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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/10/08 1205Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1145Z  HANNA
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LOCATION...TEXAS...NEW MEXICO...
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ATTN WFOS...EPZ...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...CBRFC...
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EVENT...HEAVY RAIN MOVING THROUGH MOST OF LUNA COUNTY AND INTO W DONA ANA
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...VERY HEAVY CONVECTION WITH WHAT APPEARS
TO BE A MCV CONTINUES TO STREAM OUT OF NORTHERN MEXICO AND INTO PORTIONS
OF LUNA COUNTY AND W DONA ANA.  ALTHOUGH MOST RECENT IR IMAGERY (1145Z)
DOES SHOW SOME SLIGHT CLOUD TOP WARMING, HAVE SEEN A VERY IMPRESSIVE
CONVECTIVE COMPLEX WITH ASSOCIATED OVERSHOOTING TOPS LIFTING STEADILY
NORTHWARD ALONG THE WEST PORTILLO MOUNTAIN RANGE OVER THE LAST 1-2 HOURS.
SEASONABLY DEEP MOISTURE IN PLACE (1.20-1.40" PWS) ALONG WITH PRECIP
EFFICIENT SOUNDINGS (LITTLE CLOUD SHEAR AND DEEP ABOVE 0C LAYER) WOULD
TEND TO SUGGEST RAINFALL RATES OF AT LEAST 1.0-2.0"/HR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
MOST INTENSE CONVECTIVE CORES.  BELIEVE THESE TYPES OF RATES ARE LIKELY
OCCURRING WITH THE CELL ABOUT 10 MILES W OF LRU AND ALSO WITH THE CELL
ABOUT 20 MILES SSW OF LRU.  AUTOMATED SATELLITE ESTIMATES SUGGEST THAT
2-3" OF RAIN HAS FELL OVER AREAS OF N MEXICO WHICH WERE EARLIER AFFECTED
BY THE COMPLEX.  HAVE NOTICED A SLIGHT HIGH BIAS TO AUTOMATED RAINFALL
TOTALS OVERNIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA BUT STILL BELIEVE THAT AT LEAST 2.0"
IS POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS OVER THE W HALF OF DONA ANA COUNTY
OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  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 3294 10741 3279 10685 3226 10657 3165 10667 3067 10720
3126 10812 3216 10827 3269 10810
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