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WGUS62 KJAX 230832
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
432 AM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

FLZ023>025-030>033-036>038-040-232200-
/X.NEW.KJAX.FA.A.0003.051023T0832Z-051025T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-ST JOHNS-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-
FLAGLER-MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MACCLENNY...FERNANDINA BEACH...
JACKSONVILLE...LAKE BUTLER...STARKE...GREEN COVE SPRINGS...
ST AUGUSTINE...GAINESVILLE...PALATKA...PALM COAST...OCALA
432 AM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...ALACHUA...BAKER...
  BRADFORD...CLAY...DUVAL...FLAGLER...MARION...NASSAU...PUTNAM...
  ST JOHNS AND UNION.

* THROUGH MONDAY EVENING

* THE COMBINATION OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH
  HURRICANE WILMA AND A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
  FLORIDA WILL PRODUCE A LARGE AREA OF RAIN ACROSS NORTHEAST
  FLORIDA BEGINNING SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY
  AFTERNOON. AS WILMA APPROACHES THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST...THE
  RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.
  RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
  POSSIBLE OVER THE WATCH AREA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
  COULD LEAD TO THE FLOODING OF STREETS...LOW LYING...AND POOR
  DRAINAGE AREAS. PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA RECEIVED VERY
  HEAVY RAINFALL ON FRIDAY WHICH INCREASES THE POTENTIAL FOR
  LOCALIZED FLOODING OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. RESIDENTS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IF FLOODING DEVELOPS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR ANY UPDATES OR WARNINGS. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX.

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