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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/22/07 0011Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 2345Z   LIDDICK
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LOCATION...CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
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ATTN WFOS...BIS...
ATTN RFCS...MBRFC...
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EVENT...STATIONARY CELL OVER SWRN CNTRL ND
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...GOES VIS IMAGERY SHOWED MERGER OVER NRN
MORTON COUNTY IN SW CNTRL ND WITHIN THE LAST 30 MIN.  LATEST GOES-12 IR
IMAGE SHOWING TOPS AROUND -65C WITH VIS SHOWING AN OVERSHOOTING TOP IN
ERN MORTON COUNTY.  23Z FSCT MODEL SOUNDINGS AND SATL IMAGERY SHOWING
THAT CLOUD TOP HAS REACHED THE EL.  GIVEN RAPID COOLING AND LACK OF
MOTION THE STORM PLUS SOME MERGING..MANUAL ESTIMATES OF 1.5"-2.0" IN THE
PAST 30 MIN ARE POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORE OF THIS CELL IN MORTON COUNTY.
WITH PW VALUES IN THE 0.9"-1.0" RANGE..PER GOES SOUNDER/GPS..RATES OF
1.0"-2.0"/HR ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE CELL IF IT CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY
NWN AND ESPECIALLY IF IT REMAINS STATIONARY AND CONTINUES TO BACK-BUILD.
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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 4735 10098 4673 10131 4693 10191 4729 10175
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