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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 06/16/07 0409Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0345Z  RUMINSKI
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LOCATION...TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...EWX...SJT...MAF...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
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EVENT...HEAVY RAIN WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OVER WEST TEXAS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT SEEN SINCE LAST
MESSAGE OVER COKE..RUNNELS..TOM GREEN AND CONCHO WITH OVERSHOOTING CLD
TOP TEMPS REACHING TO -75C. COLDEST CELLS/HEAVIEST RAIN HAVE BEEN SHIFTING
S OVER THIS AREA AND WITH OTHER CLUSTER OF CELLS OVER CROCKETT AND SUTTON.
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AUTOMATED SATELLITE ESTS ARE SHOWING MAX 3 HR RAINFALL OF 3.5" THRU 0330Z
OVER SRN TOM GREEN AND NE CROCKETT. THIS LOOKS REASONABLE..PERHAPS EVEN
A LITTLE LIGHT GIVEN THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT AND AMPLE MOISTURE.
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GIVEN THE BROAD CYCLONIC CIRC THAT THE CNVTN IS EMBEDDED IN..THE
EXPANDING CD CLOUD TOPS AND CNVTV FEEDBACK ALRDY OBSERVED EXPECT MCS TO
GAIN ORGANIZATION TO KEEP IT GOING THRU THE NIGHTAND CONT TO SPREAD TO
THER S AND E TWRD KDRT AND KSAT.
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QUICK LOOK AT 0345Z IMAGE SHOWS ADL CLD TOP COOLING ALG SUTTON..CROCKETT
BORDER WITH TEMPS REACHING -77C. MAX ESTD 30 MINUTE RAINFALL UP TO
1.0-1.25".
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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 3235 9937 2996 9929 3007 10219 3229 10208
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