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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 04/02/08 1331Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1315Z    CW
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LOCATION...S LOUISIANA...
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ATTN WFOS...LIX...LCH...
ATTN RFCS...LMRFC...
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EVENT...STATIONARY WARM-TOP CELLS PRODUCING HVY RAINFALL
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...FIRST VIS IMAGERY OF THE DAY SHOWS
A SMALL CLUSTER OF CONVECTIVE CELLS REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY WITH
OVERSHOOTING TOPS AND RECENT LIGHTENING STRIKES OVER ASSUMPTION..ST
JAMES..SOUTH ASCENSION..SOUTH IBERVILLE PARISHES.  CLOUD TOP TEMPS PER IR
AT 1315Z SHOWS THAT THESE CELLS ARE WARM-TOP AT -36C..HOWEVER PW VALUES
OF 1.4-1.5 ARE SEEN IN BOTH GOES SOUNDER AND 12Z RAOB DATA OVER S LA.
THESE CELLS HAVE DEVELOPED AND REMAINED ALONG THE BEST MOISTURE TONGUE
THAT IS EVIDENT PER SFC DEW POINT AND THETA-E ANALYSES.  MANUAL STLT
ESTIMATE RAIN RATE TECHNIQUE SUGGESTS THESE CELL ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BETWEEN 1-2"/HR.  CELLS ARE EXPECTED TO EVENTUALLY MOVE VERY SLOWLY TO
THE SSE AND MAY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HVY RAINFALL OVER PARISHES SOUTH
AND EAST OF THE DISCUSSION AREA.
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PLEASE SEE WEB ADDRESS BELOW IN 10 MINS FOR STLT GRAPHIC.
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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 3046 9070 2996 9050 2970 9109 3020 9142
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