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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 08/18/07 0901Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0845Z  KUSSELSON
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LOCATION...C SOUTH DAKOTA...
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ATTN WFOS...FSD...ABR...
ATTN RFCS...MBRFC...
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EVENT...MESOCYCLONE CIRCULATION WITH HIGHEST RATES CENTERED NEAR FAULK
AND POTTER COUNTY...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE PUSHING NORTHEAST
THRU W SD AND MESOCYCLONE CIRCULATION WITH COOLER TOPS HAS FORMED TO
THE NORTHEAST ACROSS FAULK AND POTTER COUNTIES.  WITH MOISTURE TRANSPORT
VERY GOOD AND PWS IN THE 1.75 TO 2.0 INCHES RANGE THERE CAN BE SOME 45 TO
120 MINUTE RAIN AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES THAT COULD HEIGHTEN FF THREAT.
SHORT WAVE VORT IS MOVING AND AREA SHOULD GET KICKED EAST BUT IF ENHANCED
CLOUDS REMAIN OVER ANY ONE SPOT IN NE SD FOR MORE THAN 1-1.5 HOURS...THEN
FF THREAT CAN BE HEIGHTENED WITH STEADY MODERATE TO HVY RAINS.
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NESDIS 3HR HYDROESTIMATOR RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2-2.5 INCHES THRU 0815Z
WERE CENTERED IN SW FAULK/N HYDE TO HAND COUNTY...SEE GRAPHICAL PRODUCT
OF ESTIMATES ON THE WEB AT WEB PAGE ADDRESS BELOW...
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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 4585 9893 4479 9782 4396 9998 4493 10072
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