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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/12/08 2147Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 2130Z     CW
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LOCATION...W COLORADO...S WYOMING...E UTAH...
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ATTN WFOS...BOU...CYS...RIW...GJT...SLC...
ATTN RFCS...MBRFC...CBRFC...
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EVENT...EXPECTING PRECIP RATES TO INCREASE NEXT 1-2 HRS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...WV SHOWS A SHORTWAVE PRESSING SSEWD
ACROSS N NV/NW UT/SE ID BRING WITH IT ENHANCED UVVS ACROSS E UT/W CO.
IN RESPONSE TO THIS APPROACHING SHORTWAVE CLOUD TOP TEMPS HAVE BEGUN TO
COOL SLIGHTLY WITHIN THE SW-NE ORIENTED CLOUD BAND OVER E UT/NW CO/CENTRAL
WY WITH COLDEST TOPS OVER SW UINTAH COUNTY IN NW UT.  UPPER LVL WIND
FIELD FROM GOES INDICATES MODEST DIVERGENCE ALOFT OVER E UT AND A JET
MAX EXPECTED TO ROUND THE BASE OF THE UPPER LVL TROUGH OVER S NV IN
THE NEXT 1-3HRS.  BOTH ARE EXPECTED TO AID IN THE ENHANCEMENT OF UVVS
ACROSS THE DISCUSSION AREA.  AREAS ON THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAIN
RANGES SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE GREATEST SNOWFALL TOTALS OUT OF THIS EVENT.
WITH PRECIP RATES BEING RELATIVELY LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON SO FAR..WITH
THE APPROACHING SHORTWAVE AND EXIT-REGION JET STREAK DYNAMICS CURRENTLY
THINKING IS THAT OVER THE NEXT 1-2 HRS RATES SHOULD BEGIN TO INCREASE
ACROSS E UT/W NW CO.
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LOOKING AHEAD TO THE EVENING HRS..MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES SHOULD REMAIN
RATHER PERSISTENT ACROSS E UT/W SW CO WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL
RATES MIXED IN AT TIMES.
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PLEASE SEE BELOW WEB ADDRESS IN ABOUT 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 4174 10813 4107 10554 3745 10954 3802 11181
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