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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/05/08 1944Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1915Z     CW
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LOCATION...SW GEORGIA...SE ALABAMA...
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ATTN WFOS...FFC...TAE...BMX...MOB...
ATTN RFCS...SERFC...
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EVENT...GROWING CONCERN OF VERY HVY RAINS ALONG A QUASI-STATIONARY W-E
CONVECTIVE LINE
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...RECENT STLT IMAGERY REVEALS A W-E ORIENTED
LINE OF CONVECTION HAS FORMED ALONG AL/GA SOUTHERN BORDER.  THIS LINE HAS
REMAINED NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT HAS CONTINUED TO INTENSIFY BETWEEN TOI/AL
EWD TO ABY/GA.  AN OVERSHOOTING TOP HAVING CLOUD TOP TEMPS OF -68C IS
CURRENTLY POSITIONED OVER RANDOLPH COUNTY IN SW GA.  STLT ESTIMATED RAIN
RATES SUGGEST BETWEEN 1-2"/HR IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF CONVECTION.
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SFC WINDS REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT WHILE UPPER LVL FLOW IS WESTERLY.
THIS SCENARIO POSES THE THREAT OF CELLS TRAINING AS STORMS ARE LIKELY
TO SLOWLY MOVE FROM W-E ACROSS AL/GA.  PW VALUES WITHIN THIS DISCUSSION
AREA ARE FOUND TO BE NEAR 1.8-1.9".  SOME AREAS MAY PICK UP 2-3" OF RAIN
IN THE NEXT 1-2 HRS INVOF HENRY CO/AL..CLAY/RANDOLPH/TERRELL CO IN GA.
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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 3221 8341 3116 8350 3113 8619 3203 8659
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