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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/17/08 2246Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 2232Z       CW
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LOCATION...NE NEW MEXICO...
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ATTN WFOS...ABQ...
ATTN RFCS...ABRFC...
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EVENT...IMMINENT CELL MERGER OVER SE UNION COUNTY
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...CELLS OVER UNION/COLFAX/HARDING COUNTIES
IN NE NM APPEAR LIKELY TO MERGE IN THE THE NEXT 30 MINS OVER SE UNION CO.
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UNION COUNTY HAVE ALREADY SEEN 1.1" IN THE LAST HR
BASED ON AUTOMATED STLT ESTIMATES (SEE GRAPHIC AS WEB ADDRESS BELOW).
EXPECT RAINFALL RATES TO INCREASE WITH CELL MERGE WITH ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS POTENTIALLY REACHING 1.0-1.5" IN LOCALIZED AREAS IN
THE NEXT 60-90 MINS.
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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 3689 10320 3624 10313 3575 10393 3686 10480
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