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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/06/08 0030Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0015Z        CW
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LOCATION...NW ARKANSAS...
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ATTN WFOS...LZK...TSA...
ATTN RFCS...LMRFC...ABRFC...
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EVENT...CLUSTER OF TSTMS LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO HANG ALONG WITH CELLS
NOW MERGING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NW AR.
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...LATEST IR IMAGERY SHOWS CLUSTER OF
TSTMS HAVE DEVELOPED AND REMAINED NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS PORTIONS
OF MADISON/NEWTON/JOHNSON/POPE COUNTIES IN NW AR.  HVY RAINS HAVE
BEEN FALLING OVER THE PAST 2-3 HRSF FROM THESE STORMS AND WITH CELL
MERGERS BEING OBSERVED IN LATEST VIS ANIMATION (AND HAVE RESULTED IN
AN OVERSHOOTING TOP AT -67C CLOUD TOP TEMP IN IR)..RAINFALL RATES ARE
LIKELY TO INCREASE SOMEWHAT.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.0-1.25"
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS DISCUSSION AREA AS HVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST FOR THE NEXT 1-2 HRS.
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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 3631 9330 3537 9217 3490 9373 3568 9419
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