ZCZC NFDSPENES ALL SPENES . SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/17/07 0229Z SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678 LATEST DATA USED: G12 0215Z CK . LOCATION...DEEP S TEXAS... . ATTN WFOS...BRO... ATTN RFCS...WGRFC... . EVENT...CELL MERGER N OF MFE..1.5" ESTIMATED PAST HALF HR . SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...0215Z IMAGEY SHOWS CLOUD TOPS OVER HIDALGO HAVE REACHED -70C AS CELL MERGER OCCURRED. TWO OVERSHOOTING TOPS ARE EVIDENT ON THE IMAGERY NE/N OF MFE. MANUAL STLT ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 1.5" HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST HALF HOUR. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 2-3" OR MORE IS LIKELY. . SEE NCEP HPC DISCUSSION AND QPF/S FOR FORECAST. ....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET.... . SSD/SAB WEB ADDRESS FOR PRECIP ESTIMATES: HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/PCPN/ ...ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT /PS/PCPN/ . LAT...LON 2672 9835 2662 9758 2596 9754 2584 9841 . NNNN