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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/31/08 0036Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0015Z     CW
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LOCATION...W OHIO...S MICHIGAN...INDIANA...CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
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ATTN WFOS...ILN...IWX...IND...LOT...ILX...LSX...
ATTN RFCS...OHRFC...NCRFC...
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EVENT...HVY RAINS TO CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL IL/CENTRAL-NORTHERN
IN AND MOVING INTO OH THIS EVENING.
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...THE LINEAR-ORIENTED CONVECTIVE LINE OF
STORMS THAT HAVE BEEN RACING EWD ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL IL/N-CENTRAL IN
LATE THIS AFTERNOON IS SEEN BECOMING MORE OF A CLUSTER WITH THE LARGEST
AREA OF EXTENT OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN IN. STILL TRAINING OF CELLS IS
STILL ONGOING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL IL AS THE WSW-ENE LINEAR-ORIENTATION
REMAINS AND WITH CELLS MOVING NEARLY DUE E.  3-HR AUTOMATED STLT
ESTIMATES (ENDING 2345Z)INDICATE RAINFALL AMOUNTS UPWARDS OF 1.6" HAS
FALLEN OVER SCOTT/MORGAN/SANGAMON COUNTIES IN W-CENT IL.  HVY RAIN IS
CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THESE COUNTIES AT THIS HR AS A STRONG CELL WITH
AN OVERSHOOTING TOP (-70C CLOUD TOP-TEMP) IS CURRENTLY MOVING E ACROSS
THEM AND BEGINNING TO APPROACH MACON AND PIATT COUNTIES.
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LARGE CLOUD SHIELD OF -65C CLOUD TOP TEMPS IS SEEN COVERING MOST OF THE
NORTHERN ONE-THIRD OF IN.  LITTLE CHANGE IN CLOUD TOP TEMPS HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED IN THE PAST HR OVER THIS REGION.  WITH THAT SAID AND WITH SLTL
ESTIMATES INDICATING RAIN RATES AOA 1.0-1.25"/HR..IT SEEMS VERY LIKELY
THAT CONTINUED HVY RAINFALL FROM THESE CELLS SHOULD BE EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL HRS.
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ADDITIONAL 1-3" OF RAINFALL SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO FALL THIS EVENING ALONG
A LINE FROM DEC/IL TO FWA/IN.  EVENTUALLY THE HVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO
MAKE IT INTO PORTIONS OF NW/W OH.
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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 4196 8452 4038 8412 3913 8971 4077 9016
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