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Tropical Depression FAY Advisory Number 41
 
Issued 21:00Z Aug 25, 2008
 
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PUBLIC ADVISORY NUMBER 41 FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD AL062008
400 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008        

...FAY MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST THROUGH MISSISSIPPI...

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
ALABAMA...MISSISSIPPI...EASTERN LOUISIANA...AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE.  FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA.  

AT 400 PM CDT...21Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST...OR JUST
WEST OF MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI AND 140 MILES...215 KM...SOUTHWEST OF
BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH...10 KM/HR. THE
FORECAST TRACK INDICATES THAT THE CENTER OF FAY WILL BE CONTINUE
TO MOVE NORTHEAST...AND INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA...TUESDAY MORNING. 


MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 25 MPH...40 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE 24 HOURS. THE
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.61 INCHES.

SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THROUGH 100 PM CDT

...ALABAMA...

HIGHLAND HOME                         8.54
SEALE 3 ESE                           7.98
CAMDEN 1.0 NNE			      6.55
DAUPHIN ISLAND                        6.48
WETUMPKA                              6.44
EUFAULA 1.0 SSE			      6.26
AUBURN 4 S                            6.11
RUTHERFORD                            5.89
MOBILE/DOWNTOWN APT                   4.89
MONTGOMERY/MAXWELL AFB                3.81
BIRMINGHAM/MUNI APT                   3.34

...FLORIDA...
MELBOURNE/WINDOVER FARMS             26.65
CAPE CANAVERAL /USAF FIELD MILL 21/  22.83
SEBASTIAN /SCRIPPS SPACE COAST/      22.25
PALM SHORES 1.4 W                    21.44
PALM BAY 1.0 NE                      21.00
VIERA                                20.75
HILLIARD 5.4 NW                      19.70
MELBOURNE WFO                        19.62
CAPE CANAVERAL/COCOA BEACH           19.01
TALLAHASSEE/REGIONAL APT	     11.93
GAINESVILLE/REGIONAL APT              8.25
NAPLES/MUNICIPAL APT                  7.96
FT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD               7.12

...GEORGIA...

THOMASVILLE                          27.50
COOLIDGE 3.2 SSW                     12.03
NEWTON 11 SW                         11.68
ELMODEL                              11.08
BLAKELY                               9.75
MILFORD                               9.26
VALDOSTA/MOODY AFB                    9.10
IRON CITY 6 NE                        9.04
ALBANY                                4.99
SAVANNAH/HUNTER AAF                   4.43
PEACHTREE CITY/ATL WFO                1.65

...KENTUCKY...

CANTON                                1.24

...LOUISIANA...

BATON ROUGE			      4.43
MILLERVILLE                           4.35
ZACHARY                               4.20
GREENWELL SPRINGS 2 SW                3.79
DENHAM SPRINGS                        3.75
INNISWOLD 4 E                         3.57
VIDALIA                               3.30    
JACKSON                               3.26
RESERVE                               3.20
NEW ORLEANS/MSY                       1.46
SLIDELL/WFO NEW                       1.29

...MISSISSIPPI...

ACKERMAN 3 SE                         6.14
STATE UNIVERSITY                      4.85
GHOLSON 8 W                           4.57
PASCAGOULA                            4.40
TOPTON                                4.37
BROOKSVILLE 2 NNE                     4.21
DAMASCUS 1 SE                         4.16
TOOMSUBA 5 SE                         4.10
NOXAPATER 1 N                         4.00
PHILADELPHIA 5 N                      3.99
COLLINSVILLE 7 SE                     3.79
NATCHEZ                               3.52
JACKSON/WFO JAN                       2.00

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
BEAUFORT                              5.89
MEGGETT 1.8 W			      4.97
HARDEEVILLE 13 S                      4.21
WALTERBORO 2 SW                       4.14
FOLLY BEACH 2.5 SW		      3.96
SULLIVANS ISLAND                      3.60
CHARLESTON                            3.49

...TENNESSEE...
MARTIN UNIVERSITY                     1.40
PULASKI                               1.07

TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER PARTS OF NORTHERN
ALABAMA...NORTHERN GEORGIA...EASTERN TENNESSEE...EASTERN
KENTUCKY...THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING....WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10
INCHES POSSIBLE.  

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF
ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

REPEATING THE 400 PM CDT POSITION...32.3 NORTH...88.8
WEST...MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS...25 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1000 PM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OR WEATHER.GOV FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ON FAY.

VOJTESAK

FORECAST POSITIONS

INITIAL 25/2100Z 32.3N 88.3W 
12HR VT 26/0600Z 33.6N 88.0W 
24HR VT 26/1800Z 34.6N 87.2W...REMNANT LOW
36HR VT 27/0600Z 36.6N 85.3W...EXTRATROPICAL
48HR VT 27/1800Z 38.4N 83.9W...EXTRATROPICAL
72HR VT 28/1800Z 38.6N 79.9W...EXTRATROPICAL