FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 528 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 528 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FLORIDA..
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR BRUCE AFFECTING WALTON COUNTY
...MAJOR 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.
FLC131-241128-
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628 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR BRUCE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  5:02 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET.
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 17.5 FEET BY EARLY
TOMORROW.
* IMPACT...AT 16.5 FEET...MAJOR FLOODING OCCURS ALONG THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
NEAR BRUCE.
FLD  OBSERVED         7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST
LOCATION       STG  STG  DAY TIME    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
BRUCE         13  18.1 WED 05 AM   17.5   17.0   16.5   16.0   15.6
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DUGGAN

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 342 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 345 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

/332 AM CST WED DEC 23 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...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FRANKLIN
COUNTY BEACHES DUE TO INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGHER SURF.
OTHERWISE...SKIES WILL GENERALLY BE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON
THURSDAY AND HELP PUSH A COLD FRONT EASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST THURSDAY NIGHT. AS THIS COLD FRONT SURGES
EASTWARD...A MOIST AND MODESTLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO
THE REGION. THIS UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WIND
SHEAR TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...THE
SEVERE THREAT IS GREATEST ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
WESTERN BIG BEND WHERE THE COMBINATION OF WIND SHEAR AND
INSTABILITY WILL BE HIGHEST. HOWEVER...THERE STILL REMAINS A
CHANCE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL
BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A SQUALL LINE JUST
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE
SQUALL LINE WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ISOLATED TORNADOES. IN
ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO
2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM.
STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM ON THURSDAY WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF
ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES CREATING A HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND LEAD TO A PERIOD OF
RELATIVELY TRANQUIL CONDITIONS INTO THE FIRST OF THE WORK WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY...HOWEVER SPOTTER
ACTIVATION MAY BECOME NECESSARY ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
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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