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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/26/08 0652Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0645Z  RUMINSKI
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LOCATION...TENNESSEE...ALABAMA...MISSISSIPPI...
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ATTN WFOS...OHX...HUN...MEG...
ATTN RFCS...SERFC...LMRFC...
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EVENT...HEAVY RAIN WITH REPEAT CONVECTION OVER WESTERN TENNESSEE
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...CNVTV CLUSTERS HAVE BEEN ROLLING THRU WRN
TN ALG THE NRN EDGE OF 8H THETA-E MAX. AXIS OF MOST ACTIVITY AND HEAVIEST
RAINFALL HAS BEEN FROM MO BOOTHEEL SE TO HARDIN AND WAYNE COUNTIES IN
TN. WITH MOIST AMS (PW'S AOA 2") VERY HEAVY RAIN ASCD WITH THE COLDER
TOPPED CELLS. MAIN CONCERN IS FOR REGIONS OF REPEAT ACTIVITY AND ANY
PSBL CELL MERGERS.
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AUTO STLT ESTS ARE SHOWING GENERAL 2-3" RAINFALL FOR 3 HR PD ENDING 06Z
IN A SWATH FROM CARROLL AND HENDERSON COUNTIES TO WAYNE AND HARDIN. IN
AREAS OF TRAINING AND CELL MERGERS (HENDERSON) TOTALS ARE IN THE 3-4"
RANGE.
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OVERALL TREND PAST COUPLE OF HRS HAS BEEN FOR CLD TOP
WARMING/WEAKENING...ESP WITH CLUSTER OF CNVTN NOW MVG THRU THE MO
BOOTHEEL. BUT NEW CNVTN IS STILL DEVELOPING UPSTREAM SO WILL NEED TO
CONT TO MONITOR CLOSELY FOR ADL CNVTN OVER THIS AREA.
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QUICK LOOK AT 0645Z IMAGE SHOWS A CONTD GENERAL WARMING TREND FOR CLD
TOP TEMPS. 2 EXCEPTIONS ARE WITH CNVTN OVER CHESTER COUNTY WHICH HAS
CLD TOPS NOW DOWN TO -72C AND IS DROPPING AN ESTD .75" PER HLF HR AS
IT MOVES AT A PRETTY GOOD CLIP..AND THE OTHER IS WITH CNVTN NW OF KCGI
WHERE THERE ARE A FEW NEW CELLS.
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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 3641 8841 3500 8734 3469 8828 3608 8929
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