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Post-Tropical Cyclone LEE Advisory Number 23
 
Issued 09:00Z Sep 07, 2011
 
Advisory Selection
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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE LEE ADVISORY NUMBER 23...CORRECTED
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD AL132011
500 AM EDT WED SEP 07 2011

CORRECTED FOR RAINFALL TOTALS VALID TIME.

...SURFACE CIRCULATION OF LEE HAS BEEN ABSORBED BY A LARGE SCALE
EXTRATROPICAL LOW TO THE NORTH...HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING EXPECTED
FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS INTO PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND...
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...NO DISCERNIBLE SURFACE CIRCULATION

 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
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...THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE SURFACE
CIRCULATION FOR LEE. THE CIRCULATION OF LEE OVER NORTHERN GEORGIA
HAS BEEN ABSORBED BY A LARGE-SCALE EXTRATROPICAL LOW CENTERED NEAR
THE TENNESSEE-VIRGINIA BORDER. TROPICAL MOISTURE STREAMING UP FROM
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN CONTINUES TO BE LIFTED ALONG A WELL-DEFINED
WARM FRONT ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...RESULTING IN THE
FORMATION OF HEAVY RAIN IN THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS INTO SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND. HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THESE LOCATIONS
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE THE ENTIRE EXTRATROPICAL
SYSTEM SLOWLY DISSIPATES BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

HAZARDS
-------
RAINFALL...HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS AND MID ATLANTIC
STATES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE RAINS MAY CAUSE LIFE
THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES.


RAINFALL TOTALS
---------------
SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 04 AM EDT 

...ALABAMA...
FYFFE 6.3 NNE                       12.94                      
MOBILE 10.2 WSW                     12.93                      
ALBERTVILLE 4.8 WNW                 12.44                      
TILLMANS CORNER 4.3 WNW             11.74                      
GRAND BAY 0.6 NW                    11.32                      
ORANGE BEACH 3.0 ENE                10.50                      
FOLEY 2.0 SSW                       10.39                      
SPRINGVILLE 5.3 WNW                 10.36                      
THEODORE 3.7 WNW                    10.31                      
ENSLEY                               9.54                      
GUNTERSVILLE                         8.95                      
BIRMINGHAM                           8.13                      
PINSON                               7.94                      
TUSCALOOSA 5 NE                      7.70                      
WILMER 7.9 SE                        7.55                      
GADSDEN                              7.18                      
MUSCLE SHOALS                        6.04                      
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO ARPT           5.52                      

...CONNECTICUT...
NORWALK                              3.20                      
NORTH HAVEN                          3.18                      
DANBURY                              2.61                      
WALLINGFORD                          2.54                      
SHARON                               2.36                      
MERIDEN                              2.33                      
NEW HAVEN                            2.28                      
BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT                   2.16                      

...WASHINGTON DC...
NATIONAL AIRPORT                     2.42                      

...DELAWARE...
WILMINGTON                           2.63                      

...FLORIDA...
MILTON 1.4 NNE                      10.03                      
NICEVILLE 4.5 SE                     7.35                      
PENSACOLA 3.8 N                      6.57                      
WEST PENSACOLA 10.9 SW               6.35                      
DESTIN ARPT                          6.29                      
ENSLEY 2.1 ENE                       6.10                      
PACE 2.4 N                           6.06                      
NAVARRE 2.3 NNW                      6.02                      
DESTIN AIRPORT                       5.93                      
PENSACOLA RGNL ARPT                  5.81                      
VALPARAISO/EGLIN AFB                 5.71                      
GONZALEZ 2.1 E                       5.68                      
APALACHICOLA MUNI ARPT               5.49                      
EGLIN AFB 5.6 NE                     5.33                      
HURLBURT FIELD AWS                   5.30                      

