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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 01/05/09 0115Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-13 0102Z        CW
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LOCATION...ERN LOUISIANA...
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ATTN WFOS...JAN...LIX...LCH...
ATTN RFCS...LMRFC...
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EVENT...HVY RAINS SHOULD WIND DOWN NEXT 1-2 HRS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...CONVECTION OUT AHEAD OF SFC COLD FRONT
CONTINUES TO BE RATHER STUBBORN AS IT REDEVELOPS AND KEEPS NEARLY
STATIONARY OVER EVANGELINE AND ST. LANDRY PARISHES.  CONVECTION IS
OF WARM-TOP NATURE BASED ON -33C CLOUD TOP TEMPS FROM IR.  IR LOOP
IS CAPTURING SFC COLD FRONT WITH THIN LINE OF CLOUDS PUSHING EWD FROM
SW LA INTO S-CENTRAL LA.  BASED ON PAST IMAGES...MANUAL EXTRAPOLATION
SUGGESTS FRONT SHOULD MAKE IT NEAR THE EVANGELINE/ST. LANDRY PARISH AREA
IN THE NEXT 1-2 HRS AND THIS SHOULD HELP TO DIMINISH THE HVY RAIN AND
FF THREAT AS IT WILL CUTOFF THE SWD LLVL INFLOW OF MOISTURE COMING OFF
THE GOM...WHICH HAS BEEN FUELING THIS LOCALIZED FLOODING EVENT.
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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 3129 9235 3112 9087 3018 9120 3024 9257
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