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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 08/18/08 0624Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 0600Z  RUMINSKI
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LOCATION...TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...EWX...SJT...MAF...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
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EVENT...SLOW MOVING CONVECTION PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHERN
CROCKETT COUNTY
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...AS WITH THE COMPANION CELL OVER CENTRAL
VAL VERDE..SMALL AREA OF CNVTN OVER SRN CROCKETT HAS BEEN VERY SLOW MVG
WITH GRADUAL BACKBUILDING. AS NOTED IN PREVIOUS MESSAGE AMS IS VERY MOIST
WITH PW'S AOA 2" AND WEAK STEERING FLOW. CLD TOP TEMPS HAVE BEEN  SLOWLY
EDGING COLDER WITH COLDEST TOPS NOW REACHING -61C. DUE TO NRLY STNRY
MVMNT PAST CPL OF HRS AMS HAS BECOME LOCALLY SATURATED WHICH IS AIDING
IN RAINFALL EFFICIENCY. 2.0" TO 2.5" ESTD OVER SRN CROCKETT THRU 06Z BUT
LATEST HLF HRLY RAINFALL AMNTS ARE UP TO 1.0" TO 1.25" UNDER CORE OF CELL.
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CNVTN OVER SW VAL VERDE HAS WEAKENED A BIT AS CLD TOP TEMPS HAVE WARMED
PAST HR. BUT THIS CELL STILL CAPABLE OF .5"/HLF HR AMNTS.
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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 3098 10034 2930 10027 2932 10214 3097 10219
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