ZCZC NFDSPENES ALL SPENES KSZ000-NEZ000- . SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 06/08/08 0155Z SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678 LATEST DATA USED:GOES-12: 0145Z DS HYDROESTIMATOR: 2230Z-0130Z . LOCATION...N CENTRAL KANSAS...E/S CENTRAL NEBRASKA... . ATTN WFOS...OAX...TOP...ICT...GID...DDC...GLD... ATTN RFCS...MBRFC... . EVENT...SLOW MOVING/NRLY STNRY STORMS IN PARTS OF KS/SE NE . SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...SMALL CLUSTER OF STORMS ALONG THE FRNT IN N KS AND OTHER STORMS PRESENT IN SE NE HAVE ONLY BEEN SLOWLY MOVING TO THE N AND NE. LAST VIS IMAGES OF THE DAY SHOW THE SWRN END OF THE CLUSTER IN KS CONTINUES TO HAVE GOOD UPPER LVL DVG AND IS THE MOST ACTIVE PART OVER NE ROOKS/SE PHILLIPS/SMITH/N OSBORNE COUNTIES. ADDTL CELLS ARE BEGINNING TO ENHANCE FROM ADAMS COUNTY NE INTO SW/W CENTRAL IA. STRONG SFC MOISTURE CNVG IS STIL PRESENT ALONG THE FRNT AS THE INCREASING SRLY 40-45KT LLJ ACROSS E KS/OK CONTINUES TO FEED IN RICH MOISTURE. EXPECT SOME INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CELLS OVER SE NE BUT THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHETHER ENOUGH FORCING IS PRESENT. THE INGREDIENTS ARE STILL IN PLACE THOUGH FOR HVY RAIN ACROSS SE NE BUT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT MAY NOT SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHICH IS GOING ON ACROSS IA. HOWEVER..WITH LLJ STRENGTHENING AND BECOMING MORE POINTED NWD INTO S CENTRAL NE RATHER THAN VEERING OFF NEWD INTO SE IA..THIS COULD CHANGE. 850MB FLOW IS STILL SPLIT AT THIS TIME THOUGH AND UNSURE OF HOW MUCH IS NEEDED TO REALLY GET THE CNVTN GOING ACROSS THE DISCUSSION AREA. RECENT TREND IN LAST FEW STLT/RADAR IMAGES HAS BEEN FOR AN INCREASE IN CELLS SO HVY RAIN POSSIBILITY MAY NOT BE TOO FAR BEHIND. HYDROESTIMATOR INDICATED UP 3.3" IN THE PREVIOUS 3 HR PERIOD ENDING 0130Z WITH A 2-3" AREA ESTIMATED FROM N OSBORNE COUNTY INTO NW MITCHELL/JEWELL COUNTY EXTENDING INTO NW REPUBLIC AND ACROSS THE NE BORDER. SEE WEB ADDRESS FOR GRAPHICS IN 5-10 MIN. . 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 4175 9676 4070 9601 3893 9933 3953 9999 . NNNN