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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 08/02/07 1940Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: G12  1930Z  CK
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LOCATION...NW TEXAS TO E NEW MEXICO...
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ATTN WFOS...OUN...LUB...AMA...MAF...ABQ...
ATTN RFCS...ABRFC...WGRFC...
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EVENT...TSTM CLUSTERS INCRG AND SPREADING/DEVELOPING WWD
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...MERGERS HAVE BEGUN TO TAKE PLACE OVER S
TX PANHANDLE/NW TX AS CLUSTER OF TSTMS INCR. THE CNVCTV AREA HAS BEEN
BUILDING TWD THE W..WITH NEW CELLS DEVELOPING OVER E NM. OVER TX..
MERGERS ARE TAKING PLACE N OF LBB AND FM LBB TO NR/S OF CDS. THESE
STMS..IN PART..ARE BEING INFLUENCED BY CIRC AROUND VORT..WHICH IS CENTERED
NE OF MAF.  WITH THE INCR IN NUMBER OF TSTMS..WOULD EXPECT MERGERS OF
OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND INDIVIDUAL TSTMS WILL RESULT IN FURTHER INCR
IN CNVCTV COVERAGE OVER THE DISCUSSION AREA. STLT ESTIMATING TECHNIQUE
AND TRENDS SUGGEST THAT NUMEROUS LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE 2-3" RAINFALL
AMOUNTS IN AN HR OR SO..WITH SOME LOCATIONS PICKING UP OVER 3". IN THE
SHORT TERM..OF PARTICULAR CONCERN IS THE AREA ENCOMPASSING COTTLE/KING
COUNTIES..WHERE OVERSHOOING TOPS HAVE BECOME APPARENT AS SEVERAL CELLS
MERGE.
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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 3564 10233 3405 9971 3341 9953 3315 10353 3410 10406
3485 10460
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