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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/11/08 2357Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 2341Z KUSSELSON
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LOCATION...SW NEW MEXICO...SE ARIZONA...
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ATTN WFOS...EPZ...TWC...
ATTN RFCS...CBRFC...
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EVENT...CELL MERGER IN HIDALGO COUNTY NM....CLUSTERED CONVECTION NOT
FULLY ORGANIZED BUT PRODUCING HVY RAINS COCHISE INTO E PIMA...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...ON E AND SE EXTENSION OF UPPER
TROUGH...CONVECTION HAS CONTINUED TO ORGANIZE IN A MANNER FOR MEANINGFUL
HVY RAIN SE AZ INTO HIDALGO COUNTY, NM.  CELL MERGER THRU 2345Z RESULTED
IN -73C TOPS IN HIDALGO COUNTY AND PWS 1.5" OR GREATER CAN EXPECT
THAT MUCH RAIN IN A 45-60 MINUTE TIME PERIOD IF IT LASTS THAT LONG.
E PIMA CELL MERGER TO AN OVERSHOOTING TOP OF -62C ABOUT 25 MILES SE OF
KTUS...PROBABLY RESULTING IN LOCAL HVY RAINS OF 1.0" PER 20 MINUTES. OTHER
AREA ON N COCHISE HAS PERSISTENT COOLING TOP PAST HF HR TO 60 MINUTES
WHILE WEAKENING GOING ON WITH CELLS IN C COCHISE AS ENERGY THERE GOES
INTO THE HIDALGO MERGER.   THINK AREA FROM E PIMA TO SW NM WILL CONTINUE
TO BE ACTIVE ON THE PERIPHERY OF CURRENT ACTIVE CONVECTION FOR THE NEXT
FEW HRS.    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 3286 11053 3262 10862 3078 10909 3123 11133
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