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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 08/30/08 2040Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 2030Z  ALS
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LOCATION...ARIZONA...
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ATTN WFOS...FGZ...VEF...
ATTN RFCS...CBRFC...
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EVENT...TRAINING CONVECTION
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...COOLING CLOUDTOPS HAVE PERSISTED
IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST COCONINO COUNTY NEAR THE YAVAPAI COUNTY  BORDER
OVER THE PAST HOUR WITH CLOUDTOPS REACHING -67C.  AREA IS IN A ZONE
OF STRONG LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ACCORDING TO MCIDAS OBJECTIVE
ANALYSIS. GOES SOUNDER SHOWS STRONG MOISTURE GRADIENT WITH .5 VALUES JUST
TO THE NORTH AND 1.25-1.75 JUST TO THE SOUTH AND PW VALUES APPROACH 2"
IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST AZ. HOURLY TOTALS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE QUITE LIKELY.
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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 3611 11353 3563 11202 3508 11238 3542 11350 3549 11362
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