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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 01/02/08 2252Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: G12  2230Z  CK
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LOCATION...NE/E CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
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ATTN WFOS...ABQ...
ATTN RFCS...ABRFC...WGRFC...
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EVENT...ENHANCING CLOUD TOPS..TREND FOR MOD/HVY SNOW
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...G12 IMAGERY ANIMATIONS SHOWS VORT CENTER
NR DRO..WHICH HAS BEEN MOVG S AND SHOWING AN INCR IN CURVATURE. AT THE
SAME TIME..GOES WINDS/DIVERGENCE PRODUCT SHOWS INCR IN UPPR LVL DVG ACRS
THE DISCUSSION AREA. CORRESPONDING INCR IN UPWARD MOTION IS EVIDENT BY
COOLING/EXPANDING CLOUD TOPS OVER S CO THRU N/NE NM TO E CENTRAL NM IN
IR IMAGERY..AND INCRG TEXTURE IN VIS IMAGERY. VIS IMAGERY ALSO SHOWS SFC
COLD FRONT HAS NOW PUSHED WELL S OF LSV AND TCC. LOOKING AT GOES SOUNDER
DPI IMAGERY SHOWS THAT BOTH PW'S AND INSTABILITY HAS BEEN INCRG NR AND
N OF THIS BOUNDARY.
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THE STRENGTHENING VORT CENTER AND UPPR DVG AND STLT TRENDS MENTIONED
ABOVE SUGGEST THAT MOD/HVY SNOW WILL INCR OVER PARTS OF THE DISCUSSION
AREA DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTN INTO THE EVENING. CURRENT ACTION
ALONG SFC BOUNDARY IS PARTICULARLY IMPRESSIVE..WITH VIS IMAGERY SHOWING
DECENT SWRLY FLOW OF CU FEEDING NEWD FM CENTRAL NM..INDICATING MOD SFC
CONVERGENCE OVER CENTRAL TO E CENTRAL NM.
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GRAPHIC ACCOMPANYING THIS DISC WILL BE AVAILABLE AT WEB ADDRESS BELOW
IN APPX 10 MINUTES.
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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 3690 10565 3681 10333 3453 10319 3445 10550
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