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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/27/08 0228Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: G12  0215Z  CK
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LOCATION...N OKLAHOMA...S KANSAS...
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ATTN WFOS...TSA...ICT...OUN...
ATTN RFCS...ABRFC...
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EVENT...MERGER OF TWO MCS'S ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE NE OF END
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...MCS WHICH DEVELOPED EARLIER OVER THE TX
PANHANDLE HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND NEWD ACRS W TO N CENTRAL OK. 0215Z
IMAGE SHOWS THAT THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS MCS IS BEGINNING TO MERGE
WITH OUTFLOW FM KS/N OK CNVTN. CLOUD TOPS HAVE COOLED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH
TSTMS OVER GARFIELD AND GRANT COUNTIES/OK..AND IT IS LIKELY THAT THESE
TWO CLUSTERS WILL MERGE IN THE NEXT HALF HR TO HR..JUST W OF PNC AND
WILL THEREAFTER SPREAD INTO KS AND MAY ALSO SPREAD OVER E KAY/W OSAGE
COUNTIES/OK..WHICH HAVE ALREADY RECEIVE HVY RAIN.
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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 3712 9712 3709 9621 3653 9643 3622 9810 3668 9845
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