PUBLIC ADVISORY NUMBER 57 FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES
NWS...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...CAMP SPRINGS MD 
11 PM EDT TUE SEP 07 2004        


...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES MOVING VERY SLOWLY THROUGH 
GEORGIA...TRACKING TOWARDS THE APPALACHIANS... 

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS
AND  VIRGINIA. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN NEW
YORK...OHIO...PENNSYLVANIA... WEST VIRGINIA...KENTUCKY...MARYLAND...
VIRGINIA...TENNESSEE... AND NORTH CAROLINA. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FOR SOUTH CAROLINA. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH BOX FOR NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA... CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA...AND SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA VALID THRU 05Z.  

AT 11 PM EDT...03Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.9 NORTH LONGITUDE 83.8 WEST OR 35
MILES TO THE NORTHEAST OF ATLANTA GEORGIA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 15 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
IS 998 MB OR 29.47 INCHES.  FRANCES IS FORECAST TO MOVE  NORTHWARD
TONIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. 

SELECTED 24 HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THRU 8 PM EDT:
 
LOCATION                            STORM TOTAL    

NORTH CAROLINA...

HIGHLANDS           7.92
CLEAR CREEK              7.75
CONNESTE FALL            7.12
RICH MOUNTAIN            7.04
CATALOOCHEE              5.12
SEVEN DEVILS             4.32
HICKORY                  2.91
ASHEVILLE                2.57

SOUTH CAROLINA...

WALHALLA                 6.93
SENECA                   4.20
BEREA                    3.96
WADE HAMPTON             3.56
STARR                    1.56

TENNESSEE...

GATLINBURG               2.60
CROSSVILLE               1.29
CHATTANOOGA              1.14

GEORGIA...

MACON                    4.64
PEACHTREE CITY           3.72
ATHENS                   3.19
ATLANTA                  2.93
ALBANY                   2.75

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3-6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER
AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOUR PERIOD.

REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...03Z...TROPICAL DEPRESSION
FRANCES WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.9 NORTH LONGITUDE 83.8 WEST
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB OR 29.47 INCHES. 

THE NEXT ADVISORY ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES WILL BE ISSUED
BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 5 AM EDT. REFER
TO STATEMENTS ISSUED BY LOCAL WEATHER OFFICES FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS SYSTEM.
 
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