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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 03/18/08 2020Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: 2010Z  GOES-12  TEB
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LOCATION...ILLINOIS...MISSOURI...
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ATTN WFOS...PAH...ILX...LSX...SGF...
ATTN RFCS...OHRFC...LMRFC...NCRFC...MBRFC...
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EVENT...EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...WV AND IR IMAGERY SHOWS WARMING AND
WEAKENING SHORTWAVE BUT LUMPINESS IN THE CLOUDS, AS SEEN IN VISIBLE
IMAGERY, STILL SHOWS THE POTENCY OF THE EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE PUSHING THROUGH
S.E. MISSOURI TOWARDS RAIN-DRENCHED SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.  SURFACE MOISTURE
CONVERGENCE BOUNDARY IS LIKEWISE SLIDING ENEWRD TOWARD THE CONFLUENCE OF
THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS.  SOUNDER DATA ALSO SHOWS THAT
1.5" PLUS PW VALUES HAVE ALSO BEEN TRANSPORTED UP INTO THIS REGION.
FURTHERMORE, CONVECTIVE CELLS PRESENTLY IN NORTHERN ARKANSAS WILL
BE LIFTING ENEWRD INTO THIS REGION DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
MAX ESTIMATED .4" TO .5" PER HALF-HOUR RATES SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS THE
SHORTWAVE MOVES EASTWARD.  3HR FFG VALUES ARE GENERALLY LESS THAN THIS
RAIN RATE SO AGGRAVATED FLOODING SHOULD BE EXPECTED.
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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 3889 8825 3756 8821 3658 9221 3773 9263
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