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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/14/08 1659Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11  1645Z  KUSSELSON
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LOCATION...N ARIZONA...
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ATTN WFOS...FGZ...PSR...VEF...
ATTN RFCS...CBRFC...
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EVENT...MOISTURE AND LIFT AHEAD OF UPPER LOW/TROUGH TO THE NORTH...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...POTENTIAL LONG TERM SNOW EVENT SHAPING UP
FOR N AZ MOUNTAINS AS BEST PW MOISTURE ALREADY OVER THE AREA AND BEING
ADVECTED INTO N AZ AHEAD OF UPPER LOW/TROUGH TO THE NORTH THAT WAS ONLY
MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH.  MOISTURE AND OROGRAPHIC LIFT ALONG WITH WEAK JET
FOR ADDITIONAL INSTABILITY HELPING PRODUCE MODERATE SNOWS N AZ MOUNTAINS.
WITH TROUGH TO THE NORTH MOVING SLOWLY...DON'T EXPECT CURRENT PATTERN TO
DISLODGE VERY QUICKLY...SO THIS COULD BE A RELATIVE LONG EVENT.  EXPECT
SNOWS TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND EXPAND...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 3671 10993 3509 11057 3384 11325 3659 11320
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