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Post-Tropical Cyclone LEE Advisory Number 22
 
Issued 03:00Z Sep 07, 2011
 
Advisory Selection
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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE LEE ADVISORY NUMBER 22
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD AL132011
1100 PM EDT TUE SEP 06 2011

...HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE APPALACHIANS AND
ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...34.8N 85.1W
ABOUT 95 MILES...150 KM...SW OF KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...25 MPH...40 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NEARLY STATIONARY
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 INCHES

 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
ALONG THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND NORTHEASTWARDS INTO CENTRAL NEW
YORK.

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 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 34.8 NORTH...AND LONGITUDE 85.1 WEST. LEE IS NOW A POST
TROPICAL CYCLONE WHICH HAS BEEN ABSORBED BY A FRONTAL SYSTEM
ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. A WELL DEFINED FRONTAL BOUNDARY
EXTENDS NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE LOW CENTER THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS AND OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. THE LOW CENTER FROM
LEE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE
APPALACHIANS TUESDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO
STREAM NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THE LOW CENTER. AS THIS MOISTURE CROSSES
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IT WILL BE LIFTED...RESULTING IN EXTREMELY
HEAVY RAINFALL IN LOCATIONS WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CIRCULATION
CENTER.  

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

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.


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 11 PM 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                      
WALLINGFORD                          2.54                      
SHARON                               2.36                      
MERIDEN                              2.33                      
NEW HAVEN                            2.28                      
BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT                   2.16                      

...WASHINGTON DC...
NATIONAL AIRPORT                     2.32                      

...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                      
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...
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTL ARPT       3.34                      
HAVRE DE GRACE 4 WNW                 3.04                      
HAGERSTOWN RGNL ARPT                 3.04                      
ANDREWS AFB/CAMP SPRINGS             2.62                      
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           3.55                      
MOUNT WASHINGTON                     2.78                      

...NEW JERSEY...
LODI                                 4.01                      
LYNDHURST                            3.66                      
TETERBORO                            3.40                      
ANDOVER                              3.40                      
WOODCLIFF LAKE                       3.39                      
KNOWLTON TWP 3.2 SSE                 3.31                      
OAKLAND                              2.43                      

...NEW YORK...
HUDSON                               4.10                      
STEPHENTOWN                          4.00                      
ANCRAMDALE                           3.28                      
WARWICK 3.2 WNW                      3.27                      
PULASKI 0.5 NE                       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            5.37                      
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                      

...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                      
BEDFORD 1.1 N                        6.08                      
ROANOKE                              6.04                      
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
-------------
NEXT ADVISORY ISSUED AT  500 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS
STORM.

FORECASTER GERHARDT

FORECAST POSITIONS
------------------
INITIAL 06/0300Z 34.8N 85.1W
12HR VT 06/1200Z 36.7N 83.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP  
24HR VT 07/0000Z...DISSIPATED