ZCZC NFDSPENES ALL SPENES INZ000-ILZ000- . SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 06/07/08 1709Z SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678 LATEST DATA USED: G12 1700Z CK . LOCATION...INDIANA...ILLINOIS... . ATTN WFOS...IWX...IND...LOT...ILX... ATTN RFCS...OHRFC...NCRFC... . EVENT...TWO CONVECTIVE AREAS MERGING FM W OF LAF TO W OF MIE . SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...IL BAND OF CNVTN MENTIONED IN EARLIER SPENES HAS CONTINUE TO MOVE NE,.WITH THE LEADING EDGE MERGING WITH INDIANA MCS. MERGING HAS TAKEN PLACE FM IL/IN BORDER W OF LAF TO W OF MIE. AUTOMATED STLT ESTIMATES INDICATE RATES BTWN 1-2"/HR..AS CELLS MOVE EWD OVER IN. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY IS NOW MAINLY OVER IN..THERE IS STILL A FAIRLY COLD TOP CELL NE OF DEC/IL WHICH IS MOVG NE. IF IT HOLDS TOGETHER..IT WILL MOVE TO VCNTY OF VERMILLION COUNTY/IL ..WHICH HAS ALREADY RECEIVED HVY RAIN. . SEE NCEP HPC DISCUSSION AND QPF/S FOR FORECAST. ....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET.... . SSD/SAB WEB ADDRESS FOR PRECIP ESTIMATES: HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/PCPN/ ...ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /PS/PCPN/ . LAT...LON 4081 8764 4030 8584 3993 8575 3996 8934 . NNNN