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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 09/11/07 1035Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1015Z  RUMINSKI
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LOCATION...TEXAS...NEW MEXICO...
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ATTN WFOS...EPZ...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
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EVENT...INCREASING CONVECTION ALONG THE RIO GRANDE IN FAR WEST TEXAS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...CNVTN HAS BEEN PERSISTENT IN OLD MEXICO
S OF DONA ANA AND LUNA COUNTIES AND IS NOW SHIFTING E INTO HUDSPETH
COUNTY. COLDEST CLD TOPS ARE ALG THE RIO GRANDE OVER SRN HUDSPETH AND
NEAR THE SFC FNTL BOUNDARY. CLD TOP TEMPS TO -62C SUPPORT HLF HR RAINFALL
UP TO ARND .5". CURRENT CNVTN OCRG NEAR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM YDAY.
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QUICK LOOK AT 1015Z IMAGE SHOWS ADL CLD TOP COOLING WITH CNVTN TO THE
WEST OF HUDSPETH..CONTH LONG TERM TREND OF COLDEST CLD TOPS SHIFTING S
AND W. MID LEVEL FLOW CONTS TO BE WEAK AND FROM THE SW WITH MINOR WAVES
EMBEDED IN FLOW. HOWEVER..STG PUSH OF SFC CDFNT TO THE S SHOULD TAKE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL INTO OLD MEXICO.
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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 3225 10512 3018 10508 3032 10705 3223 10709
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