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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/18/08 0050Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 0015Z     CW
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LOCATION...NE NEW MEXICO...
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ATTN WFOS...ABQ...
ATTN RFCS...ABRFC...WGRFC...
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EVENT...HVY RAINS EXPECTED OVER SAN MIGUEL COUNTY FOR NEXT HR OR SO
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...STLT ESTIMATES INDICATE 1.1" HAS
FALLEN IN THE LAST HR ACROSS WESTERN HARDING COUNTY FROM SLOW MOVING
CONVECTIVE CELL DRIFING TO THE SW.  THIS CELL IS BEGINNING TO MEET UP
WITH/MERGE WITH ANOTHER CELL SPREADING NEWD OVER SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
BASED ON CURRENT STLT TRENDS AND EXPANDING CLOUD SHIELD OVER SAN MIGUEL
COUNTY..EXPECTING HVY RAINS TO OCCUR NEXT 60-90 MINS.  RAINFALL RATES
MAY REACH UPWARDS OF 1.0"/30 MINS AS A RESULT OF CELL MERGERS.
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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 3672 10576 3651 10327 3442 10447 3494 10597
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