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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 06/17/08 0939Z CORR
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0915Z        CW
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LOCATION...N OKLAHOMA...S KANSAS...
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ATTN WFOS...TSA...ICT...OUN...DDC...AMA...
ATTN RFCS...MBRFC...ABRFC...
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RESENT FOR LATEST GOES TIME OF 0915Z
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EVENT...MERGERS OF CONVECTIVE CELLS IMMINENT ALONG KS/OK BORDER
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...CLOUD TOP TEMPS HAVE CONTINUED TO
COOL WITH DEVELOPING/INTENSIFYING CONVECTION ACROSS S KS/N OK THE
PAST COUPLE HRS.  IR IMAGERY BETWEEN 0845Z AND 0915Z INDICATES CELLS
ALONG THE BORDER INVOF KIOWA/COMANCHE/BARBER/HARPER COUNTIES IN KS AND
WOODS/ALFALFA/GRANT COUNTIES IN KS ARE ABOUT TO MERGE OR ARE OCCURRING
AT THIS VERY MOMENT.  RAIN RATES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED NEAR 1.0-1.25"/HR
WITHIN INDIVIDUAL CELL..HOWEVER WITH MERGERS RATES ARE LIKELY TO JUMP TO
CLOSER TO 2.0"/HR.  JUST DOWNSTREAM OF THESE MERGERS VERY HVY RAINFALL
HAS BEEN OBSERVED (1.63" AT WDG IN LAST HR).  MERGING CELLS TO THE NW
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD THE SE AND ARE LIKELY TO BRING
AN ADDITIONAL 1-2" OF RAINFALL ACROSS AREAS ALREADY HAVING 1-2" IN THE
LAST 2 HRS ACROSS N-CENTRAL OK (WHICH INCLUDES WDG AND SURROUNDING AREAS).
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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 3883 9919 3610 9548 3500 9673 3717 10078
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