Thread: remnants ofLee Gulf of mexico

Originally Posted by LuLu

What's left of Lee is moving though here for the next several days. In our case ... welcomed and much needed

We're getting the rain too, LuLu and it's so much cooler! The forecasters are predicting 4-6 inches for our area and it'll be hanging around for a few days. It'll be nice not to have to water the container plants this week.

Garry

POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE LEE ADVISORY NUMBER 19
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD AL132011
400 AM CDT TUE SEP 06 2011

...POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE LEE EXPECTED TO CAUSE FLOODING FROM THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY TO NEW ENGLAND...

SUMMARY OF 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...34.3N 85.0W
ABOUT 120 MILES...190 KM...SSW OF KNOXVILLE MUNICIPAL TENNESSEE.
ABOUT 55 MILES...85 KM...NW OF ATLANTA GEORGIA.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...50 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
ALONG THE APPALACHIANS NORTHEASTWARD INTO NEW ENGLAND.

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


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 34.3 NORTH...AND LONGITUDE 85.0 WEST. LEE IS NOW AN
EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE INTERACTING WITH A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AND A WELL-DEFINED QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT ALONG
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS INTO THE NORTHEAST. THE EXTRATROPICAL
LOW CENTER IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS TODAY. TROPICAL MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL
CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH THE COOL AIRMASS TO THE
NORTH...RESULTING IN EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL IN LOCATIONS WELL IN
ADVANCE OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...50 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES.


HAZARDS
-------
RAINFALL...HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND NORTHEASTWARD FROM
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
THROUGH TUESDAY...WHERE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED. ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN
THESE LOCATIONS. THESE RAINS MAY CAUSE LIFE THREATENING FLASH
FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES.


RAINFALL TOTALS
---------------
SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 1 PM CDT

...ALABAMA...
TILLMANS CORNER 4.3 WNW 11.74
MOBILE 10.2 WSW 11.62
GRAND BAY 0.6 NW 11.32
ORANGE BEACH 3.0 ENE 10.50
FOLEY 2.0 SSW 10.39
THEODORE 3.7 WNW 10.31
ELBERTA 3.1 SSW 9.65
MOBILE/BATES FIELD 9.19
POINT CLEAR 1.6 SSW 8.42
CHEROKEE 5 S 8.20
WILMER 7.9 SE 7.55
FAIRHOPE 0.9 N 7.41
TUSCALOOSA 7.04

...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
ENSLEY 2.1 ENE 6.10
PACE 2.4 N 6.06
NAVARRE 2.3 NNW 6.02
DESTIN AIRPORT 5.93
GONZALEZ 2.1 E 5.68
APALACHICOLA MUNI ARPT 5.37
EGLIN AFB 5.6 NE 5.33
VALPARAISO/EGLIN AFB 5.30
HURLBURT FIELD AWS 5.30
BELLVIEW 1.7 NW 5.13

...GEORGIA...
ROME/RUSSELL FIELD 5.70
CARTERSVILLE AIRPORT 2.90

...KENTUCKY...
FLATWOODS 0.5 WNW 3.67
WHITESBURG 2 SE 3.38
PLUM SPRINGS 0.8 NNW 3.10
VERSAILLES 5.8 SSW 2.65
LAWRENCEBURG 5.2 S 2.34
BOWLING GREEN 5.9 ESE 2.33
SMITHS GROVE 0.3 SE 2.14
LEXINGTON 1.7 SSE 2.08
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
RESERVE 0.5 SSE 12.43
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
ABITA SPRINGS 2.2 SSW 9.93
LACOMBE 1.4 N 9.79
TERRYTOWN 3.3 S 9.10
ZACHARY 3.5 WNW 9.04
BATON ROUGE 3.5 E 9.00
SLIDELL 2.2 NE 8.20

...MISSISSIPPI...
FLORENCE 0.9 E 13.45
WAVELAND 1.1 NW 13.20
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
PEARL 3.4 ESE 11.14
JACKSON WFO 11.13
KILN 6.6 N 10.90
GULFPORT-BILOXI 10.78

...TENNESSEE...
OAK RIDGE 8.08
KNOXVILLE MUNI ARPT 6.68
CLARKSVILLE 10.2 WSW 5.53
CUMBERLAND CITY 1.2 ESE 5.41
OAK RIDGE 6.9 NNE 5.09
LAWRENCEBURG 8.8 SE 4.95
LORETTO 2.8 NNW 4.50
ALEXANDRIA 0.5 SW 4.48
COOKEVILLE 4.6 WNW 4.23
CHRISTIANA 6.5 E 4.22
LEBANON 4.0 SE 4.21
JAMESTOWN 6.7 W 4.07

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

...VIRGINIA...
ROANOKE MUNI ARPT 4.30

...WEST VIRGINIA...
BLUEFIELD/MERCER CO. ARPT 3.14
BOOTHSVILLE 1.4 SE 2.87
BECKLEY MEMORIAL ARPT 2.78
ROCKPORT 1.3 SSE 2.22
POINT PLEASANT 5.8 E 2.00


NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
NEXT ADVISORY ISSUED AT 1000 AM CDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS
STORM.

