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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/11/08 0640Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-WEST:0630Z  JS
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LOCATION...ARIZONA...
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EVENT...MAJOR RAIN EVENT CONTINUES TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF
S CENT AZ.
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...IMAGERY THROUGH 0630Z SHOWS
SOME VERY ACTIVE CLOUD TOPS STILL HITTING PORTIONS OF EASTERN
MARICOPA AND NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES WITH VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL.  AUTOMATED SATELLITE ESTIMATES FOR THE EVENT ARE
INDICATING TOTALS BETWEEN 3-4” FOR THIS PORTION OF AZ.  WATER
VAPOR LOOP SHOWS ACTIVITY HAS APPARENTLY FOUND REGION OF
WEAK STEERING FLOW WITH MID/UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE DRIFTING
WESTWARD ACROSS GULF OF CA/N BAJA.  COMPOSITE RADAR LOOP IS
CERTAINLY OMINOUS AS MCV CIRCULATION IS NOT SHOWING MUCH
MOVEMENT OVER MARICOPA COUNTY. THE 0630Z GOES-WEST IMAGE
STILL HAS GOOD IR ENHANCEMENT TO THE SW OF THIS MCV WITH
CELL REDEVELOPMENT CONTINUING TO PARTICULARLY AFFECT EASTERN
MARICOPA/NORTHERN PINAL COUNTIES WHERE SOUTHERLY AND SOUTH-
EASTERLY MOIST LOW LEVEL INFLOW INTERSECTS RAIN COOLED OUTFLOW.
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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 3424 11292 3366 11083 3266 11123 3289 11363
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