ZCZC NFDSPENES ALL SPENES . SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 12/06/07 1609Z SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678 LATEST DATA USED: GOES-10 AND GOES-11 1600Z KUSSELSON . LOCATION...MISSOURI...IOWA...KANSAS...NEBRASKA... . ATTN WFOS...DMX...EAX...FSD...OAX...TOP...ICT...GID...LBF... ATTN RFCS...MBRFC...ABRFC... . EVENT...VORT COMMA AND BAROCLINIC LEAF WINTER WEATHER... . SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...PW MOISTURE RIDGE HAS BECOME WELL ESTABLISHED THE PAST 12HRS AND CENTERED S CENTRAL TX NORTHWARD THRU THE EASTERN DAKOTAS. MOISTURE TRANSPORT THE BEST FROM EASTERN OK TO W IA/ E NEBRASKA. LIFT PROVIDED BY AT LEAST TWO SATELLITE FEATURES...VORT COMMA PUSHNG THRU SE NEBRASKA/NE KS WITH LITTLE BAROCLINIC LEAF OUT AHEAD MOSTLY TO FURTHER MOISTEN UP MO AND IA AREAS. COMMA VORT TAIL THRU E CENTRAL TO S CENTRAL KS INTO N OK FOR LIFT AND AND ADDITIONAL LIGHT/OCCASION MDT MOISTURE GENERATION. ADDITIONAL BAROCLINIC LEAF FROM E CENTRAL NEBRASKA INTO W CENTRAL IA FOR MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HVY SNOW. THIS WILL BE IMPACTING W IA THRU AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE SHORT WAVES AND SATELLITE CLOUD SIGNATURES PRECIP TAPPERS OFF ABRUPTLY. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR... . SEE NCEP HPC DISCUSSION AND QPF/S FOR FORECAST. ....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET.... . SSD/SAB WEB ADDRESS FOR PRECIP ESTIMATES: HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/PCPN/ ...ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /PS/PCPN/ . LAT...LON 4228 9585 4018 9391 3731 9569 4216 9843 . NNNN