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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/07/08 1414Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12: 1402Z			DS
DMSP SSMI:1204Z  NOAA AMSU:0847Z/1128Z
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LOCATION...TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...CRP...EWX...BRO...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
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EVENT...TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER DEEP SRN TX
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...12Z PW ANALYSIS INDICATED DEEP TROPICAL
MOISTURE OF OVER 2.2" ACROSS THE DEEP S OF TX WITH UP TO 2.4" VALUES
PRESENT AT BRO. WV SHOWS A TIGHTLY WRAPPED MID/UPPER LVL VORT HAS CROSSED
THE US/MX BORDER INTO SRN TX PULLING THE CNVTN SLIGHTLY NWD OVER THE
STATE. CELLS ARE SEEN MOVING FROM SE-NW IN VIS IMAGERY FROM THE COASTAL
AREA JUST S OF BRO TO THE AREA AROUND LRD. LOCAL VWPS SHOW A 30 KT SERLY
JET AT 850MB OFF THE GULF CONTINUING TO PULL IN RICH MOISTURE. GOES
STLT WINDS INDICATED A SMALL AREA OF UPPER LVL DVG PRESENT OVER DEEP
SRN TX AND RECENT OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS REVEALED AN AREA OF SFC MOISTURE
CNVG CENTERED ALONG THE COAST BETWEEN BRO AND CRP STRETCHING NWWD.
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CLOUD TOP TEMPS IN IR HAVE WARMED A GOOD BIT RECENTLY BUT ADDTL COLD TOPS
ARE MOVING UP FROM THE SE TO REPLACE THEM..INITIALLY AFFECTING STARR AND
HIDALGO COUNTIES. RECENT SSMI/AMSU PASSES INDICATE AREAL AVG RAIN RATES
WITH THE CNVTN OVER THE GOM SSE OF BRO TO BE MAX 1.2-1.3"/HR..BUT ACTUAL
RATES COULD BE MUCH HIGHER OVER A MORE LOCALIZED SCALE. AUTOMATED STLT
ESTIMATES SHOWED A MAX OF 2.7" OVER CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY FOR THE 3 HR
PERIOD ENDING 1345Z. EXPECT HVY RAINS TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT PARTS OF DEEP
SRN TX THROUGH THE MORNING HRS AS ADDTL CNVTN MOVES UP FROM THE S. WILL
ALSO CONTINUE TO WATCH FOR ANY LOCAL ENHANCEMENTS FROM SEABREEZE AS THE
DAY PROGRESSES. SEE WEB ADDRESS FOR ESTIMATE GRAPHIC IN ABOUT 5 MIN.
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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 2822 9943 2595 9635 2490 9736 2746 10062
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