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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 03/04/08 0438Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 THRU 0402Z AUTOESTIMATOR THRU 0400Z GG
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LOCATION...W/C TENNESSEE...W/C KENTUCKY...S INDIANA...SE ILLINOIS
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ATTN WFOS...JKL...ILN...LMK...OHX...IND...HUN...PAH...MEG...
ATTN RFCS...OHRFC...LMRFC...
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EVENT...BROAD MDT SHIELD PRECIPITATION
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...PRE GOES-12 ECLIPSE...WV LOOP SHOWS
MAIN UPPER LOW OVER SE OK WITH A DEVELOPING DEFORMATION ZONE EXTENDING
ACROSS SE KS TO KSTL. THIS IN RESPONSE TO A WAVE MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS
S MO ATTM.  GOOD UVV ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO AND TENN. RIVER VALLEYS WITHIN
THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF A VERY STRONG 180KT (CORE OVER E UP OF MI)
PER SATELLITE WINDS. ADDITIONALLY WITH STRONG LLJ IN ADVANCE OF FRONT
HAS LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT 850 MOISTURE TRANSPORT WITH PWS NEAR THE GULF
NEAR 1.8" BUT ONLY SLOWLY DECREASING TO AROUND 1.1" IN THE NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE CONCERNED AREA.  WELL DEFINED BOUNDARY THAT IS ORIENTED
SW TO NE FROM AL/TN/MS BOARDER TO KLEX IS ORIENTED WELL COMPARED TO
THE STRONG SLY FLOW FOR VERY GOOD ISENTROPIC LIFT OF THE HIGH MOISTURE.
SATELLITE WISE...THE IR TOPS HAVE BEEN GENERALLY WARMING SLOWLY OVER THE
LAST FEW HOURS BUT SINCE THEY ARE WELL BEHAVED...THE TOTALS HAVE BEEN OK
WITH MOST LIKELY A SLIGHT UNDERESTIMATION THROUGHOUT DUE TO HIGHER MST
FLUX THAN NORMAL...BUT STILL .5-1" 3HR TOTALS ACROSS SE IL/S IN INTO
SW OH AND 1-1.6" ACROSS W KY AND 1.5 TO ISOLATED 2" TOTALS OVER W TN.
PLEASE SEE GRAPHIC AT WEB ADDRESS BELOW.
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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 3942 8508 3803 8364 3509 8669 3513 8989 3793 8852
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