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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 06/30/08 0210Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 0200Z  HANNA
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LOCATION...ARIZONA...
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ATTN WFOS...TWC...
ATTN RFCS...CBRFC...
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EVENT...STATIONARY CONVECTION OVER E PIMA COUNTY PRODUCING LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...OVER THE LAST 30-60 MINUTES AN AREA
OF CONVECTION HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER E PIMA COUNTY JUST
EAST OF TUS.  OVER THE LAST HOUR HAVE NOTED RATHER EXPLOSIVE CLOUD TOP
EXPANSION AND COOLING WITH A VERY WELL DEFINED OVERSHOOTING TOP OVER
EXTREME NE PIMA COUNTY.  GOES WEST SOUNDER PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OF
0.70-0.80" OVER THE REGION COMBINED WITH LOCALLY SATURATED ATMOSPHERE
FROM STATIONARY CONVECTION WOULD TEND TO SUGGEST THAT RAINFALL RATES
MAY BE BETWEEN 1.00-1.50"/HR OVER THE E PORTION OF PIMA COUNTY.  MANUAL
SATELLITE ESTIMATES ALREADY SUGGESTING RAINFALL TOTALS OF 0.60-1.00"
OVER NE PIMA COUNTY.  WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR.
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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 3272 11059 3259 11032 3212 11035 3184 11060 3197 11071
3237 11082
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