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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 12/25/07 0001Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11  2345Z KUSSELSON
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LOCATION...NW COLORADO...W WYOMING...N UTAH...SE IDAHO...
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ATTN WFOS...RIW...GJT...SLC...PIH...
ATTN RFCS...CBRFC...
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EVENT...BAROCLINIC LEAF MODERATE TO HVY SNOW MOVING THRU N UT/SE IDAHO
INTO W WY...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...BAROCLINIC LEAF CLOUD SIGNATURE BEST
SHOWING UP WITH ENHANCEMENT OF CLOUD TOPS WARMER THAN -30C.  BACK EDGE
MOVING THRU SE ID/NW UT RIGHT NOW AND THERE MAY BE A LITTLE WAVE ON THE
LEAF THAT SLOWS DOWN THE PROGRESS OF THE BACK EDGE OF MODERATE TO HVY
SNOW IN THE SLC CITY AREA FOR ANOTHER 2-3HRS.  AT LEAST MODERATE TO HVY
WILL BE CONTINUING N CENTRAL TO NE UT THRU THIS EVENING AND SHOULD WEAKEN
DURING THE NEXT FEW HRS FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS IMMEDIATE SLC AREA.
EXPECT MODERATE TO HVY SNOW WITH LEAF TO INCREASE NE UT AND MOVE THRU SW
WY THIS EVENING...AND WORK INTO NW CO THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT AND
ACROSS S CENTRAL WY ABOUT THE SAME TIME.    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 4249 11084 4079 10808 3931 10923 4038 11258
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