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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/27/08 2346Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 2315Z     CW
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LOCATION...SW TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...MAF...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
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EVENT...MERGERS OF CELLS TO OCCUR IN NEXT 15-30 MINS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...STRONG CELLS ARE EXPECTED TO MERGE ALONG
BREWSTER/PECOS COUNTIES IN SW TX IN THE NEXT 15-30 MINS.  OVERSHOOTING
TOPS ARE EVIDENT IN VIS IMAGERY AND COLDEST CLOUD TOP TEMPS ARE AROUND
-63C.  ANTICIPATING RAINFALL RATES TO JUMP UPWARDS TO 1.0-2.0"/HR WITH
CELL MERGE.  AFTER MERGE TSTMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE NEWD INTO CENTRAL
PECOS COUNTY WHERE 1.0-1.5" IS POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT 1-2 HRS.
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SEE WEB ADDRESS BELOW IN 10 MINS FOR STLT GRAPHIC.
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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 3126 10297 3034 10214 2960 10343 3045 10397
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