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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 08/29/08 0451Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-11 0430Z GG
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LOCATION...C ARIZONA...
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ATTN WFOS...TWC...PSR...
ATTN RFCS...CBRFC...
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EVENT...MCS
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLEX ALONG
PINAL/MARICOPA LINE HAS INDIVIDUAL OVERSHOOTING TOPS/CORES THAT CAN BE
SEEN MOVING RAPIDLY SW AS WELL AS BECOMING EXTREMELY COLD TOPPED. 430Z
IMAGE SHOWS WESTERN OF THE TOPS MOVING OUT FROM FAR EASTERN MARICOPA
WITH TOPS OVER -80C AND ALONG WITH PWS IN THE 1.7-1.8" PER SOUNDER AND
GPS NETWORK...THE CELLS ARE VERY CAPABLE OF 2-3" HRLY TOTALS AND THOUGH
CELL MOTION CAN CLEARLY BE SEEN AS RAPID...EACH OVERSHOOT HAS BEEN
TRAINING SW. THOUGH ESTIMATE TOTALS ARE STILL AROUND 1.5-2" ALONG THE
LINE WITH CONTINUED TRAINING... PLACES SUCH AS THE WESTERN (NORTH TIP)
OF PINAL COUNTY COULD SEE TOTALS OVER 3" IN LESS THAN 2 HOURS.
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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 3384 11162 3340 11083 3231 11285 3308 11352
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