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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 03/04/08 0130Z  ALS
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: SSMI 2321Z  AMSRE 1927Z  AMSU 2225Z  GOES-12 0115Z
HYDROESTIMATOR THOUGH 0100Z
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LOCATION...MISSISSIPPI...
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ATTN WFOS...MEG...JAN...
ATTN RFCS...LMRFC...
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EVENT...CONTINUING HEAVY RAIN
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...IMAGERY SHOWS 2 AREAS OF CONCERN. ONE
IN WEST-CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI NEAR WARREN, EASTERN ISSAQUENA AND SHARKEY
COUNTIES. THIS AREA HAS 2 ROUNDS OF ENHANCED CONVECTION WITH NUMEROUS
OVERSHOOTING TOPS OF COLDER THAN 72C. 3 HOUR AMOUNT OF 2.5-3.5 INCHES ARE
ESTIMATED HERE. THE OTHER AREA IS IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI NEAR DESOTO
AND MARSHALL COUNTY WHERE 1.5-2.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.  BOTH AREAS ARE
IN A ZONE OF STRONG SURFACE MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ACCORDING TO MCIDAS
OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS. MICROWAVE DATA SOURCES INDICATE PW'S OF 1.60-1.80
IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI. PW'S DROP
OFF RAPIDLY TO THE EAST POSSIBLY LIMITING THE INTENSE RAINFALL RATES AS
THE CONVECTION MOVES FURTHER TO THE EAST.
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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 3485 9019 3478 8913 3161 8982 3179 9097
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