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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 08/13/04 1959Z 
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
VALUES ARE MAX OR SGFNT EST. OROGRAPHIC CORRECTION IN AUTO-ESTS..
EST'S FM:/GOES12-CNTRL AND E. U.S./GOES10-W. U.S...    
                        LATEST DATA USED: GOES-10 1953Z KUSSELSON         
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LOCATION...SE ARIZONA...W CENTRAL ARIZONA...
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ATTN...WFOS TWC...PSR...FGZ...
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EVENT...MERGING CELLS IN THE WEST...DEVELPMENT/MERGER IN THE SE...
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...RAPID COOLING NOTED IN E PIMA 1921-1941Z
WHERE ESTIMATES NEAR 1.0".  CONVECTIVE CELL DEVELOPMENT/POSSIBLE MERGER ALSO
NOTED JUST TO THE SE ALONG COCHISE-SANTA CRUZ BORDER.  THIS PART OF AZ ALONG
SHARP PW GRADIENT WITH HIGHER VALUES TO THE WEST AND LOWER TO THE EAST...
IN THIS REGARD ADDING TO INSTABILITY.  CONVECTION ALSO HAS BEEN FORMING TO THE
EAST/NE OF HERE IN S GRAHAM AND C/E COCHISE THAT WILL KEEP ISOLATED FF THREAT
GOING FOR THE NEXT 2-3HRS.  CELLS WILL MOVE AROUND AND MERGE AND HRLY RATES
CAN REACH 1.0"-1.3".  
TO THE WEST...STRONG/QUICK DEVELOPMENT ACROSS W CENTRAL TO CENTRAL MARICOPA
COUNTY AND WITH PWS NEAR 1.5"...CAN GET 1.0"/30 MINUTES EASILY AS STORMS
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP.  TO THE WEST/NW OF HERE ACTIVITY MIGRATING INTO S MOHAVE
WITH MERGER NOTED 1930-1941Z NEAR CEDAR.  MAY BE ANOTHER MERGER FROM CELLS
CROSSING NE/E SAN BERNARDINO IN SW MOHAVE COUNTY...SO HVY RAIN CAN LINGER
LONGER THAN THE NORMAL HR OR LESS.    WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR...
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1 HR HYDROESTIMATOR TOTALS ARE ON AWIPS UNDER 1 HOUR AUTO SPE.
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EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1 2004...THE HEADER IDENTIFICATION FOR THIS PRODUCT WILL
CHANGE FROM KWBC TO KNES.
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...NESDIS SAB HAS BEEN ADDED TO 12PLANET...
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SEE NCEP HPC DISCUSSION AND QPF/S FOR FORECAST
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HTTP://WWW.SSD.NOAA.GOV/PS/PCPN/
...ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT PS/PCPN...               
[ONLINE SSD PRECIP PRODUCT INDEX] 
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LAT...LON 3400 11800 3400 11000 3200 11000 3200 11900
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