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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 03/03/08 0227Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: G12  0215Z  CK
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LOCATION...OKLAHOMA...
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ATTN WFOS...SHV...TSA...OUN...
ATTN RFCS...ABRFC...
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EVENT...EXPANSION OF HVY RAIN
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...STLT IMAGERY TREND OVER THE PAST
COUPLE OF HRS SUGGESTS THAT MORE WIDESPREAD HVY RAIN EVENT IS BEGINNING
TO TAKE SHAPE FOR PRIMARILY ERN HALF OF STATE. AS MENTIONED IN 0119Z
SPENES..FRONTAL BAND CNVTN FM SW TO N CENTRAL OK CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY
..WITH STMS NR SPS BEGINNING TO INTERACT WITH SWRN PART OF BAND. LATEST
WRINKLE INVOLVES DEVELOPING CNVTN WELL TO THE E OF THE SFC FRONT..OVER
NE TX AND S CENTRAL/SE OK. THIS AREA IS ALIGNED WITH SW-NE SFC AND 850MB
THETA-E RIDGE LINES..AND WITH PW PLUME EMANATING FM THE SW GULFMEX. GOES
SOUNDER IS INDICATING PW VALUES OVER E AND SE TX UP TO 1.3"..WITH 1.5"
SE OF TX COAST..WITH CIRA BLENDED PW PRODUCT INDICATING PER CENT OF
NORMAL RUNNING +/- 200 PERCENT.  850MB PROFILER DATA SHOW 45-55KT WINDS
CHANNELING THE HIGH PW'S ACRS NE TX/ERN OK.
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PRIND POINT TWD THE FRONTAL CONVECTIVE BAND AND THE CLUSTER OF INCRG TSTMS
TO THE E MERGING OVERNIGHT. IN THE SHORT TERM..THE AREA FM E OF LTS THRU
CENTRAL OK WILL CONTINUE TO SEE CELL TRAINING/MERGERS ALONG THE FRONTAL
BAND..WITH MOD TO HVY RAIN EXTENDING THRU N OK/S KS. THE STMS OVER NE
TX/SE OK ARE STEADILY MOVG NEWD ATTM..BUT INCRG IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY.
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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 3636 9735 3632 9492 3406 9481 3397 9670 3438 9911
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