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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/28/08 2251Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-12 2240Z       CW
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LOCATION...TEXAS PANHANDLE...
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ATTN WFOS...AMA...
ATTN RFCS...ABRFC...
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EVENT...STATIONARY CONVECTIVE CELL
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...OVER THE PAST HR A CONVECTIVE CELL HAS
DEVELOPED AND REMAINED NEARLY STATIONARY OVER POTTER/CARSON COUNTIES IN
NW TX.  1-HR AUTOMATED STLT ESTIMATES APPEAR UNDERDONE WITH ONLY 0.8"
IN LAST HR.  THINKING AMOUNTS ARE CLOSER TO 1.4-1.5" IN LAST HR BASED
ON MANUAL STLT TECHNIQUE.
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VERY GOOD SLY MOISTURE TRANSPORT IS SEEN CU FIELD IN VIS GOING INTO
THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THIS GROWING CONVECTIVE CELL.  CLOUD SHIELD
CONTINUES TO EXPAND AND COOL (NEAR -72C) FROM LATEST IR IMAGE AT 2240Z.
WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT SEEN...ADDITIONAL 1-2" MAY BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS
OF POTTER/CARSON COUNTIES AS HVY RAINS CONTINUE FOR NEXT HR OR SO.
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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 3618 10084 3505 10074 3505 10234 3614 10231
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