FORECASTER KONG

FORECAST POSITIONS
------------------
INITIAL 06/0900Z 34.3N 85.0W
12HR VT 06/1800Z 35.1N 84.4W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
24HR VT 07/0600Z 36.2N 83.6W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
36HR VT 07/1800Z 37.0N 83.6W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
48HR VT 08/0600Z 38.6N 84.3W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
$$

POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE LEE ADVISORY NUMBER 20
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD AL132011
1100 AM EDT TUE SEP 06 2011

...POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE LEE EXPECTED TO CAUSE FLOODING FROM THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY TO NEW ENGLAND...

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...34.3N 85.2W
ABOUT 60 MILES...97 KM...NW OF ATLANTA GEORGIA.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...50 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NEARLY STATIONARY
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
FROM THE SOUTHERN U.S. NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE APPALACHIANS INTO
THE NORTHEAST.

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


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF LEE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 34.3 NORTH...AND LONGITUDE 85.2 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 COAST OF THE NORTHEAST. THE LOW CENTER IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY.
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 30 MPH...50 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.


HAZARDS
-------
RAINFALL...HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND NORTHEASTWARD INTO
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST U.S. THROUGH
THURSDAY...WHERE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THESE
LOCATIONS. THESE RAINS MAY CAUSE LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND
MUDSLIDES.


RAINFALL TOTALS
---------------
SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 8 AM EDT

...ALABAMA...
TILLMANS CORNER 4.3 WNW 11.74
GRAND BAY 0.6 NW 11.32
MOBILE 10.92
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
ALBERTVILLE 4.8 WNW 8.94
GUNTERSVILLE 2 ENE 8.65
BIRMINGHAM 8.13
WILMER 7.9 SE 7.55
GADSDEN 7.18
TUSCALOOSA 7.16
MUSCLE SHOALS 6.04
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON CO ARPT 5.52

...WASHINGTON DC...
NATIONAL AIRPORT 2.03

...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 10.00
RINGGOLD 5 W 8.95
TRENTON 5.8 S 8.55
LYERLY 4.8 SSE 7.65
ROME/RUSSELL FIELD 6.00
CARTERSVILLE AIRPORT 2.93
FORT BENNING 2.03

...KENTUCKY...
FLATWOODS 0.5 WNW 3.67
WHITESBURG 2 SE 3.38
BOWLING GREEN 3.24
PLUM SPRINGS 0.8 NNW 3.10
LEXINTGON/BLUE GRASS FIELD 2.74
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
RESERVE 0.5 SSE 12.43
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

...MARYLAND...
HAVRE DE GRACE 4 WNW 3.04
HAGERSTOWN RGNL ARPT 2.42

...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 4.8 SE 6.56
FRANKLIN 7.5 SW 4.93

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
KEENE/DILLANT-HOPKINS ARPT 3.55
MOUNT WASHINGTON 2.78

...NEW JERSEY...
ANDOVER 3.40
KNOWLTON TWP 3.2 SSE 3.31

...NEW YORK...
WARWICK 3.2 WNW 3.27
PULASKI 0.5 NE 3.24
OSWEGO 0.9 WNW 3.02
MONTGOMERY/ORANGE CO ARPT 2.96
SARANAC LAKE/ADIRONDACK ARPT 2.26

...PENNSYLVANIA...
JOHNSTOWN/CAMBRIA CO ARPT 4.08
MECHANICSBURG 4.5 NE 3.05
MUIR AAF/INDIANTOWN 2.97
MIDDLETOWN/OLMSTED 2.95
ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM 2.64

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

...TENNESSEE...
CLEVELAND 3 ESE 12.22
APISON 2.7 SW 9.59
RICEVILLE 3.7 WSW 9.50
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...
HILLSVILLE 8.9 SE 6.34
SHIPMAN 1.8 NW 6.30
BEDFORD 1.1 N 6.08
ROANOKE MUNI ARPT 4.30

...VERMONT...
BURLINGTON INTL ARPT 2.58
SPRINGFIELD/HARTNESS STATE ARPT 2.35

...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 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS
STORM.

FORECASTER RYAN

FORECAST POSITIONS
------------------
INITIAL 06/1500Z 34.3N 85.2W
12HR VT 07/0000Z 36.0N 83.7W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
24HR VT 07/1200Z 37.5N 83.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
36HR VT 08/0000Z 39.3N 81.6W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
48HR VT 08/1200Z 39.9N 84.1W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
$$

Originally Posted by gkm

We're getting the rain too, LuLu and it's so much cooler! The forecasters are predicting 4-6 inches for our area and it'll be hanging around for a few days. It'll be nice not to have to water the container plants this week.

Garry

You have had quite a bit more than we have ... but it's raining rather hard here now.

We are getting it here in the Ft Myers area. Torrential rain on & off all morning, some with thunder.