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Post-Tropical Cyclone BILL Advisory Number 22
 
Issued 09:00Z Jun 21, 2015
 
Advisory Selection
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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE BILL ADVISORY NUMBER 22
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD AL022015
500 AM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015

...POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE BILL CONTINUES TO WEAKEN WITH THE HEAVY
RAINFALL THREAT MOVING OUT OF THE MID-ATLANTIC AND INTO NEW
ENGLAND...

SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...39.6N 76.0W
ABOUT 47 MILES...167 KM...NE OF BALTIMORE MARYLAND.
ABOUT 44 MILES... KM...WSW OF PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...25 MPH...40 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 75 DEGREES AT 33 MPH...53 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WATCHES EXTEND ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC AND INTO THE COASTAL NORTHEAST.

FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE WATCHES
AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE
BILL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.6 NORTH...AND LONGITUDE 76.0
WEST. WHILE POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE BILL STILL HAS SOME CYCLONIC
CIRCULATION...IT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKENED AS ONLY A RAGGED AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. RADAR
IMAGERY SHOWS CONVECTION TO THE SOUTH OF THE LOW BUT IT IS MUCH
LESS ORGANIZED THAN IT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN DURING THE PAST FEW
DAYS.  SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW VERY WEAK WIND FIELDS IN PLACE
WITH 5 TO 10 KNOTS ACCOMPANIED BY SLIGHTLY HIGHER GUSTS. OUTER
RAINBANDS CONTINUE TO MOVE AHEAD OF THE CENTER INTO NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...AND INTO SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND
LOWER COASTAL NEW ENGLAND. THE REMNANTS OF BILL ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE FAR EASTERN PART OF
THE UPPER MID-ATLANTIC AND LOWER NEW ENGLAND EARLY THIS MORNING
AND WILL TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHEAST COASTLINE LATER IN THE
MORNING. THE REMNANTS OF BILL COULD BRIEFLY RESTRENGTHEN AS IT
BECOMES EXTRATROPICAL OVER THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC AND SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND COAST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 25 MPH...40 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.


HAZARDS
-------
RAINFALL...THE REMNANTS OF BILL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE
UPPER MID-ATLANTIC AND UP INTO COASTAL NEW ENGLAND.  THESE RAINS
WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE THREAT FOR FLASH
FLOODING...PARTICULARLY IN REGIONS WHICH ARE ALREADY SATURATED
FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL.


RAINFALL TOTALS
---------------
SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 2 AM EDT

...ARKANSAS...
ROGERS 2.1 SE                        4.42                     
BENTONVILLE                          4.27                     
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE              4.03                     
HARRISON/BOONE CO. ARPT              3.85                     
DELIGHT 2.2 WNW                      3.74                     
SPRINGDALE 6.4 WSW                   3.31                     
SILOAM SPRINGS/SMITH FIELD           3.24                     
TEXARKANA RGNL ARPT                  2.67                     
EUREKA SPRINGS 4.0 WNW               2.62                     
SPRINGFIELD/CAPITAL ARPT             2.49                     

...WASHINGTON DC...
WASHINGTON/NATIONAL ARPT             2.37                     
WASHINGTON 1 E                       2.10                     

...ILLINOIS...
COOKS MILL                           5.14                     
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE                 5.01                     
SULLIVAN 3 S                         4.89                     
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO               4.83                     
FLORA                                4.70                     
LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES INTL AP      4.63                     
ALLENVILLE 1 S                       4.50                     
ELBURN                               4.45                     
MATTOON/CHARLESTON                   4.23                     
SOUTH CAROL STREAM                   4.11                     
BATAVIA                              3.87                     
CAHOKIA/ST. LOUIS                    3.58                     
MURPHYSBORO                          3.56                     
ROCHELLE                             3.43                     
MANHATTAN 5 SSE                      3.26                     

...INDIANA...
GRISSOM AFB/PERU                     6.72                     
EVANSVILLE RGNL ARPT                 5.27                     
SANDBORN                             4.96                     
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT          4.87                     
BICKNELL                             4.67                     
FORT WAYNE/BAER FIELD                4.53                     
MOROCCO                              3.70                     
MUNCIE/JOHNSON FIELD                 3.16                     
NEW ROSS 2 E                         2.87                     
INDIANAPOLIS INTL ARPT               2.57                     
ANDERSON 5 NW                        2.30                     
TERRE HAUTE/HULMAN RGNL ARPT         2.12                     
CHESTERTON                           1.70                     

...KANSAS...
COFFEYVILLE MUNI ARPT                3.64                     
OLATHE/JOHNSON                       1.79                     
COLLYER 2.1 SE                       1.45                     

...KENTUCKY...
HENDERSON CITY                       3.54                     
FRANKFORT/CAPITAL CITY ARPT          2.12                     
CALHOUN/LOCK                         2.02                     
JACKSON/J. CARROLL                   1.96                     
PADUCAH/BARKLEY                      1.90                     
LEXINGTON/BLUE GRASS FIELD           1.14                     

...LOUISIANA...
SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT                 4.79                     
BOSSIER CITY 6.7 NNW                 3.84                     
SHREVEPORT 5.3 SSE                   2.42                     
PLAIN DEALING 3.0 ESE                2.13                     
RUSTON 1.6 NW                        1.85                     

