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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/15/07 1837Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: 1825Z		DS
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LOCATION...MISSOURI...ARKANSAS...
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ATTN WFOS...LZK...SGF...TSA...
ATTN RFCS...LMRFC...MBRFC...ABRFC...
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EVENT...COOLING CLOUD TOPS/MERGING CELLS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...CLOUD TOPS HAVE COOLED FAIRLY RAPIDLY
IN SW MO/NW AR INVOF A FRONTAL BNDRY. OUTFLOW BNDRY JUST AHEAD OF THE
FRNT HAS SPARKED THE INCREASE IN ACTIVITY WITH A GOOD CONFLUENCE ZONE
NEAR AND SW OF SLG/FYV THAT STRETCHES NEWD INTO MO. MERGERS LOOK TO
BE OCCURRING BETWEEN LINES OF CELLS..MOSTLY IN SW/CENTRAL MO WHICH
WILL SERVE TO ENHANCE RAINFALL RATES. STRONGEST CELLS NOW SEEM TO BE
AT LEADING EWD EDGE OF CLUSTER IN SW MO AND THIS IS CONFIRMED BY RADAR
TRENDS. ABOVE MENTIONED CLOUD TOPS HAVE TEMPS OF -62 TO -66C. ESTIMATE
RAINFALL RATES OF 1-1.5"/HR ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE THOUGH CELLS SEEM
TO BE PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH THAT MOST AREAS WILL  RECIEVE LESS THAN 1"
FOR TOTALS. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR.
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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 3780 9270 3732 9145 3457 9299 3488 9441
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