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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/06/13 1019Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-683-1404
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-E 1015Z   GOES-W 1000Z GG
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LOCATION...S TEXAS...
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ATTN WFOS...HGX...CRP...EWX...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
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EVENT...TRAINING...BACKBUILDING
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...WV LOOP SHOWS E-W SLIGHTLY ELONGATED
UPPER LOW ACROSS CENTRAL WEST TEXAS IS LIFTING SLOWING NEWARD AND WITH A
DEEP WSWLY FLOW WITH EMBEDDED WEAK S/W  AND ASSOCIATED WIND SPEED MAXIMA
AIDING LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND SLIGHT PRESSURE FALLS.   ADDITIONALLY
SUPPORTING INCREASING LOW LEVEL FLOW ALONG THE COASTAL FLATLANDS OF NE
MEXICO INTO S TX WITH AN INCREASE OF PWS FROM 1-1.25" EARLY THIS MORNING
TO AROUND 1.4-1.6" ACROSS THE SAME AREA.    FIRST IMPULSE HAS ROTATED
THROUGH WITH THE NOSE OF THE 80KT SPEED MAX LEADING TO TRIGGERING OF
THE SECOND CURRENT OVER ATASCOSA COUNTY.

THESE COMPLEXES HAVE BEEN PRODUCING 1-1.5"/HR RATES GIVEN RELATIVELY
WARM TOPS AND MODERATE AVAILABLE MOISTURE... LEAVING A SWATH OF 2-3"
TOTALS ACROSS WEBB AND LASALLE EVENTUALLY TO KARNES BUT NOT ENOUGH TO
REACH FFG VALUES ATTM.
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AN ANNOTATED SATELLITE GRAPHIC SHOWING THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION THREAT AREA
SHOULD BE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET ADDRESS LISTED BELOW IN APPROXIMATELY
10-15 MINUTES.
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SHORT TERM OUTLOOK VALID 1200-1800Z...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE FACTOR IN SHORT
TERM OUTLOOK... PERSISTENT CONVECTION COULD BE LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A COLD POOL POTENTIALLY LEADING TO INCREASED FRONTOGENSIS ACROSS
S TX...  WITH PERPENDICULAR 20-25KT 925MB FLOW... ISENTROPIC FORCING
ACROSS THIS ENHANCED BOUNDARY COULD INCREASE COVERAGE AND INCREASE MST
FLUX FOR MORE EFFICIENT CELLS.     WITH OR WITHOUT THIS FRONTOGENETICAL
FORCING... CONTINUED UPSTREAM MIDLEVEL FORCING CONTINUES TO SUPPORT
BACKBUILDING CELLS INTO THE FRONT RANGE OF THE SIERRA MADRE.   WIND
PROFILES ALOFT WILL ALSO SUPPORT CONTINUED ENELY MOVEMENT FOR CONTINUED
TRAINING... EVENTUALLY ECLIPSING THE HIGH FFG VALUES IN THE AREA.
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....NESDIS IS A MEMBER OF 12 PLANET....
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FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS CONCERNING THE SATELLITE
PRECIPITATION MESSAGES AND GRAPHICS PLEASE EMAIL
SSDPrecip@noaa.gov
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FOR PRECIP MESSAGES AND GRAPHICS ON THE WEB:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/PCPN/
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FOR AUTOMATED SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES ON THE WEB:
http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/emb/ff/CONUS.php
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LAT...LON 3026 9687 2891 9567 2744 9941 2863 10044
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