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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 06/21/08 1142Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1115Z        CW
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LOCATION...NW TEXAS...NE NEW MEXICO...
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ATTN WFOS...LUB...AMA...ABQ...
ATTN RFCS...ABRFC...WGRFC...
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EVENT...SLOW-MOVING CLUSTER OF TSTMS PRODUCING HVY RAINFALL
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...THE CONVECTIVE CLUSTER OF TSTMS DISCUSSED
IN EARILER 0929Z SPENES HAS EXHIBITED FURTHER INTENSIFICATION AS CLOUD
TOPS HAVE COOLED FROM -61C TO -68C IN THE LAST 90 MINS. 1115Z IR IMAGERY
PLACES COLDEST CLOUD TOP TEMPS OVER DEAF SMITH COUNTY/TX.  AUTOMATED STLT
ESTIMATES INDICATE MAX 1-HR RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.2" HAS FALLEN OLDHAM
COUNTY/TX AND EXTREME E QUAY COUNTY/NM.
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SERLY LLVL JET APPEARS TO HAVE WEAKENED PER LATEST PROFILER/VWP DATA AT
11Z..HOWEVER WITH PW VALUES STILL BEING OBSERVED ACROSS NW TX NEAR 1.1"
AND SHORTWAVE TO THE N STILL PROVIDING LIFTING MECHANISM..HVY RAINFALL
STILL APPEARS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR NW COUNTIES
IN TX.  MOST OF THE RAINFALL SEEMS TO BE FALLING IN A 1-2 HR PERIOD.
AREAS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THIS HVY RAIN IN THE NEXT 15-30 MINS AS
THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO TRACK TO THE SSE INCLUDE..CURRY COUNTY IN
NM/PARMER/CASTRO/BAILEY/LAMB COUNTIES IN TX.
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PLEASE SEE WEB ADDRESS BELOW FOR AUTOMATED STLT EST GRAHPIC.
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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 3611 10171 3456 10074 3407 10285 3568 10392
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