FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 1147 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1147 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE APALACHICOLA RIVER IN
FLORIDA NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN AFFECTING CALHOUN...FRANKLIN...GULF AND
LIBERTY COUNTIES...
...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
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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1147 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE APALACHICOLA RIVER NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 22.0 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR ON MANY ROADS
INCLUDING BYRD PARKER ROAD...WARMOUTH DRIVE...GASKIN PARK...THE END OF LAKE
GROVE ROAD...ELM STREET ON RED BULL ISLAND AND LOWER LANDING ON HOWARDS CREEK.
THE 22.0 FT LEVEL AT BLOUNTSTOWN MAY AT TIMES NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF RIVER
LEVELS IN THE THESE AREAS DUE TO TIDAL EFFECTS...WINDS OR LOCAL RAINFALL AND
SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION.
FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED
APALACHICOLA RIVER
BLOUNTSTOWN 15 20.9 FRI 08 AM 21.7 22.0 21.5 20.6 19.4
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FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Issue Date: 236 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR POSSIBLE LONG
DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...
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INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-
CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-
236 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 /136 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.
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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.
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