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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/02/07 2118Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12: 2045Z	DS
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LOCATION...MISSOURI...NE OKLAHOMA...SE KANSAS...
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ATTN WFOS...LSX...SGF...EAX...TSA...ICT...
ATTN RFCS...LMRFC...NCRFC...MBRFC...ABRFC...
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EVENT...WARM TOP CELLS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...WARM TOP CELLS FORCED BY THE UPPER LOW
THAT IS NOW DUE N OF KJLN ARE INCREASING IN NUMBER AND STRENGTH ALONG A
SW-NE STNRY FRNT THROUGH MO. THESE CELLS ARE NOT MOVING VERY MUCH SINCE
LOW LVL WINDS TO THE N OF THE BNDRY ARE FROM THE NE..INHIBITING ROTATION
OF THE LINE AROUND THE UPPER LOW. COLDEST CLOUD TOPS FOUND ARE AROUND
-55C..CURENTLY OVER POLK COUNTY AND ALSO N CAMDEN/S MORGAN COUNTIES. GOES
SOUNDER/GPS INDICATES THAT PW VALUES ARE LIKELY IN THE RANGE OF 1.4-1.6"
IN SRN MO WITH RICH MOISTURE COMING OFF THE WRN GULF. HEAVIEST RAINFALL
IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY/KS NEWD TO OSAGE COUNTY
MO WITH A SMALLER SECONDARY LINE SEEN ON IR/RADAR SET UP JUST BEHIND
THE FIRST. THESE TWO LINES ARE STARTING TO MERGE AND WILL CAUSE HVY
RAINFALL WITH CLOUD TOPS QUICKLY COOLING OVER THE NEXT HR IN SWRN
MO. EXPECT JASPER..DADE..BARTON..CEDAR..AND POLK TO SEE THE HEAVIEST
RAINS IN THE NEXT 1-2 HRS. ESTIMATE THAT RAINS OF 1.5-2" ARE POSSIBLE
FOR THESE COUNTIES IN THAT TIME PERIOD. SEE WEB PAGE FOR GRAPHIC.
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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 3899 9266 3821 9119 3662 9435 3711 9539
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