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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/23/07 1238Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 THRU 1232Z GG
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LOCATION...FLORIDA...
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ATTN WFOS...MFL...TBW...
ATTN RFCS...SERFC...
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EVENT...RECENT MERGER
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...WITH RECENT WESTERWARD DEVELOPMENT
ALONG EVIDENCT SFC CONVERGENCE BOUNDARY OVER THE SE GOM INTO S LEE/N
COLLIER COUNTY...A NARROW WEDGE IS DEVELOPING BUT CONTINUES TO REMAIN
OFFSHORE WITH ONLY LIMITED INTRUSION OVER VERY NEAR COASTS AND ISLANDS
OF LEE COUNTY.  WV SHOWS THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE AT THE ENTRANCE OF AN
INTENSIFYING JET STREAK OFF S FL NE INTO THE UPPER LOW...THOUGH FLOW
IN S FL IS LIMITED TO 20-30KTS  IT IS GOOD ENOUGH SPEED DIVERGENCE AS
FLOW IS NEARLY STAGNANT OVER THE E GOM WITH THE DUE NORTH FLOW DIVERGING
INTO THE DEFORMATION ZONE ACROSS THE S GOM.  SO WOULD EXPECT CONTINUED
OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT AS THE SFC BOUNDARY DROPS SOUTHWARD.

CURRENTLY... A SIGNIFICANT MERGE CAN BE SEEN JUST SE OF SANIBEL ISLAND
WITH THE MERGING CELL AIDING THE MOVEMENT OF THE CELLS OVER THE ISLAND
WITH VERY HIGH RATES OVER 3"/HR.  AUTOMATED SATELLITE TECHNIQUES HAVE
ESTIMATED TOTALS OF 2-3" IN THE LAST THREE HOURS OVER N LEE COUNTY WITH
1.5" OVER S LEE SO FAR...STILL THINK THIS IS NOT A HIGH AS IT SHOULD BE
CONSIDERING THE MERGER.
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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 2730 8199 2625 8147 2594 8255 2701 8294
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