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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/24/07 1530Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 1500Z   AB
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LOCATION...ARIZONA...
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ATTN WFOS...TWC...PSR...
ATTN RFCS...CBRFC...
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EVENT...SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...GOES-11 WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AT 1500Z
SHOWED DEEP LAYERED MOISTURE FROM SOUTHERN ARIZONA TO UTAH AND SOUTHERN
IDAHO BETWEEN THE UPPER LEVEL CIRCULATION OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
THE RIDGE OVER THE PLAINS. PWs OVER SOUTHERN ARIZONA ARE APPROACHING THE
2 INCH RANGE WHICH IS 140 TO 160 PERCENT OF NORMAL. AT 12Z THE RH AT TUS
WAS 83 PERCENT. WARM TOP CONVECTION WITH IFFA ESTIMATES OF .2 TO .4"/HR
EXTENDED FROM NE PIMA COUNTY TO CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY. CELLS ARE BECOMING
LESS ENHANCED AS THEY SHIFT TO THE NW OVER WESTERN PIMA... WESTERN PINAL
AND NORTHEASTERN MARICOPA COUNTIES.
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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 3322 11262 3321 11044 3166 11062 3180 11264 3312 11253
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