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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 04/30/09 0653Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: 0645Z  GOES-12  TEB
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LOCATION...NEBRASKA...COLORADO...
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ATTN WFOS...LBF...GLD...BOU...CYS...
ATTN RFCS...MBRFC...
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EVENT...SLOW MOVING EAST-WEST LINE OF CONVECTION
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...PW VALUES ARE NOT OVERLY IMPRESSIVE
AT .86" BUT SOUNDER DATA DOES SHOW THIS MOISTURE INCREASING AND SLIDING
WESTWARD ALONG THE FRONT.  WARM-TOPPED CELLS HAVE EVOLVED INTO COLD-TOPPED
CONVECTION IN S.W. NEBRASKA AND BACK INTO N.E COLORADO.  TOTAL STLT
ESTIMATED RAINFALL FROM 0415Z-0615Z OF 3.45" IN NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY IN
N.E. CO.  SOMEWHAT LESSER AMOUNT IN CHASE COUNTY IN S.W. NE AS T-CELLS
KICK OUT TO THE EAST OVER THE PAST HOUR.  ANTICIPATE ANOTHER 1.8" IN YUMA
COUNTY TO 0645Z SO TOTAL WILL BE 5.25" IN PAST 2.5 HRS.  WV IMAGERY SHOWS
LEAD EDGE OF JET JUST ENTERING WESTERN COLORADO SO SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT
TO THE EAST MAY WAIT ANOTHER 1-2 HOURS WITH POSSIBLE INCREASE IN RAIN
RATES DUE TO UPPER SUPPORT AND BETTER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AVAILABILITY.
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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 4176 10044 4039 10024 4016 10306 4013 10300 4120 10350

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