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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 04/04/08 2335Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11  2315Z KUSSELSON
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LOCATION...W MONTANA...N IDAHO...NE OREGON...
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ATTN WFOS...TFX...MSO...BOI...OTX...PDT...
ATTN RFCS...MBRFC...NWRFC...
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EVENT...SNOW BURST AHEAD LOW OR STRONG VORT NE OREGON WILL TRANSLATE
HVY SNOW E AND NE...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...COLD CORE VORT MOVING THRU
N CENTRAL OREGON FROM PARENT LOW SW BRITISH COLUMBIA AND HELPING TO SPARK
COOLING TOPS ACROSS NE OREGON.  MOISTURE WHEN THIS SYSTEM WAS OFFSHORE
LAST NIGHT HAD VALUES OF NEARLY 0.5" PW.  VIGOROUS FORCING  THAT WAS
HELPING TO PRODUCE COOLING TOP PROBABLY HAS LATCHED ON TO SOME OF THAT
0.5" PW MOISTURE (MAYBE A LITTLE LESS NOW THAT IT IS FURTHER INLAND) AND
HELPING TO THE PRODUCE THE HVY SNOW BURSTS NOW CENTERED NORTHEAST OREGON.
COOLING TOPS TO CONTINUE ACROSS INTERIOR N IDAHO NEXT SEVERAL HRS AND
AT LEAST NEXT 2-3HRS NE OREGON AS VORT MOVE EASTWARD.  SNOW RATES WILL
INCREASE OR REMAIN AT 1 INCH PER HR AS IT ENCOUNTERS HIGHER ELEVS OF N
IDAHO CLOSE TO MONTANA BORDER.  LOCALLY HVY SNOW EXPECTED WITH THESE
COOLING TOP AHEAD OF THE FORCING MECHANISM OF THE LOW AS IT CROSSES
WESTERN MONTANA TONIGHT.
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 4733 11340 4594 11301 4499 11727 4617 11782 4722 11637
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