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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/21/07 0019Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12: 2345Z	DS
LOCATION...TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...MAF...EPZ...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
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EVENT...CELL MERGER IN W TX
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...TWO CELL CLUSTERS IN W TX ARE CLOSE TO
MERGING INVOF THE CULBERSON/JEFF DAVIS COUNTY LINE. ONE CLUSTER IS MOVING
S/SE THROUGH E CULBERSON WITH AN OVERSHOOTING TOP WHILE THE OTHER IS
MOVING EWD FROM S HUDSPETH COUNTY. SAT TRENDS INDICATE THAT CELLS COULD
FORM INTO SMALL LINE AFTER MERGING AND MOVE TO THE E/SE TWDS REEVES/JEFF
DAVIS. ESTIMATE THAT RAINFALL RATES OF 1-1.5"/HR POSSIBLE AS THE CELLS
MERGE. SLOW MOVEMENT OF CELLS AFTER MERGER COULD RESULT IN HVY RAINS IN
SW CULBERSON/NW JEFF DAVIS OVER THE GUADALUPE MTNS IN NEXT 1-2 HRS.
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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 3185 10366 3020 10345 3011 10548 3045 10554 3176 10570
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