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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/15/07 0746Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: G12  0730Z  CK
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LOCATION...KANSAS...
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ATTN WFOS...ICT...DDC...
ATTN RFCS...MBRFC...ABRFC...
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EVENT...HVY RAIN N AND W OF HUT
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...LATEST IR IMAGERY SHOWS VERY COLD
TOP CNVTN..-73C..TO THE N AND W OF HUT IS MOVG SLWLY EWD. BTWN
0515Z-0715Z CELL MERGERS HAVE TAKEN PLACE OVER BARTON AND STAFFORD
COUNTIES..WHERE IT IS ESTIMATED BTWN 1.5-2.5" HAS OCCURRED PER MANUAL
STLT ESTIMATES. ADDITIONAL CELLS TO THE WEST OF STAFFORD COUNTY..OVER
PAWNEE AND EDWARDS COUNTIES..ARE MOVG E AND WILL MOVE INTO STAFFORD AND
PRATT COUNTIES. THIS WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL MERGERS OVER STAFFORD
COUNTY..AS WELL AS PRATT COUNTY TO THE S. ANOTHER 2" OR MORE IS LIKELY
OVER STAFFORD/PRATT COUNTIES. AS FOR RENO COUNTY AND HUTCHINSON.. IMAGERY
SUGGESTS A 1-2 PUNCH. FIRST..HVY RAIN SPREADING INTO THE COUNTY FM THE
N..FOLLOWED BY THE THE HVY TSTMS NOW AFFECTING STAFFORD/PRATT COUNTIES
TO THE W. OVERALL..IR IMAGERY SHOWS HEAVY COLD TOP RAIN EXTENDING FM SE
OF SLN TO VCNTY OF PTT (PRATT)..WITH THE BAND SPREADING TO THE E AND SE.
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SEE NCEP HPC DISCUSSION AND QPF/S FOR FORECAST.
....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET....
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SSD/SAB WEB ADDRESS FOR PRECIP ESTIMATES:
HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/PCPN/
...ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /PS/PCPN/
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LAT...LON 3848 9749 3842 9749 3761 9756 3748 9896 3843 9900
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