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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 03/06/08 0510Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 THRU 0402Z GOES-11 THRU 0500Z  GG
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LOCATION...NE NEW MEXICO...
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ATTN WFOS...ABQ...
ATTN RFCS...ABRFC...WGRFC...
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EVENT...HVY SNOW
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...WV LOOP SHOW PROGRESSION OF LARGE
POSITIVELY TILTED TROF EXITING INTO THE PLANES WITH LOCAL VORTICITY
CENTERS/MAXIMA EMBEDDED ALONG HE MAIN AXIS.  THE FIRST CENTER HAS SHEARED
OUT SIGNIFICANTLY FROM SW TO NE ACROSS NORTHERN CHIHUAHUA AND COAHUILA
WITH THE SECOND SEEN DARKENING OVER ALONG THE CENTRAL CO/NM LINE AND
HAS MOVED VERY LITTLE AS IT HAS INTENSIFIED.  IT IS IN THE DIFFLENT
ZONE ACROSS NE NM WHERE A VERY IMPRESSIVE BAROCLINIC LEAF HAS BEEN
DEVELOPING/COOLING OVER THE PAST 6HRS.  DURING THIS TIME PRESSURE FALLS
AT THE SFC HAS BEEN LEADING TO SOME STRONGER FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING WITH
VERY STRONG (20-30MPH) CONVERGENT NELY SFC FLOW NORTH OF 34N AND SIMILAR
E AND SELY (15-20MPH)...NOT TO MENTION INTO NEARLY PERPENDICULAR MTNS
RANGE AIDING SIGNIFICANT ASCENT. SO VERY HIGH SNOW RATES OF 2-3"/HR CAN
BE EXPECTED ALONG THE AXIS OF THE LEAF ACROSS TORRANCE/GUADALUPE/SAN
MIGUEL WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER RATES OF .5-1.5"/HR FURTHER FROM THE MAX
ASCENT NEAR THE TX BOARDER NORTH OF KTCC.
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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 3689 10326 3471 10326 3348 10650 3670 10620
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