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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/29/08 0220Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0210Z     CW
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LOCATION...E COLORADO...
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ATTN WFOS...GLD...PUB...BOU...
ATTN RFCS...MBRFC...ABRFC...
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EVENT...CELL MERGERS LIKELY TO PRODUCE BRIEF HVY RAIN BURST
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...CELLS ARE SEEN BEGINNING TO MERGE ACROSS
CARSON/CHEYENNE/KIOWA COUNTIES AND CLOUD TOP TEMPS HAVE COOLED DOWN TO
-74C PER LATEST IR IMAGE.  THIS AREA IS LACKING BEST MOISTURE AND WITH
PW VALUES NEAR 1.3-1.4" AND SFC TDS JUST BELOW 60F...EXPECTING RAINFALL
RATES TO JUMP UP TO 1.0-1.2"/HR BUT THEN DECREASE ONCE MERGE IS COMPLETE
ALLOWING FOR MAX STORM TOTALS TO BE NEAR 1.5" IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN
DISCUSSION REGION.
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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 3971 10217 3811 10215 3815 10340 3961 10353
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