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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 04/24/08 0034Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 2345Z    CW
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LOCATION...CENTRAL TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...FWD...
ATTN RFCS...LMRFC...WGRFC...
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EVENT...HVY RAINS PRODUCED BY CELL TRAINING
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...THE CONVECTIVE LINE OF TSTMS MENTIONED
IN THE PREVIOUS SPENES MESSAGE AT 2328Z CONTINUES TO REMAIN INTENSE
AND IT HOLDING TOGETHER AS IT PUSHES EWD ACROS CENTRAL PORTIONS
OF TX.  1-HR HYDROESTIMATOR ENDING AT 00Z SHOWED A MAX RAINFALL
AMOUNT OF 1.2" OVER SHACKELFORD AND STEPHENS COUNTIES FROM THIS
LINE OF CELLS TRAINING AS THEY MOVE W-E.  COUNTIES IN THE PATH OF
THIS LINE THAT MAY EXPERIENCE RAINFALL RATES OF 1.5-2.0"/HR ARE
PARKER..HOOD..TARRANT.. JOHNSON..DALLAS..ELLIS..ROCKWALL..KAUFMAN
COUNTIES.

00Z SFC ANALYSIS REVEALS STRONG MOISTURE DIVERGENCE AXIS LIES W-E ACROSS
CENTRAL TX JUST SOUTH OF THE CONVECTIVE LINE.  850MB THETA-E AT 00Z SHOWS
CONVECTIVE LINE MOVING INTO A POOL OF OF HIGHER VALUES AND GOOD MOISTURE
TRANSPORT IS OCCURRING BETWEEN 925-850MB BASED ON 20-25KT SSE LLVL FLOW.
PW VALUES FROM GOES SOUNDER AND GPS NETWORK SUGGEST A RANGE OF 1.25-1.50"
ACROSS CENTRAL AND E CENTRAL TX AT THIS HR.  CONTINUED ADVECTION OF
LLVL MOISTURE INTO THIS LINE SHOULD HELP TO SUSTAIN THE ABOVE MENTIONED
RAINFALL RATES AS IT PUSHES EWD OVER THE NEXT FEW HRS.
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PLEASE SEE WEB ADDRESS BELOW FOR 1-HR STLT EST GRAPHIC IN 10 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 3313 9583 3216 9578 3222 9813 3300 9813
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