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PUBLIC ADVISORY NUMBER 15 FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION HANNA
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...NWS...CAMP SPRINGS MD
1100 AM EDT SUN 15 SEP 2002

....TROPICAL DEPRESSION HANNA NEAR ALABAMA GEORGIA BORDER AND
ACCELERATING NORTHEASTWARD...

...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
UNTIL 5 PM EDT...

...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE COUNTIES OF WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA....AND PART OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA...

AT 11AM EDT...15Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.8 N...LONGITUDE 
85.0 W ...OR ABOUT 30 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.  

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 25
MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24
HRS.  A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS ANTICIPATED.
                              
WINDS ARE RATHER VERY LIGHT NEAR THE CENTER.  ESTIMATED MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1016 MB...30.05 INCHES.

THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED SINCE THE SYSTEM HAS
WEAKENED AND IS BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE NORTHEASTWARD. 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE
CAROLINAS NORTHWARD TO CENTRAL AND WESTERN VIRGINIA. 

24 HOUR PRECIPITATION ENDING AT 7 AM EDT AND 6 AM CDT

DONALSONVILLE, GA              14.59
BLAKELY, GA                     7.25
NEWTON, GA                      6.00
ALBANY, GA                      3.08

CHIPLEY, FL                     8.10
MARIANNA, FL                    5.05

                    
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 5 PM EDT.

ZIEGENFELDER / FORECAST OPERATIONS BRANCH

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