NOTE: This is not to be used for life critical applications . Please refer to official National Weather Service/NOAA websites and publications ----------500 AM EDT TUE SEP 12 2017 ...POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IRMA IS BRINGING GENERALLY MODERATE RAIN TO PARTS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AND TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS... SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...33.0N 85.2W ABOUT 65 MILES...110 KM...SW OF ATLANTA GEORGIA ABOUT 100 MILES...165 KM...ESE OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...15 MPH... KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...16 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE ONGOING SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST. 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...THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IRMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.0 NORTH...AND LONGITUDE 85.2 WEST. IRMA HAS LOST ITS TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS, AND IS NOW CLASSIFIED AS A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE. IRMA HAS BEEN MOVING NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST U.S., AND WILL CONTINUE THIS MOTION AND APPROACH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IRMA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON TUESDAY. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ------- RAINFALL...REMNANT BANDS FROM POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IRMA ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 5 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS NORTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA INTO SOUTHERN AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. LOCALIZED INTENSE RAINFALL RATES WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL ISOLATED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING AND RAPID RISES ON CREEKS, STREAMS, AND RIVERS. CLOSER TO IRMA'S REMNANT CIRCULATION CENTER, AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI, NORTHWEST ALABAMA, EASTERN ARKANSAS, WESTERN TENNESSEE, AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA IN THE WAKE OF IRMA, WHILE ADDITIONAL RIVER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS GEORGIA AND EASTERN ALABAMA. ...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 5 AM EDT ...ALABAMA... EUFAULA MUNI ARPT 3.25 DOTHAN RGNL ARPT 2.76 MONTGOMERY 2.15 ...FLORIDA... FT. PIERCE ST. LUCIE CNTY INTL ARP 15.91 OVIEDO 14.76 CHEKIKA 13.83 INLIKITA 7 WNW 13.63 GAINESVILLE 2.4 NW 12.22 MIMS 8.5 W 12.11 NAPLES 11.87 NATIONAL KEY DEER NWR 11.74 OVIEDO 1.6 SE 11.54 CACHE 11.49 STARKE 11.33 WEST MELBOURNE 11.21 JACKSONVILLE 9.6 SE 11.17 FLEMING ISLAND 2.2 S 11.11 SWITZERLAND 4 WSW 11.11 PANTHER WEST 11.08 ORTEGA 1 WNW 11.00 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 3 NW 10.42 FORT MYERS INTL ARPT 10.33 SUMMERFIELD 3 SSE 10.04 OASIS RANGER STATION 9.67 OKEECHOBEE COUNTY ARPT 9.65 FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC ARPT 9.57 ORLANDO/SANFORD ARPT 9.42 OCHOPEE 9.27 OLUSTEE 3 N 9.17 ALACHUA 5 SE 8.61 MILES CITY 8.26 BELLAIR 3 W 8.11 OPA-LOCKA AIRPORT 7.99 ORLANDO EXECUTIVE ARPT 7.68 FORT WHITE 4 SE 7.57 INTERLACHEN 4 NW 6.22 TALLYRAND 2 NNW 6.15 DAYTONA BEACH INTL ARPT 5.86 HOLLYWOOD 3.9 SW 4.68 PALM CITY 3.1 NW 4.58 FLEMING ISLAND 1.7 SE 4.56 MIAMI BEACH 3.95 VERO BEACH 2.5 S 3.25 ...GEORGIA... ST MARYS RIVER NEAR KINGSLAND 5SSE 10.12 CUMBERLAND SOUND NEAR ST MARYS 5ENE 9.18 HOMELAND 7.99 THALMANN 5 ESE 7.89 BOYS ESTATE 3 S 7.84 FOLKSTON 10 SW 7.80 SAVANNAH/HUNTER AAF 6.88 KINGSLAND 3 WSW 6.85 ATKINSON 1 WSW 6.66 BRUNSWICK, MALCOLM MCKINNON ARPT 6.32 SAPELO ISLAND 1 NW 5.97 ...SOUTH CAROLINA... EDISTO ISLAND 2 WNW 6.05 BLACKVILLE 2 W 6.01 BEAUFORT MCAS 5.88 SANTEE 5 NNE 5.74 FOLLY FIELD 1 SW 5.67 CHARLESTON INTL ARPT 5.53 EASTOVER 6 SW 4.97 NEW ELLENTON 4 S 4.81 EDGEFIELD 4.12 SUMTER 4.11 COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT 3.14 ...