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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 08/16/07 1038Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1030Z KUSSELSON
NOAA AMSU:0819Z
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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 RAINFALL...FLOODING LIKELY...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...MICROWAVE PASS FROM NOAA AMSU AT 0819Z
HAD A 15KM AREAL AVERAGE RAIN RATE OF 1.35�/HR NEAR THE MATAGORDA COAST.
THIS FURTHER CONFIRMED WITH NESDIS HYDROESTIMATOR 3HR MAX RAINFALL RATES
THRU 0945Z OF 4.0 INCHES JUST OFFSHORE ARANSAS...REFUGIO ...CALHOUN
COUNTIES AND 2.5 INCHES COASTAL CALHOUN INTO SW MATAGORDA COUNTY AND 6HR
TOTALS ENDING 0945Z OF 5.0 TO 5.5 INCHES ABOUT THE SAME AREAS OF THE COAST
AND JUST OFFSHORE.   SEE RAINFALL GRAPHIC ON HOME PAGE AT ADDRESS BELOW.
MOISTURE PLUME WITH ERIN EXTENDS BACK TO YUCATAN.  DRY/LOWER PW POCKET NOW
MOVING WEST OF JAMAICA WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE ERIN INLAND AND CONCERN WILL
GROW FOR WIDESPREAD FLOODING AS THE DAY GOES ON AND INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.
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 2966 9583 2806 9513 2786 9705 2773 9690 2784 9788 2946
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