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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/24/08 1130Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 1115Z       CW
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LOCATION...S TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...LCH...HGX...CRP...EWX...BRO...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
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EVENT...TROPICAL STORM DOLLY
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...AS DOLLY CONTINUES TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AND
TRACK WNWWD ACROSS DEEP S TX..HVY RAINS CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN FOCUS
OF CONCERN.  ATTM THE APPEARS TO BE THREE AREAS WHERE HVY RAINFALL COULD
CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM OF THE NEXT FEW HRS.
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STARR/JIM HOGG/HILDADO COUNTIES...LOCATED JUST S/SE OF CENTER OF DOLLY IS
EXPERIENCING VERY HVY RAINS FROM THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE EYEWALL.
ON IR..COLDER CLOUD TOPS (-68C) HAVE PERSISTED OVER THIS AREA FOR THE
PAST 2-3 HRS AND LIKELY COULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA FOR AN
ADDITIONAL 1-2 HRS.  3-HR AUTOMATED STLT ESTIMATES ENDING AT 11Z SHOW
4.0-4.3" HAVE FALLEN OVER THE COUNTIES MENTIONED ABOVE.  ADDITIONAL 2-3"
IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HRS.
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LIVE OAK/MCMULLEN/LA SALLE COUNTIES...HVY RAINBAND ROTATING WNWD
ACROSS THESE COUNTIES HAS SHOWN RECENT CLOUD TOP COOLING OVER LIVE
OAK/MCMULLEN COUNTIES.  RAIN RATES FROM THIS BAND ARE ESTIMATED TO BE
NEAR 1.25-1.5"/HR.  HVY RAINS FROM THIS BAND ARE BEGINNING TO MOVE OVER
FRIO/ATASCOSA/BEE COUNTIES AT THIS TIME.
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LAST AREA OF CONCERN FOR VERY HVY RAINS IS ACROSS SE COASTAL TX WHERE AN
OUTTER RAINBAND HAS BEEN PUSHING SLOWLY ONSHORE OVER THE PAST FEW HRS.
3-HR AUTOMATED STLT ESTIMATES INDICATE UP TO 2.1" HAVE FALLEN ACROSS
BRAZORIA COUNTY.  AS RAINBAND CONTINUES TO PUSH ASHORE OVER THE NEXT FEW
HRS EXPECT LOCALIZED AREAS TO EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF VERY HVY RAINFALL
WITH RAIN RATES UPWARDS OF 1.0-1.25"/30-45 MINS.
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PLEASE SEE WEB ADDRESS BELOW FOR 3-HR AUTOMATED STLT ESTIMATE GRAPHIC.
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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 3058 9540 2912 9385 2539 9761 2812 10098
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