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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 04/23/08 1809Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1745Z    CW
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LOCATION...WESTERN TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...SJT...LUB...MAF...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
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EVENT...HVY RAINS CONTINUING WITH NEARLY STATIONARY CELL
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...A CELL LOCATED OVER WESTERN TX INVOF
BORDEN..GARZA..AND KENT COUNTIES HAS CONTINUED TO KEEP ITS STRONG
INTENSITY AS CLOUD TOP TEMPS HAVE REMAINED NEAR -62C OVER THE 1-2HRS.
3-HR HYDROESTIMATOR AMOUNTS ENDING AT 1745Z SHOWS A MAX TOTAL OF 2.4"
OVER BORDEN AND GARZA COUNTY WITH 2.0" COVERING WESTERN KENT COUNTIES. VIS
IMAGERY SHOWS ADDITIONAL CELL-REDEVELOPMENT IS OCCURRING ALONG THE SOUTH
AND WESTERN FLANK OF THIS CELL AIDING IN MAINTAINING HVY RAINFALL RATES
OVER THESE COUNTIES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF INDIVIDUAL CELLS MERGING
INTO THE MAIN ONE.

GOES SOUNDER SHOWS A VERY WELL-DEFINED PW MOISTURE PLUME RUNNING S-N
ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN TX.  PROFILER DATA AS OF 17Z SHOWS WINDS AT
925-850MB ARE FROM THE SSE ALLOWING FOR GOOD MOISTURE TRANSPORT INTO
THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN EDGES OF THE CONVECTIVE CELL IN WESTERN TX.
MANUAL STLT RAINFALL RATE TECHNIQUE SUGGESTS RATES MAY REACH UP TO
2.0-2.8"/HR OVER BORDERN..GARZA..KENT COUNTIES AND IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING
AREAS OVER THE NEXT 1-2 HRS.
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PLEASE SEE BELOW WEB ADDRESS FOR STLT GRAPHIC AND 3-HR EST AMOUNTS IN
10-15 MINS.
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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 3363 10147 3316 10035 3232 10121 3269 10202
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