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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 04/04/08 1320Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1302Z   LIDDICK
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LOCATION...NORTHERN LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...EASTERN TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...JAN...LZK...SHV...
ATTN RFCS...LMRFC...ABRFC...WGRFC...
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EVENT...COLD TOPS MOVING INTO SRN AR/NRN LA WITH HEAVY RAINS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...IR IMAGERY HAS BEEN SHOWING GENERAL
WARMING IN CONVECTIVE TOPS OVER NE TX OVER PAST COUPLE OF HOURS...HOWEVER
NEW CONVECTION OVER SHELBY/RUSK/PANOLA/NACOGDOCHES COUNTIES IN ERN TX
IS FORMING WITH TOPS COOLING TO -68C.  ESTIMATING THAT LOCALIZED AREAS
IN THOSE COUNTIES HAVE SEEN 1.5"-2.0" IN THE PAST 30-60 MIN.

AR...IR IMAGERY AND MORNING VISIBLE SHOWING TRAINING CONVECTION OVER
SRN AR INVOF BRADLEY/UNION COUNTIES IN SRN AR OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS.
ESTIMATING THAT SOME LOCALIZED AREAS HAVE SEEN UP TO 2.0" IN THAT TIME
PERIOD ESPECIALLY IN CALHOUN COUNTY WHICH SAW A OVERSHOOTING TOP MOVE
THROUGH BETWEEN 1145Z-1215Z.

12Z RAOBS SHOWING LITTLE DIRECTIONAL SHEAR OVER AREA OF DISCUSSION
WHICH SHOULD HELP PRODUCE AREAS WITH TRAINING/STATIONARY CELLS AT
TIMES WITH MERGERS ALSO A THREAT OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS.  WITH GOOD
LOW LEVEL TRANSPORT OF MOISTURE..PW VALUES BETWEEN 1.15"-1.3" PER GOES
SOUNDER..SOME LOCALIZED AREAS COULD CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE 30-60 MIN
TOTALS OF 1.5"-2.0".

CHECK WEB IN APPROX 15 MIN FOR ATTACHED MESSAGE 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 3453 9151 3273 9115 3119 9376 3173 9508 3308 9471
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