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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/29/08 2038Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-EAST 2032Z   CW
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LOCATION...NEW YORK...PENNSYLVANIA...
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ATTN WFOS...BGM...BUF...CTP...PBZ...
ATTN RFCS...NERFC...MARFC...OHRFC...
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EVENT...MOD/HVY SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH BAROCLINIC LEAF
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...GOES IR SHOWS A BAROCLINIC LEAF
SIGNATURE..AHEAD OF A SFC WARM FRONT..OVER SW PA THRU N CENTRAL PA
AND EXTENDING ACROSS THE BORDER INTO NY.  A RAPIDLY APPROACHING AND
INTENSIFYING SHORTWAVE FROM THE NW IS SEEN IN WV IS CURRENTLY PASSING OVER
WI/IL. THIS SHORTWAVE IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIFT AND ORIENT
THE TROUGH MORE NEGATIVELY..FAVORING CONTINUED MOD/HVY SNOWFALL OVER
THE DISCUSSION AREA.  GFS AND NAM 12Z FORECAST RUNS INDICATED BEST AREA
OF 850MB THTA-E ADVECTION TO BE OVER CENTRAL PA INTO NY AT 18Z AND 00Z.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT MOD/HVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THIS AREA FOR
THE NEXT 3-5 HRS WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1-2"/HR AT TIMES.
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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 4216 7632 4003 7832 3999 8025 4070 8023 4207 7828
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