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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/26/07 1420Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12  1345Z    AB
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LOCATION...WISCONSIN...ILLINOIS...
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ATTN WFOS...GRB...LOT...MKX...DVN...ARX...
ATTN RFCS...NCRFC...
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EVENT...WARM TOP CONVECTION CAUSING HEAVY RAINFALL
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...GOES-12 SATELLITE IMAGERY AT 1345Z
SHOWED A LINE OF WARM TOPPED CONVECTION EXTENDING FROM SE WISCONSIN
TO NE ILLINOIS. FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING AS CELLS TRAIN ALONG THE
ALMOST STATIONARY LINE. PW's RANGING FROM 1.6 TO 1.8 INCHES(166 PERCENT
OF NORMAL) ARE FEEDING INTO THE AREA. MANUAL ESTIMATES YIELDED .4"
TO .8"/HR. AUTO-ESTIMATES ARE TOO LOW FOR THIS EVENT.
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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 4556 8978 4146 8957 4105 8792 4510 8769 4549 8980
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