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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 03/05/08 2355Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 2345Z   CW
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LOCATION...S. COLORADO...N. NEW MEXICO...
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ATTN WFOS...PUB...ABQ...
ATTN RFCS...ABRFC...WGRFC...
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EVENT...INCREASING SNOW RATES ASSOCIATED WITH BAROCLINIC LEAF SIGNATURE
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...RECENT GOES IR AND WV LOOPS INDICATE A
DEVELOPING BAROCLINIC LEAF CLOUD SIGNATURE INVOF KTAD/KSKX/KLAM/KLVS.
SFC ANALYSIS AT 23Z SHOWS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER S NM
WITH INCREASING MID-LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC MOVING OVER AZ/NM/TX.
AT THE SAME TIME A SHORTWAVE IS DIVING SEWD OUT OF UT AND CO PER LATEST
WV IMAGERY..THIS SHOULD PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIFT AND CONTINUE TO ENHANCE
THE BAROCLINIC LEAF CLOUD SIGNATURE..ALONG WITH THE MOISTURE ADVECTION
FROM THE PACIFIC..INCREASING SNOWFALL RATES.  SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH
UP TO 1-2"/HR OVER THE NEXT FEW HRS IN THE DISCUSSION AREA.
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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 3754 10378 3642 10399 3521 10483 3546 10641 3752 10498
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