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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 01/24/08 1031Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: G11  1015Z    CK
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LOCATION...SW COLORADO...N CENTRAL/NW NEW MEXICO...
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ATTN WFOS...PUB...ABQ...GJT...
ATTN RFCS...ABRFC...WGRFC...CBRFC...
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EVENT...CLOUD TOP COOLING/EXPANSION..INCRG SNOW
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...CLOUD TOP COOLING HAS BEEN OCCURRING
OVER N CENTRAL/NW NM THRU SW CO OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HRS.. SUGGESTING
AN INCR IN SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. SEVERAL FACTORS ARE PLAYING A
ROLE HERE..MOST RECENTLY/NOTABLY IS THE SUBTROPICAL JET STREAK WHICH
HAS SURGED INTO NM FM AZ. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE STREAK HAS NOW MOVED
INTO NM..E OF GUP..AND LEFT EXIT REGION WILL SPREAD ACRS NW/N CENTRAL NM
RESULTING IN INCR IN UPWARD MOTION/LIFT. SUBSEQUENTLY.. FURTHER CLOUD TOP
COOLING WILL OCCUR OVER DISCUSSION AREA..AND WOULD EXPECT FURTHER INCR IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF MOD TO SOME HVY SNOW. CLOUD TOP COOLING AREA
IS ALSO LOCATED NR AND N OF SFC BOUNDARY..AND IS WITHIN 700MB THETA-E
RIDGE AND ADVECTION ZONE.
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ATTM..IMAGERY TRENDS SUGGEST MOST FAVORED AREA FOR MOD/HVY SNOW
EXTENDS FM RIO ARRIBA/SAN JUAN COUNTIES AND VCNTY IN NM THRU SW CO
COUNTIES.. INCLUDING SAN JUAN MTN AREA.
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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 3859 10788 3572 10537 3575 10859 3778 10884
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