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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1159 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2005

FLZ015-018-027-028-034-290230-
DIXIE FL-FRANKLIN FL-JEFFERSON FL-TAYLOR FL-WAKULLA FL-


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH UNTIL
400 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON (300 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON) AND HAS
CONTINUED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING COASTAL COUNTIES IN THE BIG BEND OF
FLORIDA

WAKULLA...JEFFERSON...DIXIE...FRANKLIN AND TAYLOR.

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA CONTINUES TOWARD THE NORTH
CENTRAL GULF COAST AS A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE. THIS HURRICANE WILL
GENERATE DANGEROUS SURF AND WAVE CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE HIGH
WAVES...COASTAL FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE. AT THIS TIME...A TWO TO FOUR FEET SURGE...IN ADDITION TO
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR A TOTAL RISE ABOVE MEAN
SEA LEVEL OF FIVE TO SEVEN FEET.

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING COASTAL
AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WATCH AREA. AREAS THAT HAVE
LOST THEIR PROTECTIVE DUNES...LIVE IN LOW LYING AREAS...OR
ALONG BAYS AND INLETS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO COASTAL
FLOODING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG THE ENTIRE SHORELINE OF APALACHEE
BAY SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS NOW TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED. RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO FOLLOW THE
DIRECTION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD A MANDATORY
EVACUATION BE ORDERED. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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38-GODSEY