000 AGUS72 KALR 251500 HMDALR ALR HYDROLOGIST FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHEAST RIVER FORECAST CENTER / ATLANTA, GA 1031 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005 ATTENTION/ AREA AFFECTED WFO: ALR TBW MFL MLB FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR FLORIDA AREA ... CENTRAL FLORIDA BSINS..... RAINFALL DUE TO HURRICANE WILMA IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE MANATEE RIVER AT MYAKKA HEAD. MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED IN THE PEACE RIVER AT ARCADIA AND HORSE CREEK AT ARCADIA. SOILS WERE DRY AT THE BEGINING OF THIS EVENT WHICH CAUSED WATER LEVEL RESPONSES TO BE LOWER THAN INITIALLY EXPECTED. ....ST.JOHNS RIVER...... MINOR FLOODINGIS EXPECTED IN THE ST. JOHNS RIVER NEAR GENEVA. WATER LEVELS UPSTREAM OF THIS LOCATION ARE STILL RISING. SIGNIFICANT WATER LEVEL RISES ARE ALSO EXPECTED DOWNSTREAM OF GENEVA AND AS FAR AS DELAND. . ....LAKE OKEECHOBEE.... THE POOL LEVEL AT LAKE OKEECHOBEE IS EXPECTED TO RISE NEAR 16.2 FT IN THE NEXT FIVE DAYS. CURRENTLY THE MAIN CONTRIBUTOR TO THE INFLOWS INTO THE LAKE IS THE KISSIMMEE BASIN, THROUH LAKE ISTOKPOGA. THE WATER LEVELS AT PALMDALE HAVE RISEN ABOVE CAUIION STAGE TODAY AND ARE FORECASTED TO CONTINUE RISING ABOUT HALF A FOOT MORE. ------------------------------------------------- THE SERFC IS INTERESTED IN THE USEFULNESS OF THIS PRODUCT AND WELCOMES YOUR COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK ON HOW THIS WAS USED IN YOUR OPERATIONS. PLEASE SEND ANY COMMENTS TO....JOHN.FELDT@NOAA.GOV ...SERFC... $$