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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/01/07 0242Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0232Z  RUMINSKI
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LOCATION...TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...CRP...EWX...BRO...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
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EVENT...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...CD TOPPED CNVTN HAS CONTD TO POUND MUCH
OF S TX. HEAVY RAIN WITH COLDEST CLD TOPS HAVE REMAINED NRLY STNRY OVER
SRN STARR SINCE LAST MESSAGE AT 01Z. WITH SUCH PERSISTENT CNVTN AMS HAS
BECOME LOCALLY SATURATED IN A VERY MOIST ENVIRONMENT. EST UPWARDS OF 7"
OVER STARR FOR THIS EVENT.
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THERE HAS BEEN SOME MODEST SWRD DRIFT OF COLDEST TOPS OVER SE WEBB AND
WRN DUVAL. CD TOPS STILL EXHIBITING A WEDGE PATTERN FOR ENHANCED RAINFALL
EFFICIENCY. NEW DEVELOPMENT OCRD JUST ACRS THE MEXICAN BORDER FROM FAR SRN
WEBB AND IS NOW FEEDING INTO SW FLANK TO SUSTAIN CNVTN FURTHER. SIMILAR
RAINFALL TOTS ESTD FOR THIS AREA AS WELL.
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QUICK LOOK AT 0232Z IMAGE SHOWS LTL CHG IN CLD TOP TEMPS OR GROWTH..WITH
A SLIGHT EXPANSION OF CD TOPS OVER SW WEBB.
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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 2847 9747 2567 9734 2580 10001 2844 10014
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