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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/23/08 2203Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12: 2155Z		DS
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LOCATION...SE NORTH CAROLINA...NE SOUTH CAROLINA...
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ATTN WFOS...MHX...RAH...ILM...CAE...
ATTN RFCS...SERFC...
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EVENT...CELL MERGERS LIKELY IN NE SC/SE NC
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS REVEALS STRONG AREA
OF SFC MOISTURE CNVG IN NE SC..DIRECTLY W OF A CLUSTER OF CELLS THAT HAS
SHOWN BACKBUILDING TRENDS IN RECENT STLT IMAGERY. IR SHOWS CLUSTER HAS
BECOME WEDGE SHAPED WITH VERY HVY RAINS OCCURRING OVER COLUMBUS COUNTY IN
NC AND BACKBUILDING INTO HORRY COUNTY IN SC. WHILE SOME CLOUD TOP WARMING
WAS OBSERVED IN PAST HR..IT APPEARS TO BE FROM DEBRIS CIRRUS BLOWOFF AND
NOT FROM THE ACTIVE PART OF THE STORMS. SFC BNDRY IS PRESENT STRETCHING
SWWD FROM E NC THROUGH SE SC INTO SE GA WITH DWPTS AT OR ABOVE 70F E OF
THE BNDRY. CONTINUED DIGGING OF TROF/FRNTL BNDRY DEEP INTO THE SE WILL
HELP TO PROVIDE LARGER SCALE FORCING BUT MESOSCALE INFLUENCES OUFLOW BNDRY
MOVING SLOWLY SWWD AND ABOVE MENTIONED SFC BNDRY AHEAD OF FRNT WILL BE
MORE CRUCIAL. APPROACHING CELLS THROUGH CENTRAL SC MAY ALSO MERGE WITH
THE BACKBUILDING CELLS WHICH SHOULD ALIGN W-E OVER NE SC INTO EXTREME
SE NC DURING NEXT 1-2 HRS. 3 HR AUTOMATED STLT ESTIMATES SHOW AMOUNTS
UP TO 2.4" ENDING 2115Z OVER COLUMBUS COUNTY AND ESTIMATE THAT AMOUNTS
OF 2-3" WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING NEXT 3 HRS WHERE THE CELLS BACKBUILD
MOST..LIKELY INCLUDING PART OF COLUMBUS COUNTY. SEE WEB ADDRESS IN 5-10
MIN FOR GRAPHICS.
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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 3529 7671 3404 7621 3353 7991 3452 8062
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