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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/06/08 1205Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1145Z KUSSELSON
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LOCATION...S WISCONSIN...EXT W ILLINOIS...NW/N MISSOURI...IOWA...
LOCATION...NE KANSAS...EXT SE NEBRASKA...
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ATTN WFOS...LOT...MKX...DVN...ARX...DMX...EAX...OAX...TOP...
ATTN RFCS...NCRFC...MBRFC...
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EVENT...DEFORMATION SNOW WITH UPPER LOW...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...UPPER LOW TRYING TO REFORM FURTHER
NORTHEAST OF ITS EARLIER POSITION OVER C KANSAS.  BEST GUEST OF
REFORMING NEAR NW MO OR SW TO S CENTRAL IA.  JET ON EAST SIDE OF TROUGH
WITH 100-130KTS MAX WINDS ILLINOIS-INDIANA BORDER INTO ONTARIO CANADA.
THIS ALONG WITH UPSTREAM SYSTEM PUSHING INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL
CONTINUE LIFT UPPER LOW NE THIS MORNING.  AS A RESULT BEST DEFORMATION
HAS SET UP SW TO NE ACROSS CENTRAL IA AND SPREADING INTO WISCONSIN.
CLOUDS ERODING/WARMING OVER NE KS/NW MO AND EXT SE NEBRASKA ALSO A
SIGN OF DECREASING SNOWS THERE.  FOCUS OF HIGHEST SNOW RATES IN IA WILL
CONTINUE TO BE SOUTHERN EDGE OF COLDEST CLOUD TOP WITH COMMA/BAROCLINIC
LEAF STRETCHED OUT SW TO NE CENTERED MONROE/WAYNE TO CLINTONSCOTT IN
E CENTRAL IA AND ROCK ISLAND/MERCER/WHITESIDE IN EXT W ILLINOIS.
SNOW RATES GENERALLY 0.25 TO 0.50"/HR...BUT IN CENTER OF DEFORMATION
BAND WHERE DEEP MOISTURE ON CONVEYOR BELT INTO AREA MEETING THAT BEST
DEFORMATION...HRLY RATES OF 1.0"/HR CAN BE OCCURRING.  WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR...SEE SATELLITE GRAPHICAL PRODUCT ON WEB HOME PAGE 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 4347 8950 4232 8904 4043 9289 3957 9593 4074 9539
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