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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/17/08 2046Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 2030Z      CW
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LOCATION...NEW MEXICO...
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ATTN WFOS...ABQ...EPZ...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
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EVENT...MERGER OF CELLS TO INCREASE RAIN RATES ALONG OTERO/LINCOLN
COUNTY BORDER
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...ONGOING CELL MERGER BETWEEN TWO CELLS..ONE
BUILDING SWD OVER LINCOLN COUNTY..WHILE THE SECOND IS MOVING NWD OVER
OTERO COUNTY.  NEW OVERSHOOTING TOP OF -68C NOW SEEN IN LATEST IR IMAGE.
HVY RAINS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CELL INDIVIDUALLY AND
THIS MERGE WILL ONLY FURTHER INTENSIFY THE STORMS AND INCREASE RAIN RATES
TO UPWARDS OF 1.0-1.5"/HR.  HVY RAIN COULD PERSIST ACROSS BOTH COUNTIES
FOR THE NEXT 1-3 HRS WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-2".
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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 3434 10615 3430 10494 3291 10512 3284 10642
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