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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/18/08 1355Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1345Z    KUSSELSON
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LOCATION...IOWA...
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ATTN WFOS...DVN...DMX...
ATTN RFCS...NCRFC...
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EVENT...24HR SATELLITE ESTIMATES THROUGH 12Z TODAY CENTERED IN IOWA...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...MAIN POINT TO THIS MESSAGE IS
THAT SATELLITE DERIVED RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM NESDIS OPERATIONAL
HYDROESTIMATOR WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY ON THE WEB AT ADDRESS
BELOW...SOME HIGHLIGHTS ARE 5.2"  IN PARTS OF CERRO GORDO AND FLOYD
COUNTY...4.5"  IN TAMA AND 4.0" IN BENTON COUNTY.   THESE ESTIMATES ARE
AUTOMATED WITH NO HUMAN INTERVENTION.  WILL BE MONITORING SHORT WAVE
NOW PUSHING ACROSS W SD THAT CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON WX IN THE AREA LATER
TODAY AND THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY WITH PW MOISTURE PLUME SO CLOSE BY
OR TO THE SOUTH...AND DRY PW MIN JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THAT NOT GIVING
TOO MUCH GROUND FOR MOISTURE PLUME TO DROP SOUTH...SO MORE LIKELY HIGH
MOISTURE WILL BE AROUND FOR POTENTIAL STORMS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
STAY TUNED...
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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 4282 9389 4209 9191 4116 9201 4107 9349
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