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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 03/23/08 1743Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: G12  1730Z  CK
DMSP SSMI:  1245Z
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LOCATION...S FLORIDA...
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ATTN WFOS...MFL
ATTN RFCS...SERFC...
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EVENT...WARM TOP TSTMS INCRG
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...OVER THE PAST 1-2 HRS..WARM TOP TSTMS HAVE
BEEN DEVELOPING/ENHANCING OVER PORTIONS OF S FL..WITH THE MOST NOTICEABLE
ENHANCEMENTS OVER HENDRY COUNTY AND OVER MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. GOES SOUNDER
AND POLAR SSMI IMAGERY SHOWS SW-NE PLUME OF 1.5-1.7" PW'S STILL LINGERING
OVER THE DISCUSSION AREA. AND WITH SOUNDER LI IMAGERY SHOWING INCREASING
INSTABILITY TREND..WOULD EXPECT FURTHER INCR IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
OF STMS OVER THE NEXT FEW HRS.
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WHILE GOES STLT WINDS INDICATE MOD/STRONG SWRLY SPEEDS AT HIER
LEVELS.. OBS AND MODEL WINDS ARE RELATIVELY LIGHT AT THE LOWER
LEVELS. THUS..WHILE ACTUAL TOPS WILL EXPAND RAPIDLY TWD THE NE..WOULD
EXPECT LOWER BASES TO HAVE A MORE GRADUAL MOVEMENT. FOR MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY..LATEST STLT TRENDS SUGGEST THAT ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1-3"
ARE LIKELY..WITH THE HIGHER END OF THE TOTALS OCCURRING WITH CELL
MERGERS. FURTHER N..IMPRESSIVE TSTM CLUSTER MOVG EWD ACRS HENDRY/COLLIER
COUNTIES WILL LIKELY MERGE WITH INCRG CU/TU STREETS OVER PALM BEACH AND
BROWARD COUNTIES AS THE AFTN PROGRESSES.
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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 2704 7952 2523 7992 2509 8083 2655 8097
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