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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/19/07 0440Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0430Z KUSSELSON
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LOCATION...W ILLINOIS...E CENTRAL IOWA...
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ATTN WFOS...DVN...DMX...
ATTN RFCS...NCRFC...
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EVENT...CONVECTIVE BAND ALONG MOIST AXIS GOING OVER AREAS THAT GOT HVY
RAIN A FEW HRS AGO...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...CURRENT COOLING CLOUD TOPS INTERIOR
E CENTRAL IOWA PASSING OVER AREA THAT GOT HVY RAIN FROM CONVECTIVE COMPLEX
AROUND 00Z AND IS NOW AFFECTING AREAS WELL TO THE EAST IN INDIANA.
MOST CONCERNED WITH TAMA COUNTY WHERE EVENING CONVECTIVE COMPLEX WAS
DEVELOPING AS IT MOVED ACROSS ABOUT 00Z AND ALSO DOWNWIND AREAS OF IOWA
AND KEOKUK COUNTIES.  IF CURRENT COOLING CONVECTION CAN MAKE IT TO IL/IA
BORDER AREA WILL ALSO CONTENDING WITH HVY RAIN BURSTS THAT HAD FALLEN
THIS EVENING IN THE 0030 TO 0130Z TIME PERIOD AND HVY RAIN FROM LAST
NIGHT'S STORMS CENTERED ON MUSCATINE...LOUISA AND DES MOINES COUNTIES.
PWS CLOSE TO 2.0" AND 175 PERCENT OF NORMAL CAN ALLOW FOR RAIN RATES
OF 1"-2" PER 30-60 MINUTES.  SHOULD NOT BE TOO MUCH IF ANY TRAINING
CELLS FOR MORE THAN AN HR...WHICH WILL HELP LESSEN THE FF THREAT NEXT
2-3HRS...BUT WILL ALSO BE EYEING ADDITIONAL CONVECTION DROPPING SE THRU
W IA...BUT RIGHT NOW UNLESS THE CONVECTION EXPANDS EAST...MOST CONCERNS
WITH THAT WILL STAY WEST OF E IA...
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 4215 9327 4160 9093 4082 9113 4126 9300
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