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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 08/19/08 0640Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 0630Z  RUMINSKI
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LOCATION...TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...HGX...CRP...EWX...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
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EVENT...INCREASING CONVECTION AND HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...CNVTN IS INCRG IN COVERAGE OVER SE TX
ESPECIALLY OVER KARNES..BEE AND GOLIAD COUNTIES AND VICINITY. WITH VERY
DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE (PW'S ARND 2.4") TORRENTIAL RAINFALL
LIKELY WITH ANY CNVTN. CNVTN BEING AIDED BY PATCH OF HIGHER INSTABILITY
(LI'S AOB -5) ROTATING ARND UPR LOW OVER TX PANHANDLE AND DEPICTED BY
GOES DERIVED LI'S AND BY ENHANCED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE. IF
REPEAT CNVTN OCRS OR GETS ANCHORED TO OLD WEAK FNTL BOUNDARY ACRS THE
AREA RAINFALL TOTALS WILL QUICKLY ADD UP. MAX ESTD HLF HR RAINFALL WITH
ONGOING CNVTN WAS 1.0" TO 1.5" OVER BEE COUNTY AND NOW INTO KARNES.
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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 2982 9702 2865 9597 2759 9724 2859 9861
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