FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 1041 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1041 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FLORIDA...
APALACHICOLA RIVER 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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1041 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE APALACHICOLA RIVER NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...BUT
REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR AT DOUGLAS LANDING
AND WILLIS LANDING CAMPGROUNDS.  THE 19.0 FT LEVEL AT BLOUNTSTOWN MAY AT TIMES
NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF RIVER LEVELS IN 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    WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN
APALACHICOLA RIVER
BLOUNTSTOWN   15  18.8 TUE 08 PM   8.5   17.8   17.2   17.0   16.8
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 545 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 530 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009

/421 AM CST TUE DEC 8 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 SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ACROSS
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...
EXPECT MAINLY LIGHT RAIN TO SPREAD NORTHEAST OVER PORTIONS OF THE
LOCAL AREA TODAY WITH SOME EMBEDDED HEAVIER SHOWERS POSSIBLE.
STABLE AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH A LARGE PART OF THE
DAY...WHICH WILL KEEP THE BEST THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WEST OF OUR
LOCAL AREA. LATER TONIGHT...INCREASING INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO A MORE CONDUCIVE
ENVIRONMENT FOR ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS...ESPECIALLY OVER
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. RAINFALL WILL
RANGE FROM A QUARTER TO HALF OF AN INCH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN UP THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY...THEN TREND
DOWN FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA. A FEW STRONG STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT
WEDNESDAY AS THE FRONT BEGINS TO PUSH INTO THE AREA. A MUCH DRIER
AND COOLER AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO FILTER IN BEHIND THIS FRONT.
TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE MID 50S...THEN
DOWN TOWARD THE FREEZING MARK BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER
SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE FAR NORTHWESTERN GULF ON
FRIDAY AND TRACK EAST TOWARD THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASING RAIN CHANCES ONCE AGAIN
INTO THE WEEKEND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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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