FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 1018 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR
   THE ST MARKS RIVER IN FLORIDA NEAR NEWPORT NEAR NATURAL BRIDGE AFFECTING
   WAKULLA COUNTY...
...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...ALL PERSONS WITH INTEREST ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD
WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.
&&
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1017 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE ST MARKS RIVER NEAR NEWPORT NEAR NATURAL BRIDGE.
* FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TO TUESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
  CANCELLED.
* AT 10:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE
  TO NEAR 7.1 FEET BY SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS.
&&
               FLD  OBSERVED         7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST
LOCATION       STG  STG  DAY TIME    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE
ST MARKS RIVER
  NEWPORT NEA    7   6.7 THU 10 AM    6.6    6.7    7.1    7.0    6.9
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 609 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

/446 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE REGION
THIS MORNING BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION
LATER THIS MORNING. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND UNTIL ABOUT 8 AM EST THIS
MORNING BEFORE SOME LIGHTER SHOWERS MOVE IN FROM THE WEST. CLEARING
...COOLER...AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FOR A CHILLY NIGHT TONIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES
COULD DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S ACROSS THE INTERIOR BY SATURDAY
MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
AFTER A COOL AND DRY DAY ON SATURDAY...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
TRAVERSING THE NORTHERN GULF WILL BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN TO
THE REGION ON SUNDAY. A COLD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MAY PROVIDE
THE NEXT WIDESPREAD LIGHT FREEZE TO THE AREA ON TUESDAY MORNING...
BEFORE ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RETURNS RAIN CHANCES TO THE
AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AFTER EARLY THIS
MORNING.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA
OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP.
$$