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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 12/25/07 1524Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11/12 1515Z   KUSSELSON
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LOCATION...MINNESOTA...NEBRASKA...SOUTH DAKOTA...COLORADO...
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ATTN WFOS...MPX...FSD...OAX...ABR...LBF...UNR...GLD...PUB...BOU...
ATTN WFOS...CYS...
ATTN RFCS...NCRFC...MBRFC...ABRFC...
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EVENT...NEW BAROCLINIC LEAF E COLORADO TO MINNESOTA...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...WATER VAPOR LOOP THIS MORNING SHOWED
UPPER LOW CONTINUING TO DIG SE THRU E AND SE UTAH IN RESPONSE TO FRONT
APPROACHING NORTHWEST US AND RIDGING INLAND ACROSS E WA AND BRITISH
COLUMBIA.  OLD BAROCLINIC LEAF CLOUDS WY TO W CO WARMING/SHRINKING
AS IT DIES AND NEW CONTINUING TO DEVELOP AND MATURE FROM E COLORADO
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS EXT SE WY...W NEBRASKA...C AND E SD AND SPILLING
INTO W MN.  NEW LEAF FORMING ALONG AND JUST WEST OF MODERATELY DEEP
MOISTURE GRADIENT THAT HAD PW VALUES MAXING OUT AT 0.60" IN
NE NEBRASKA AND ALONG OR JUST WEST OF POLAR JET.  POLAR JET GIVING
THE DYNAMICS AND WESTERN EDGE OF MOISTURE ALLOW FOR STEADY LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOWS.  EXPECT LEAF TO PROGRESS EAST STEADILY IN RESPONSE TO
NEXT UPSTREAM SYSTEM...BUT NOT TOO QUICKLY AS MAIN UPPER SUPPORT WITH
UPPER LOW TROUGH NOW IN UTAH CONTINUES MORE SE RATHER THAN EAST.
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 4498 9625 4357 9654 3864 10461 4080 10360
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