERY SHOWS WARMER TOP BAND OVER VOLUSIA.
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AUTOMATED STLT ESTIMATORS ENDING 1930Z ARE INDICATING 6 HR TOTALS ALONG
COASTAL SECTIONS OF MARTIN/PALM BEACH/BROWARD COUNTIES OF 1-3"PLUS. OVER THE
ATLANTIC...MAX ESTIMATES ARE GENERALLY IN THE 5-7" RANGE. NOTE..THE AUTOMATED
STLT ESTIMATORS DO NOT DO WELL WITH REGARD TO ESTIMATES FOR WARM TOP BANDS.
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1 HOUR HYDRO-ESTIMATOR TOTALS ARE ON AWIPS UNDER 1 HOUR AUTO SPE.
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EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1 2004...THE HEADER IDENTIFICATION FOR THIS PRODUCT WILL
CHANGE FROM KWBC TO KNES.
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SEE NCEP HPC DISCUSSION AND QPF/S FOR FORECAST.
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....NESDIS SAB HAS BEEN ADDED TO 12 PLANET....
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HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/PCPN/                       
...ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT/PS/PCPN..
[ONLINE SSD PRECIP PRODUCT INDEX.
                              
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