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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 04/24/08 0055Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0045Z    CW
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LOCATION...N CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
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ATTN WFOS...TSA...ICT...OUN...
ATTN RFCS...ABRFC...
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EVENT...HVY RAINS WITH CELLS MERGING
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...IR IMAGERY BETWEEN 2345-0045Z INDICATED
CLOUD TOP COOLING FROM -63C TO -67C AND RAPID EXPANSION OF COLDER
CLOUD TOP TEMPS INVOF OF GARFIELD..NOBLE..KEY..W OSAGE COUNTIES IN N
CENTRAL OK.  VIS IMAGERY SHOWS INDIVIDUAL CELLS HAVE MERGED OVER THESE
COUNTIES RESULTING IN THIS RAPID INTENSIFICATION SEEN IN IR ANIMATION.
MANUAL STLT RAINFALL RATE TECHNIQUE SUGGEST RATES MAY BE UP TO 2.8"/HR
FROM THESE MERGERS.  THESE HIGH RAINFALL RATES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO LAST
FOR MORE THAN 30-45 MIN AS IT APPEARS THIS CELL IS PROGRESSING NEWD INTO
S CENTRAL KS.
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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 3704 9713 3683 9618 3586 9757 3634 9814
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