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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/16/07 0314Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0300Z KUSSELSON
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LOCATION...S CENTRAL TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...CRP...BRO...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
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EVENT...MINI VORTICY AND DEEP MOISTURE FOR SMALL BUT POTENT HVY RAIN
CONTINUING...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...GOES WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWED UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH HANGING AROUND EASTERN THIRD OF TEXAS PAST 24HRS.  LATEST IR/WATER
VAPOR SHOWED MINI-LOOKING VORTICY OVER FAR S CENTRAL TEXAS VIC OF HIDALGO
COUNTY WITH COLD TOP CONVECTION DANCING AROUND THE TRI COUNTY AREA OF
KENEDY COUNTY ON THE EAST EXTENT AND STARR COUNTY ON THE WEST...WITH
MOST ACTIVITY NEAR LOW/TROUGH CENTER OVER HIDALGO COUNTY.  UPPER LEVEL
SATELLITE WINDS LESS THAN 20KTS...A POSITIVE FOR SLOW MOVING CELLS NOT
GOING TO FAR FROM LOW/TROUGH.  HIGH PW MOISTURE OF 2.0" OR HIGHER OVER THE
AREA THE PAST 24HRS NOT LIKELY TO GO ANYWHERE TOO SOON AS ADDITIONAL HIGH
MOISTURE IN FAR WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND ADVECTIONG WEST INTO THE AREA.
SO EVEN THOUGH NOT SEEING ANY BIG MCS OR LARGE AREAL EXTENT OF HVY RAIN
FOR THE WFO BRO OR CRP AREA...THERE SHOULD BE ISOLATED HVY RAIN/COLD TOP
CELLS AROUND MOST OF THE NIGHT AND MOVING SLOWLY AROUND UPPER LOW/TROUGH
AND AFFECTING A RELATIVELY SMALL AREA...BUT INDIVIDUAL CELLS CAN GIVE
1-2 INCHES IN A 30-60 MINUTE TIME PERIOD.
WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR...
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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 2741 9862 2681 9674 2515 9713 2568 9897 2659 9945
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