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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 06/19/07 2032Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 2015Z   LIDDICK
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LOCATION...NORTHWEST KANSAS...
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ATTN WFOS...GID...DDC...GLD...
ATTN RFCS...MBRFC...
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EVENT...CONCERNED ABOUT MERGER OVER NW KS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING TWO CELLS
OVER GRAHAM/SHERIDAN AND DECATUR COUNTIES IN NW KS.  GOES SOUNDER
SHOWING PW VALUES AROUND 1.4" IN THE AREA AND VIS IMAGERY SHOWING SLOW
MOVEMENT OF CELLS.  ESTIMATING THAT SOME LOCALIZED AREAS..ESPECIALLY
IN SRN DECATUR..COULD HAVE SEEN UP TO 2.5" THUS FAR FROM THE CELL WITH
CLOUD TOP TEMPS OF -70C AT 2015Z.  VIS IMAGERY SUGGESTS THAT THE CELLS
HAVE NOT MERGED YET..BUT STILL LOOKS LIKE A MERGER IS LIKELY OVER CNTRL
SHERIDAN COUNTY IN THE NEXT 15 MIN.  AREAS UNDER THIS MERGER COULD SEE
UP TO 1.5"-2.0" IN 30 MIN.
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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 3988 9992 3893 9939 3875 10072 3980 10089
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