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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 09/15/07 2300Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11  2230Z   AB
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LOCATION...ARIZONA...
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ATTN WFOS...TWC...PSR...
ATTN RFCS...CBRFC...
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EVENT... CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS... GOES-11 WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AT 2200Z
SHOWED A MID/HI LEVEL CIRCULATION MOVING NORTHWARD INTO NW MEXICO. A
CLUSTER OF COLD TOPPED CONVECTION DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHERN MARICOPA COUNTY
AND SHIFTED SOUTHWARD TO WESTERN PIMA COUNTY. INCREASING PWs WERE IN
THE RANGE OF 1.00" TO 1.50"(130 PERCENT OF NORMAL). SFC-500MB RHs WERE
AROUND 50 PERCENT. ESTIMATED .8" TO 1.6"/HR FROM THE COLDEST TOPS OVER
WESTERN PIMA COUNTY.
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HYDRO=ESTIMATES 3HR TOTALS(1930-2230Z)
 ARIZONA COUNTIES...
  S MARICOPA       1.8"
  NW PIMA          2.8"

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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 3322 11348 3284 11021 3152 11045 3205 11312
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