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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/28/07 0340Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: 0315Z  GOES-12  TEB
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LOCATION...COLORADO...
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ATTN WFOS...GLD...BOU...
ATTN RFCS...MBRFC...
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EVENT...CONVECTIVE COMPLEX
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...HIGH PW'S UP TO 1.50" CONTINUE TO NOSE
INTO NORTHEAST COLORADO AND, ALONG WITH MID-60 DEWPOINTS, AID IN THE
PRETTY EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF RAIN.  WATER VAPOR IMAGERY ALSO SHOWS
THIS REGION IS ASSOCIATED WITH A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE AXIS AND IS BEGINNING
TO BE PRESSURED FROM A EMBEDDED SHORT-WAVE TROF PRESENTLY IN N.E. UTAH.
SEVERAL MERGERS ARE TAKING PLACE AS DEPICTED ON THE 0315Z IR IMAGE,
ESPECIALLY IN AND ALONG A LINE FROM MORGAN THRU ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE
COUNTIES.  IT ALSO LOOKS TO BE BUILDING BACK INTO THE CURRENT CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY IN NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY.  SATELLITE ESTIMATES SUGGEST
HALF-HOUR RAIN RATES UP TO 1.5" WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RATES IN MERGERS.
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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 4086 10224 3937 10213 3937 10529 4080 10545 4084 10547
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