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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/19/07 0338Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12  0315Z                  ALS
HYDROESTIMATOR THOUGH 0315Z
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LOCATION...MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...
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ATTN WFOS...FGF...FGF...BIS...
ATTN RFCS...NCRFC...NCRFC...MBRFC...
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EVENT...HEAVY RAIN
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A DEEPENING
SHORT WAVE JUST NORTH OF THE MONTANA/CANADIAN BORDER.  00Z MODELS SEEM
TOO WEAK WITH THE FEATURE. THIS HAS HELP SET OFF COLD TOPPED CONVECTION
CENTERED OVER EASTERN CASS INTO CLAY COUNTY OVER THE PAST 3 HORUS.
AUTOMATED 3 HR RAINFALL ESTIMATES ARE 1-2 INCHES ACROSS THIS AREA.
OF ADDITIONAL CONCERN IS CONVECTION WITH TOPS APPROACHING -70C IN A BAND
FROM EASTERN LOGAN COUNTY TO BARNES COUNTY. ALTHOUGH FAST MOVING THIS
COULD MOVE INTO THE SAME AREA PREVIOUSLY AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN. CURRENT
1 HOUR ESTIMATES OF UP TO AN INCH IS INDICATED WITH THIS BAND.
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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 4637 9567 4637 9567
4729 9582 4635 9567 4635 9862 4706 9860
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