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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/26/08 0503Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0445Z    CW
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LOCATION...S WISCONSIN...NW ILLINOIS...E IOWA...
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ATTN WFOS...LOT...MKX...DVN...ARX...
ATTN RFCS...NCRFC...
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EVENT...CELL MERGERS AND TRAINING PRODUCING VERY HVY RAINFALL
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...LATEST IR IMAGERY DEPICTS AREA OF COLDEST
CLOUD TOP TEMPS OF -73C OVER EXTREME NW IL (CARROLL.. WHITESIDE..OGLE
COUNTIES) AS A RESULT OF CELL MERGERS.  TRAINING OF CELLS IS EXPECTED
OVER THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AND THOSE IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING..CLINTON IN
E IA..CARROLL..WHITESIDE..OGLE COUNTIES IN NW IL OVER THE NEXT 2-3 HRS
AT LEAST.  ADDITIONAL CELLS TO THE W OF THIS AREA ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
EWD WORSENING THE SITUATION BY PROLONGING THE HVY RAINFALL.  CONCERN IS
FOR ADDITIONAL 1-2" RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO FALL   OVER THE DISCUSSION AREA
FROM THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG TSTMS OVER THE NEXT 2-3 HRS.
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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 4267 9151 4259 8868 4146 8890 4141 9162
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