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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 04/08/08 2311Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 2302Z    CW
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LOCATION...SW ARKANSAS...
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ATTN WFOS...LZK...SHV...
ATTN RFCS...LMRFC...ABRFC...
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EVENT...HVY RAINFALL WITH CELL MERGERS AND BACK-BUILDING OCCURRING
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...CONVECTION HAS ALIGNED ITSELF RATHER
WELL AHEAD OF SFC COLD FRONT AS EXPECTED AND CELL MERGERS AND TRAINING
HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS.  THIS IS VERY MUCH
WELL IN LINE FROM PREVIOUS SPENES MESSAGE (AT 2029Z).  COLDEST CLOUD TOP
TEMPS OF -65C ARE SEEN OVER PIKE..CLARK..HOT SPRINGS..GARLAND COUNTIES
IN 2232Z IR IMAGERY AND ARE BEGINNING TO EXPAND AND COOL SOUTHWARD OVER
HEMPSTEAD AND NEVADA COUNTIES PER 2302Z IMAGE.  MULTIPLE OVERSHOOTING
TOPS ARE ALSO EVIDENT FROM THIS CLUSTER OF TSTMS IMPACTING THESE AREAS.
3-HR HYDROESTIMATOR ENDING AT 2245Z SHOWS AN AREA OF 1.6-1.8" OF
RAINFALL INVOF PIKE.. CLARK..HOT SPRING COUNTIES WITH LAST LATEST 1-HR
ESTIMATES SHOWING 1.0-1.1" HAS ALREADY FALLEN BETWEEN 2145 AND 2245Z.
RAINRATES FROM THESE CELLS MAY BE BETWEEN 1.0-1.5" PER MANUAL STLT
TECHNIQUE. CONTINUED CELL MERGERS AND TRAINING IS TO BE EXPECTED OVER
THESE SAME COUNTIES AS MID-LVL FLOW REMAINS PARALLEL TO SW/NE ORIENTED
SFC COLD FRONT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
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PLEASE SEE WEB ADDRESS BELOW FOR 3-HR STLT ESTIMATE 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 3486 9290 3436 9240 3349 9387 3403 9440
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