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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 03/31/08 0109Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12: 0102Z		DS
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LOCATION...N MISSISSIPPI...
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ATTN WFOS...MEG...JAN...
ATTN RFCS...SERFC...LMRFC...
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EVENT...STNRY/BACKBUILDING CELLS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...OVERSHOOTING TOPS ARE SEEN ON LAST FEW
VIS IMAGES OF THE DAY OVER NRN MS ALONG A STNRY FRNT THAT IS DRAPED ACROSS
THE SRN MS VLY AND SRN PLAINS. CELLS ARE WARM TOP AT ONLY -54C AND CLOUD
TOPS HAVE WARMED BY 6C SINCE 2215Z WHEN THE CELLS WERE STILL STEADILY
MOVING ACROSS N MS. OVER THE PAST 2 HRS..NEW CELLS HAVE FORMED SW OF THE
ORIGINAL STORMS AND HAVE SEEMINGLY ANCHORED THEMSELVES ALONG THE FRONTAL
BNDRY INVOF MONTGOMERY COUNTY. A FEW ADDTL CELLS ALSO HAVE BACKBUILT
W/SW OF THIS POINT INTO CARROLL AND HOLMES COUNTIES. LINE OF CELLS HAS
REMAINED NEARLY STNRY OVER MONTGOMERY/WEBSTER/CHICKASAW COUNTIES FOR 1-2
HRS NOW SO MANUALLY ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.75-2.5" HAVE LIKELY
OCCURRED SINCE 2215Z WITH SOME LOCALIZED SPOTS RECEIVING JUST OVER 3".
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SFC ANALYSIS INDICATES MID 60'S DEWPTS POOLED ALONG THE STNRY FRNT
JUST SW OF THE CELLS AND LIKELY AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN W CENTRAL
MS WHICH CELLS APPEAR TO BE BACKBUILDING TWDS. GOES SOUNDER/GPS VALUES
INDICATES LI'S OF -3 STILL IN W CENTRAL MS AND PW VALUES OF 1.4-1.75"
NE OF THE COMPLEX OF STORMS IN LA. WITH SWRLY 850 WINDS..STILL MAY SEE
SOME CONTINUED BACKBUILDING/REFORMING OF CELLS ALONG THE FRNT THOUGH
WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING THIS THREAT MAY NOT LAST FOR VERY LONG AS
IT WAS WARMING FAIRLY QUICKLY. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR.
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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 3464 8892 3423 8834 3258 8956 3312 9052
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