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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/28/08 2255Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 2230Z    CW
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LOCATION...EASTERN NEW MEXICO...
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ATTN WFOS...MAF...ABQ...EPZ...
ATTN RFCS...ABRFC...WGRFC...
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EVENT...CELL MERGERS VERY LIKELY OVER NEXT FEW HRS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...UP AND DOWN THE EASTERN HALF OF NM
CONVECTION HAS FIRED ALONG A SFC FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND IS SLOWLY MOVING
NEWD.  MOST OF THE STORMS APPEAR TO BE RATHER PROGRESSIVE..HOWEVER SUDDEN
BURSTS OF HVY RAINFALL FROM THESE STRONG STORMS IS LIKELY.  AS CELLS
DEVELOP AND MOVE TO THE NE ADDITIONAL CELLS ARE SEEN DEVELOPING ALMOST
RIGHT BEHIND THEM.  SOME OF THESE ADDITIONAL CELLS ARE MERGING WITH WITH
THOSE JUST DOWNSTREAM AND AS A RESULT LOCALIZED RAIN RATES WILL INCREASE
WHERE CELLS MERGE.  VIS IMAGERY AT 2330Z SUGGEST A CELL MERGE TO OCCUR IN
NEXT 15-30 MINS OVER TORRANCE COUNTY/NM AND ANOTHER ONE SEEMS TO ALREADY
BE HAPPENING OVER OTERO COUNTY/NM.  LOCALIZED 0.50-1.0" OF RAINFALL MAY
FALL IN THE PERIOD OF 1 HR WHERE CELL MERGERS OCCUR.
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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 3663 10325 3217 10337 3210 10603 3651 10627
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