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE EVENT... ...ALABAMA... TROY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 45 WEEDON FIELD AIRPORT 43 ANNISTON ARPT ASOS 40 MONTGOMERY REGIONAL AIRPORT 40 ...FLORIDA... NAPLES 2 ENE 142 MARCO ISLAND 1 E 130 LELY 2 ESE 122 BIG PINE KEY 2 NNW 120 QUAIL CREEK ESTATES 2 SSW 112 NORTH PERRY AIRPO 2 WNW 109 KEY BISCAYNE 8 SSE 99 MIAMI INTERNATIONAL 1 W 99 NORTH PERRY AIRPO 3 WSW 98 SWEETWATER 2 NE 96 CAPE CANAVERAL 3 NNE 94 OCEAN REEF 8 SE 93 BELLE MEADE 1 S 92 KEY LARGO 8 SSE 92 OCHOPEE 1 W 92 CACHE AT EVERGLADES 91 KEY WEST 2 W 91 ROYAL PALM RANGER S 4 W 91 CORAL GABLES 1 ESE 90 OCEAN REEF 8 SSE 89 SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL ARPT 89 MAYPORT NAVAL STATION 87 PORT EVERGLADES 87 DEERFIELD BEACH 3 W 86 JACKSONVILLE INTL ARPT 86 KEY LARGO 1 SE 85 REDLAND 8 NNW 85 FORT MYERS FAA/AP 84 SUNRISE 1 W 84 FLAGLER BEACH 83 GOULDS 1 NE 83 HOMESTEAD PARK 1 WSW 83 OAKLAND PARK 3 NW 83 PINECREST 2 SSW 82 FIU SOUTH CAMPUS 81 HAULOVER CANAL 3 E 81 POMPANO BEACH AIR 1 ESE 81 RSW SOUTHWEST FLORIDA A 81 IMMOKALEE 2 ESE 80 SOUTH MIAMI 2 W 80 FISHER ISLAND 3 ESE 79 FIU NORTH CAMPUS 1 ESE 79 FORT DESOTO PARK 3 W 79 FLORIDA CITY 1 ESE 78 FORT LAUDERDALE 2 W 78 NORTH PERRY AIRPORT 78 SANIBEL 4 ENE 78 SUNRISE 2 E 78 CLEARWATER 4 WNW 77 PARKLAND 2 W 77 WEST MIAMI 2 SE 77 BARTOW 10 SSW 75 DAVIE 2 NE 75 DELRAY BEACH 3 WSW 75 SAINT AUGUSTINE 1 NW 75 LITTLE HAITI 2 SE 74 BUNNELL 72 COUNTRY WALK 1 N 72 HOLIDAY 4 SW 70 INDIAN LAKE ESTATES 2 S 70 LITTLE HAVANA 1 NNW 68 LAUDERDALE BY THE 2 NW 67 PORT EVERGLADES 1 SSE 66 DOWNTOWN SAINT PETE 4 E 65 SANFORD AIRPORT 65 CORAL SPRINGS 1 W 64 DELAND 63 DANIA BEACH 1 NW 62 ST. AUGUSTINE 6 NNW 62 CROSS CITY AIRPORT 61 HIALEAH GARDENS 1 E 61 POMPANO BEACH 61 ...GEORGIA... FORT PULASKI 70 FORT SCREVEN 70 TYBEE ISLAND 1 NNE 65 HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL ARPT 64 MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL ARPT 61 SAVANNAH AIRPORT 60 TALLAPOOSA 4 SSE 59 HABERSHAM COUNTY AP 58 VALDOSTA 2 WNW 58 CLEVELAND 57 LITTLE OCMULGEE STATE PARK 57 DUBLIN 54 PERRY 54 COLUMBUS AIRPORT ASOS 53 VIDALIA 53 ATHENS 3 ESE 52 BANKS CROSSING 51 JASPER 2 SSW 48 TUCKER 2 SE 47 MOODY AFB 44 ...NORTH CAROLINA... HIGHLANDS 2 NNW 56 CASHIERS 1 ESE 51 BOOMER 3 ESE 47 BELMONT 45 CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS INTL ARPT 45 ...SOUTH CAROLINA... PARRIS ISLAND 6 E 76 FOLLY BEACH 72 ISLE OF PALMS 1 ESE 68 SULLIVANS ISLAND 1 E 68 BATTERY POINT 1 NNW 66 BEAUFORT 66 CHARLESTON 2 SSW 66 DANIEL FIELD AIRPORT 58 OCONEE COUNTY REGION 58 AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD 55 LANCASTER COUNTY AIRPORT 55 ...TENNESSEE... GATLINBURG 10 S 60 CHATTANOOGA 4 ESE 45 NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT ADVISORY ISSUED AT 1100 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS STORM. FORECASTER TATE FORECAST POSITIONS ------------------ INITIAL 12/0900Z 33.0N 85.2W 12HR VT 12/1800Z 34.9N 87.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP $$ ---------- tags: weatherwire,weather,update