...GEORGIA...
LA FAYETTE 2.9 NE                   11.01                      
RINGGOLD 5 W                        10.21                      
TRENTON 5.8 S                        9.89                      
LYERLY 4.8 SSE                       9.14                      
LAFAYETTE 5 SW                       8.71                      
NAOMI 2 E                            7.88                      
NEW ENGLAND 2 SE                     7.84                      
CURRYVILLE 3 W                       6.81                      
ROME/RUSSELL FIELD                   6.00                      
CARTERSVILLE AIRPORT                 2.93                      
FORT BENNING                         2.03                      

...KENTUCKY...
CRANKS CREEK RESERVOIR               5.49                      
FLATWOODS 0.5 WNW                    4.82                      
CUMBERLAND                           4.75                      
WHITESBURG                           4.00                      
BOWLING GREEN                        3.93                      
ALBANY 5.3 W                         3.90                      
PLUM SPRINGS 0.8 NNW                 3.81                      
LEXINTGON/BLUE GRASS FIELD           2.80                      
VERSAILLES 5.8 SSW                   2.65                      
LAWRENCEBURG 5.2 S                   2.34                      
SMITHS GROVE 0.3 SE                  2.14                      
GUTHRIE 0.8 WNW                      2.00                      

...LOUISIANA...
HOLDEN                              15.43                      
N.O. CAROLLTON                      14.32                      
MAUREPAS                            13.63                      
PONCHATOULA 4 SE                    13.22                      
CONVENT 2 S                         13.04                      
WESTWEGO 1.8 NE                     13.03                      
RESERVE 0.5 SSE                     12.89                      
GRAY 0.5 ENE                        12.15                      
MARRERO 1.9 E                       11.21                      
NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT                 11.00                      
MONTICELLO 3.0 ENE                  10.91                      
PONCHATOULA 11.8 E                  10.59                      
MERAUX 0.8 WNW                      10.10                      
ZACHARY 3.5 WNW                      9.04                      
BOOTHVILLE                           8.83                      
BATON ROUGE/RYAN MUNI ARPT           8.20                      

...MASSACHUSETTS...
PITTSFIELD                           3.90                      
LANESBOROUGH                         3.25                      
SAVOY                                3.10                      
ALFORD                               2.70                      
NORTH ADAMS                          2.35                      

...MARYLAND...
HAGERSTOWN                           3.60                      
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTL ARPT       3.42                      
HAVRE DE GRACE 4 WNW                 3.04                      
HAGERSTOWN RGNL ARPT                 3.04                      
ANDREWS AFB/CAMP SPRINGS             2.75                      
CHURCHTON                            2.41                      
ANNAPOLIS                            2.39                      
DAMASCUS                             2.20                      

...MAINE...
GREENVILLE 2 E                       2.73                      
MILLINOCKET MUNI ARPT                2.63                      

...MISSISSIPPI...
WAVELAND 1.1 NW                     14.11                      
FLORENCE 0.9 E                      13.45                      
SAUCIER 6.4 ESE                     11.75                      
GULFPORT 2.0 NE                     11.71                      
LONG BEACH 0.7 S                    11.59                      
PASS CHRISTIAN 5.0 N                11.31                      
RICHLAND 0.3 WSW                    11.25                      
PHILADELPHIA 5.4 E                  11.18                      
JACKSON                             11.15                      
PEARL 3.4 ESE                       11.14                      
GULFPORT-BILOXI                     11.14                      
JACKSON WFO                         11.13                      
PASCAGOULA                          10.95                      
KILN 6.6 N                          10.90                      

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BLOWING ROCK 2.8 ENE                 7.18                      
BOONE                                6.56                      
LAUREL SPRINGS 3 WSW                 5.34                      
LENOIR                               5.28                      
FRANKLIN 7.5 SW                      4.93                      

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
KEENE/DILLANT-HOPKINS ARPT           3.64                      
MOUNT WASHINGTON                     2.82                      

