ZCZC NFDSPENES ALL SPENES . SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 06/18/07 2330Z SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678 LATEST DATA USED: 2315Z GOES-12 TEB . LOCATION...KANSAS... . ATTN WFOS...EAX...TOP... ATTN RFCS...MBRFC...ABRFC... . EVENT...SLOW-MOVING CELLS; MERGERS . SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EASTERN KANSAS APPEARS TO BE UNDER THE GUN AS A MERGER HAS TAKEN PLACE THERE WHILE AFFECTING THE FOUR COUNTY REGION OF FRANKLIN, ANDERSON, LINN AND MIAMI COUNTIES. LOOKING AT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE STORMS THAT HAD FORMED EARLIER ALONG THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY BUT HAS NOW MERGED WITH CELLS THAT DEVELOPED UP THE UPPER OUTFLOW CANOPY OF THE COMPLEX IN S.E. OKLAHOMA. MAX ESTIMATED SATELLITE RAIN RATES OF 3.00-3.50" IN JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN ONE HALF-HOUR ARE POSSIBLE BUT SHOULD DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AS THE MERGER WANES AND KICKS OUT TO THE EAST. FFG VALUES SHOULD EASILY BE REACHED DURING THE NEXT HOUR. . SEE NCEP HPC DISCUSSION AND QPF/S FOR FORECAST. ....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET.... . SSD/SAB WEB ADDRESS FOR PRECIP ESTIMATES: HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/PCPN/ ...ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /PS/PCPN/ . LAT...LON 3906 9597 3903 9463 3829 9463 3828 9595 3904 9592 . NNNN