EXCESSIVE RAINFALL DISCUSSION NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 247 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2011 ...VALID 18Z TUE MAY 03 2011 - 00Z THU MAY 05 2011... ...REFERENCE AWIPS GRAPHIC UNDER...DAY 1 EXCESSIVE RAINFALL... SLIGHT RISK OF RAINFALL EXCEEDING FFG TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 NNW CWHQ CWPD 15 S CWQV 10 W CWQO 20 NW CWZS 25 NE CWZS 30 N CZCR 10 N CZCR 30 SSW CZCR 25 SE CWIY 10 SW PQI 35 SW PQI 30 N MLT 15 WNW MLT 20 WSW MLT 15 ESE GNR 15 S GNR 30 SSW GNR 40 NW WVL 10 NE BML HIE 20 N LEB RUT 10 ESE GFL SCH 20 SW SCH 45 N MSV 30 NNW MSV 25 NNE AVP 15 SE SEG 35 W CXY 25 SSE AOO 25 SSW AOO 15 SSE JST 10 NE JST 20 SSW FIG 10 NNE FIG 30 ESE BFD 15 WSW ELZ 15 W DSV 10 SSE ROC 30 S CWQP 25 NNE FZY 25 ESE GTB 25 WSW SLK 20 SSW CMCW 10 WNW CWIZ 25 NNW CWHQ. MODERATE RISK OF RAINFALL EXCEEDING FFG TO THE RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 S CWIG 10 SSE CWST 30 SSE CWNH 25 W CERM CERM 10 E CERM 10 WNW CYSL 15 W CAR 40 W PQI 65 NNW MLT 45 N GNR 25 NNW GNR 25 W GNR 50 W GNR 35 ESE CYSC 25 SE CYSC 30 N 1V4 20 NE MVL MVL 10 WNW MVL 10 SE CMGB 20 SSE CMSC 15 S CWIG. NO MAJOR CHGS TO THE PREVIOUS ISSUANCE..WITH THE POTNL FOR SOME FLOODING FM PTNS OF THE NRN MID ATLC STATES INTO NEW ENG THIS PD. A COUPLE AREAS OF SFC LOW PRES WL LIFT NNEWD FM THE NRN MID ATLC STATES INTO NEW ENG AHD OF A SLO MOVG H5 TROF. ENHANCED LIFT VCNTY OF THESE SFC LOWS SHLD HELP FOCUS MORE SIGNIFICANT RAINS FM NRN PA NNEWD INTO WRN ME..AS A CONTD DECENT LLJ BRINGS IN GULF AND WRN ATLC MSTR AND PWS POOL TO GTR THAN 1.25 INCHES VCNTY OF THE FNTL BNDRY. LRG SCALE LIFT WL ALSO BE SUPPLIED BY FAVORABLE RT ENTRANCE REGION UPR JET DYNAMICS. END RESULT SHLD BE A BAND OF HVY TO PSBLY ISOLD EXCESSIVE RAINS IN WHAT WL BE A RATHER LONG DURATION EVENT..WITH SOME 1-2+ INCH RNFL AMTS XPCD. CONTD TO INDICATE A MDT RISK OF FLOODING POTNL WHERE FFG VALUES WERE RATHER LOW FM NERN NY STATE INTO NWRN ME. TERRY $$