...MARYLAND...
CHELTENHAM 1 NNE                     2.50                     
SALISBURY RGNL ARPT                  2.14                     
WALKERSVILLE 1 E                     2.06                     
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTL ARPT       1.92                     
ANDREWS AFB/CAMP SPRINGS             1.81                     
MOUNTAIN LAKE 2 WNW                  1.60                     
ACCIDENT 3 NNE                       1.60                     

...MISSOURI...
FORDLAND 4 WNW                       8.25                     
BATTLEFIELD                          7.93                     
OZARK 3 N                            7.54                     
SPOKANE 3 SE                         7.00                     
HARTVILLE 1 E                        6.90                     
HIGHLANDVILLE                        6.75                     
SEYMOUR                              6.20                     
SPRINGFIELD 7 E                      6.00                     
MARSHFIELD 3.6 S                     5.48                     
HURLEY 8 ENE                         5.00                     
EXETER                               5.00                     
COMPETITION                          5.00                     
ROGERSVILLE                          4.80                     
NIXA 2.7 SSW                         4.72                     
LINDEN 2 NE                          4.60                     

...OHIO...
LIMA/ALLEN CO. APRT                  5.11                     
AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL ARPT           3.51                     
WILMINGTON/CINCINNATI WFO            3.46                     
DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS 2 WNW              3.21                     
DAYTON/JAMES M COX AIRPORT           3.01                     
CINCINNATI (ASOS)                    2.90                     
HARVEYSBURG 3 SW                     2.75                     
MORROW 1 E                           2.69                     
LOVELAND 5 SE                        2.50                     
GAHANNA 5 WNW                        2.35                     
NORTH ZANESVILLE 4 W                 2.14                     
WOODSFIELD 2 E                       1.81                     
NELLIE                               1.71                     
FAIRFIELD 5 SSE                      1.46                     
CONESVILLE 2 ESE                     1.34                     

...OKLAHOMA...
HEALDTON 3 E                        12.53                     
NEWPORT                             11.52                     
BURNEYVILLE                         10.09                     
SULPHUR 2.5 WSW                      8.63                     
RINGLING                             8.27                     
PAULS VALLEY MUNI APRT               7.35                     
SULPHUR                              7.09                     
MACOMB 5.2 ESE                       5.82                     
MARIETTA 2.8 SW                      5.57                     
ADA 0.3 NNW                          5.45                     
WEWOKA 7.4 NNW                       5.30                     
NORMAN 3.4 SE                        3.61                     
OKLAHOMA CITY 11.5 S                 2.64                     
MUSKOGEE/DAVIS FIELD AIRPORT         2.55                     
BARTLESVILLE MUNI ARPT               1.51                     

...PENNSYLVANIA...
HARRISBURG/CAPITAL CITY ARPT         1.93                     
JOHNSTOWN/CAMBRIA CO. ARPT           1.68                     
MUIR AAF/INDIANTOWN                  1.63                     
MIDDLETOWN/OLMSTED                   1.63                     
WILLIAMSPORT                         1.39                     

...TEXAS...
MONTAGUE                            12.50                     
GANADO 1.5 W                        11.77                     
KIRBYVILLE 1.5 SE                    9.51                     
SEALY 0.3 WNW                        9.17                     
ALICE INTL ARPT                      9.03                     
EL CAMPO 0.5 ENE                     8.57                     
VICTORIA 9 ESE                       7.73                     
ROCKPORT 1.3 WSW                     7.51                     
MANOR 4.7 WSW                        7.30                     
WF SAN JACINTO                       7.06                     
LUFKIN/ANGELINA CO ARPT              6.98                     
NAVASOTA 8 SE                        6.73                     
FLOUR BLUFF 7 SW                     6.59                     
ARANSAS PASS 1 SSE                   6.46                     
SAN FELIPE 1.0 WNW                   6.15                     
CORPUS CHRISTI                       6.14                     
AUSTIN 4.2 ESE                       5.80                     
SAN ANTONIO INTL ARPT                2.91                     
HOUSTON/INTERCONTINENTAL             2.51                     
FORT WORTH NAS                       2.34                     

...VIRGINIA...
FORT BELVOIR/DAVISON AFB             3.85                     
TAYLORSTOWN 1 SE                     3.44                     
LORTON 2 ENE                         2.85                     
FAIRFAX 1 SE                         2.71                     
QUANTICO MCAF                        1.20                     
WASHINGTON/DULLES INTL ARPT          1.11                     
RICHMOND                             1.08                     

...WEST VIRGINIA...
PARKERSBURG/WILSON                   1.68                     
MCNEILL 3 NNW                        1.60                     
ALBRIGHT                             1.58                     
MORGANTOWN/HART FIELD                1.32                     
CAMERON                              1.18                     


NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER FOR THIS SYSTEM. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS STORM.

FORECASTER RUBIN-OSTER

FORECAST POSITIONS
------------------
INITIAL 21/0900Z 39.6N 76.0W
12HR VT 21/1800Z 41.5N 72.1W...POST-TROPICAL/REMNANT LOW
24HR VT 22/0600Z 43.6N 65.4W...POST-TROPICAL/REMNANT LOW
36HR VT 22/1800Z 44.5N 59.3W...EXTRATROPICAL
48HR VT 23/0600Z 45.1N 54.1W...EXTRATROPICAL