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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/21/07 0807Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: G12  0745Z  CK
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LOCATION...S CENTRAL TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...CRP...EWX...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
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EVENT...THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AND INTENSITY CONTINUES TO INCR
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...SINCE PREVIOUS SPENES..CNVTV CLOUD
TOPS HAVE COOLED FURTHER OVER S CENTRAL TX..WHILE NUMBER/COVERAGE OF
TSTMS HAS INCRD. MERGERS CONTINUE OVER MEDINA COUNTY..WHERE 2-3" HAS
BEEN ESTIMATED. OTHER INTENSE CELLS HAVE DEVELOPED/INTENSIFIED OVER
UVALDE AND BANDERA COUNTIES. THE EARLIER WARMER TOP CELLS TO THE E OF
SAT.. HAVE ALSO COOLED..AND ARE AFFECTING THE AREA FM HAYES TO GONZALES
COUNTIES. OTHER WARMER TOP CELLS EXTEND INTO DEWITT AND TRAVIS COUNTIES.
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CURRENT STLT TRENDS INDICATE THAT THE TWO EXPANDING AREAS OF TSTMS..TO
THE W AND E OF SAT..WILL LIKELY MERGE..ESP OVER BEXAR COUNTY. UVALDE AND
MEDINA COUNTIES..THE SITES OF COLDEST CONVECTIVE CLOUD TOPS..ARE LIKELY
TO CONTINUE TO SEE ADDITIONAL MERGERS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.
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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 3005 9765 2889 9717 2882 10007 2999 9990
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