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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 04/29/07 2029Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: G12  2115Z  CK
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LOCATION...SW/W TEXAS...S NEW MEXICO...
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ATTN WFOS...SJT...MAF...ABQ...EPZ...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
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EVENT...CONVECTION STEADILY INCR NE/E OF UPPR LOW..HVY RAIN
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...GOES WV IMAGERY ANIMATION SHOWS UPPR
LOW APPX 75 MI SW OF ELP MOVG NE..AND HAS DEFINITELY TAKEN ON A MORE
CLOSED APPEARANCE COMPARED TO EARLIER TODAY. CNVTN HAS BEEN STEADILY
INCRG WELL TO THE N/E/S OF THE CENTER. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE AREA
NE OF INK ALL OF THE CNVTN ATTM IS WARM TOP..WITH CLOUD TOP TEMPS IN
THE -40S C TO MID -50S C. HOWEVER..CLOUD TOPS COULD COOL FURTHER LATER
ON AS CNVTN CONTINUES TO INCR IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY  AS UPPR LOW
PROGESSES.  ATTM..THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE ACTIVITY EXTENDS FM HUDSPETH
TO REEVES COUNTIES TO NE OF INK. STMS OVER MX HAVE BEGUN TO SPREAD
INTO NW PRESIDIO COUNTY AS WELL. SMALL BUT INCRG BAND OF TSTMS  FORMED
OVER BREWSTER COUNTY..SW OF TERRELL COUNTY BORDER..WITH CONVECTIVE LN
EXTENDING SW OF THERE INTO MX. MOVEMENT IS TWD THE NE.
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LATEST OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS OF SFC DATA SHOWS MAX CONVERGENCE CENTERED
OVER JEFF DAVIS COUNTY..WITH GENERAL AREA OF CONVERGENCE ENCOMPASSING
MUCH OF SW TX. GOES SOUNDER IMAGERY SHOWS HIGH INSTABILITY OVER THE
ENTIRE DISCUSSION AREA..WITH THE LOWEST LI VALUES OF -8 TO -10 C OVER
SW TX. CURRENT STLT TRENDS INDICATE THAT AREA FM HUDSPETH/PRESIDIO
COUNTIES TO VCNTY OF MAF..WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE FOCUS OF CONVECTIVE
DEVELOPMENT/REDEVELOPMENT AND MERGERS. WITH REGARD TO S NM...HVY TSTMS
WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA..WITH CELL MERGERS OCCURRING
AS WELL.  CELL MERGERS CAN PRODUCE AN INCH OF RAIN IN A HALF HR.
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GRAPHIC WILL BE AVAILABLE AT WEB ADDRESS BELOW IN APPX 5 MINUTES.
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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 3255 10206 2904 10173 2813 10680 3246 10725
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