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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 10/11/08 2100Z  ALS
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 2045Z
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LOCATION...SW MONTANA...EXTREME NW WYOMING...EXTREME NE IDAHO...
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ATTN WFOS...BYZ...RIW...TFX...PIH...MSO...
ATTN RFCS...MBRFC...NWRFC...
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EVENT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...MCIDAS OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS IS HIGHLIGHTING
AN AN AGRA FROM NORTHEAST IDAHO INTO SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA CLIPPING EXTREME
NORTHWEST WYOMING STRONG UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE. INFRARED LOOP SHOWS
CONTINUED ENHANCING CLOUDTOPS. THIS AREA IS JUST WEST WHERE THE 18Z NAM
INITIAL CONDITIONS PLACES THE BEST UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE. FEEL RADAR
IS UNDERPLAYING PRECIPITATION AND WITH HYDROESTIMATOR INDICATING .1-.2
HOURLY AMOUNTS FEEL THAT 1-2 INCH HOURLY SNOW RATES ARE QUITE POSSIBLE.
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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 4620 11124 4574 10951 4368 11142 4423 11332
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