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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 06/27/07 1140Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-EAST:1115Z  JS
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LOCATION...CENTRAL TEXAS
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ATTN WFOS...FWD...EWX...SJT...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
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EVENT...MERGER OF COMPLEXES/OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES IS FINALLY COMPLETE
BUT HEAVY RAINS PERSIST OVER REGION OF CENT TX ALREADY EXPERIENCING
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...IR IMAGERY THROUGH 1115Z SHOWS
CONSOLIDATED CONVECTION OVER CENT TX WITH TOPS JUST STARTING TO SLIGHTLY
WARM IN RECENT IMAGES. THAT BEING SAID HOWEVER, STILL SIGNIFICANT
RAINS ARE FALLING OVER MCCULLOCH/MASON EASTWARD TO BURNETT/BLANCO
COUNTIES. RAINFALL RATES ARE ESTIMATED IN THE 1.5-2.0"/HR RANGE IN THIS
AREA WITH SOME ISOLATED CELLS STILL POSSIBLY IN THE 2.0-3.0"/HR RANGE
WHICH CERTAINLY IS ENOUGH TO AGGRAVATE THE EXISTING SITUATION THERE. 6
HOUR AUTOMATED SATELLITE ESTIMATES ARE SHOWING TOTALS IN THE 5-7" RANGE
FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN THIS AREA WHICH MAY BE A DECENT AREAL AVERAGE BUT
OBVIOUSLY FALLING WELL SHORT OF THE EXTREME RAIN TOTALS WHICH APPARENTLY
HAVE FALLEN. NOW THAT THE CONVECTIVE AREAS/OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES HAVE FINALLY
MERGED THE HOPE IS THAT THE EVENT WILL BEGIN TO LESSEN BUT THAT MAY TAKE
AT LEAST ANOTHER HOUR OR PERHAPS LONGER FOR THE MOST INTENSE PORTION
OF THE LINE TO CLEAR THE AFFECTED COUNTIES. WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION
CLOSELY FOR ANY SLOWING DOWN/REDEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITY.
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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 3201 9927 3148 9751 2996 9804 3017 9976
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