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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 09/18/07 2219Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: G12  2200Z  CK
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LOCATION...N TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...FWD...OUN...SJT...
ATTN RFCS...ABRFC...WGRFC...
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EVENT...CONTINUED INCR IN INTENSITY/COVERAGE OF CNVTN SW OF SPS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...CLOUD TOPS HAVE REACHED THEIR COLDEST
LEVELS THUS FAR WITH SLOW MOVG/EXPANDING CNVTN NR/SW OF SPS. 15 MIN
IMAGERY SHOWS VERY COLD..-74C..OVERSHOOTING TOP OVER ARCHER COUNTY. IT
IS DRIFTING SEWD. AT THE SAME TIME..TSTMS HAVE RAPIDLY INCRD OVER BAYLOR
COUNTY..WHERE A MERGER OCCURRED IN THE PAST HALF HR. VIS IMAGERY SHOWS
TCU OVER THROCKMORTON COUNTY IS ENHANCING RAPIDLY AND MOVG NE. THUS
WOULD EXPECT ADDITIONAL MERGERS OVER BAYLOR COUNTY OVER THE NEXT HALF
HR TO HR. WOULD ALSO EXPECT ADDITIONAL CELL MERGING TO TAKE PLACE OVER
ARCHER COUNTY.
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WITH THE INTENSITY OF THE MERGERS..ALONG WITH HIGH PW'S AND DEW
POINTS..MANUAL STLT ESTIMATES INDICATE RAINFALL RATES RANGING UP TO BTWN
1.5-2" IN A HALF HR.
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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 3415 9931 3396 9823 3282 9855 3280 9963 3290 9993 3396
9940
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