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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 08/16/07 0724Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0715Z KUSSELSON
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LOCATION...SE TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...HGX...CRP...EWX...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
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EVENT...ERIN HVY RAIN ONTO THE COAST...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...CONVECTIVE BLOB WITH ERIN HAS COLDEST
CLOUD TOPS OF -78/-79C SPINKLED ABOUT THE CENTER THAT WAS ABOUT TO REACH
THE COAST NEXT 6HRS.  3HR MAX RAIN ESTIMATES FROM NESDIS HYDROESTIMATOR
AT 3.3” NEAR 28N/95.5W WITH 1-2 INCHES ALREADY ON MID COAST. 6HR TOTALS
THRU 0630Z AT 5.0 INCHES NEAR 28.2N/95.5W...SEE WEB SITE ADDRESS BELOW
FOR GRAPHICS.
DISTURBANCE AND JET ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND NE FORCING RIDGE IN SE FURTHER
SOUTH AND HELPING TO STEER FLOW WNW AND WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW ERIN
TO PROGRESS INLAND LATER THIS MORNING AND MOVE VERY HVY RAIN INLAND.
CAN EXPECT 1-2 INCHES IN 60-120 MINUTES...AND POSSIBLY MAX TOTALS OF
3-4 INCHES IN 3-4HRS AND 5-6 INCHES IN 6 TO 8 HRS.   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 2951 9708 2938 9470 2816 9486 2765 9524 2809 9718
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