...NEW JERSEY...
ANDOVER                              5.06                      
LODI                                 4.01                      
SUSSEX ARPT                          3.88                      
LYNDHURST                            3.66                      
CALDWELL/ESSEX CO. ARPT              3.66                      
TETERBORO                            3.63                      
WOODCLIFF LAKE                       3.39                      
KNOWLTON TWP 3.2 SSE                 3.31                      
OAKLAND                              2.43                      

...NEW YORK...
MONTGOMERY/ORANGE CO. ARPT           4.23                      
HUDSON                               4.10                      
STEPHENTOWN                          4.00                      
WHITE PLAINS                         3.63                      
ANCRAMDALE                           3.28                      
WARWICK 3.2 WNW                      3.27                      
PULASKI 0.5 NE                       3.24                      
NEW YORK CITY                        3.24                      
CHATHAM                              3.10                      
CATSKILL                             3.04                      
OSWEGO 0.9 WNW                       3.02                      
LIVINGSTON                           3.00                      
MONTGOMERY/ORANGE CO ARPT            2.96                      
GLENMONT                             2.75                      
GREENVILLE                           2.58                      
SARANAC LAKE/ADIRONDACK ARPT         2.26                      

...PENNSYLVANIA...
JOHNSTOWN/CAMBRIA CO ARPT            5.81                      
MIDDLETOWN/OLMSTED                   3.97                      
ALLENTOWN                            3.95                      
READING                              3.65                      
ALTOONA                              3.50                      
BETHLEHEM - LEHIGH RIVER             3.33                      
MYERSTOWN                            3.25                      
SPRINGTOWN                           3.13                      
MECHANICSBURG 4.5 NE                 3.05                      
MUIR AAF/INDIANTOWN                  2.97                      

...RHODE ISLAND...
PROVIDENCE                           1.77                      

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
SALEM 2.7 WNW                        2.03                      

...TENNESSEE...
CLEVELAND 3 ESE                     12.22                      
CHARLESTON                          11.50                      
APISON 2.7 SW                        9.59                      
CLEVELAND                            9.58                      
RICEVILLE 3.7 WSW                    9.50                      
GEORGETOWN                           9.48                      
OOLTEWAH 6.7 NNW                     8.58                      
OAK RIDGE                            8.34                      
KNOXVILLE MUNI ARPT                  7.03                      
CLARKSVILLE 10.2 WSW                 5.53                      
CUMBERLAND CITY 1.2 ESE              5.41                      
OAK RIDGE 6.9 NNE                    5.09                      
CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL ARPT             4.98                      
LAWRENCEBURG 8.8 SE                  4.95                      
COOKEVILLE 4.6 WNW                   4.23                      
CHRISTIANA 6.5 E                     4.22                      
NASHVILLE METRO ARPT                 3.53                      
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD             3.04                      

...TEXAS...
BRIDGE CITY 1.3 NW                   3.12                      
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR                 3.04                      
JASPER 6.7 W                         2.12                      

...VIRGINIA...
FANCY GAP                            6.77                      
HILLSVILLE 8.9 SE                    6.34                      
SHIPMAN 1.8 NW                       6.30                      
ROANOKE                              6.14                      
BEDFORD 1.1 N                        6.08                      
ROCKFISH                             5.58                      
WASHINGTON/DULLES                    3.18                      

...VERMONT...
WOODFORD                             2.63                      
BURLINGTON INTL ARPT                 2.58                      
SPRINGFIELD/HARTNESS STATE ARPT      2.35                      
LANDGROVE                            2.05                      

...WEST VIRGINIA...
BLUEFIELD/MERCER CO ARPT             3.76                      
BECKLEY MEMORIAL ARPT                3.49                      
MORGANTOWN                           2.99                      
BOOTHSVILLE 1.4 SE                   2.87                      
ROCKPORT 1.3 SSE                     2.22                      
POINT PLEASANT 5.8 E                 2.00                      


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT ADVISORY ISSUED AT 1100 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS
STORM.

FORECASTER KONG