000 WHUS42 KTAE 282003 CFWTAE BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 356 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2005 FLZ015-018-027-028-034-290830- DIXIE FL-FRANKLIN FL-JEFFERSON FL-TAYLOR FL-WAKULLA FL- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 400 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTH FLORIDA... WAKULLA...JEFFERSON...DIXIE...FRANKLIN AND TAYLOR LARGE AND DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA...A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE... WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO COAST TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. THIS STORM HAS GENERATED AND CONTINUES TO GENERATE LARGE SWELLS AND SURF. AS KATRINA GETS CLOSER TO THE GULF COAST...EVEN LARGER WAVES WILL BEGIN TO MOVE TO THE COAST. IN ADDITION TO THE WAVES...COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR NEAR AND AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE ACROSS COASTAL AREAS OF APALACHEE BAY. MANY OF THE PROTECTIVE DUNES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY HURRICANE DENNIS AND ARE NOW ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO A STORM SURGE. AT THIS TIME...A TOTAL RISE OF 6 TO 8 FEET IS LIKELY IN JEFFERSON...WAKULLA...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. A SLIGHTLY LOWER VALUE OF 5 TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED IN TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTY AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. BELOW IS A LIST OF HIGH TIDES FOR MONDAY AROUND APALACHEE BAY AT SELECTED LOCATIONS... APALACHICOLA...1037 AM EDT MONDAY SAINT GEORGE ISLAND...942 AM EDT MONDAY CARRABELLE...912 AM EDT MONDAY SAINT MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE...1252 AM EDT AND 1034 AM EDT MONDAY SUWANEE RIVER ENTRANCE...1216 AM EDT AND 1003 AM EDT MONDAY A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED TO OCCUR. RESIDENTS LIVING IN THESE AREAS SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. IF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ISSUE AND EVACUATION ORDER...LEAVE IMMEDIATELY FOR HIGHER GROUND. ROADS ALONG THE COASTLINE WILL LIKELY BECOME COVERED IN WATER. REMEMBER...NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR INTO FLOODED ROADS AS THE DEPTH MAY BE TO GREAT FOR YOUR CAR TO PASS SAFELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ 38-GODSEY