000 WGUS62 KTAE 261857 FFATAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 257 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELED FOR FLORIDA BIG BEND AND FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A COMPLEX FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE AND AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY...CAUSING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN BEGINNING TODAY. THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS RAIN WILL BE WEST OF THE APALACHICOLA RIVER. FLZ015-017-018-027-GAZ127>131-146>148-158>161-262000- /O.CAN.KTAE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090327T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ FRANKLIN-LEON-JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN- COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APALACHICOLA...CARRABELLE... TALLAHASSEE...SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO...SOPCHOPPY...ST. MARKS... SYLVESTER...ASHBURN...TIFTON...FITZGERALD...OCILLA...MOULTRIE... ADEL...SPARKS...NASHVILLE...THOMASVILLE...QUITMAN...VALDOSTA... LAKELAND 257 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF FLORIDA AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ ALZ065>069-FLZ007>014-016-026-GAZ120>126-142>145-155>157-271100- /O.EXT.KTAE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090328T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON- HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-GADSDEN-LIBERTY- QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER- MITCHELL-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER... DALEVILLE...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA...HARTFORD...SAMSON... SLOCOMB...MALVERN...TAYLOR...ASHFORD...KINSEY...COWARTS...WEBB... COTTONWOOD...REHOBETH...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...INWOOD...HUDSON... BONIFAY...CRYSTAL LAKE...CHIPLEY...FIVE POINTS...MARIANNA... GRACEVILLE...MALONE...SNEADS...PANAMA CITY...CALLAWAY... LYNN HAVEN...UPPER GRAND LAGOON...BLOUNTSTOWN...WHITE CITY... PORT ST. JOE...WEWAHITCHKA...QUINCY...CHATTAHOOCHEE... SWEETWATER...GEORGETOWN...FORT GAINES...CUTHBERT...SHELLMAN... ARLINGTON...MORGAN...EDISON...LEARY...DAWSON...ALBANY... LEESBURG...SMITHVILLE...DOUGLASVILLE...BLAKELY...COLQUITT... NEWTON...CAMILLA...PELHAM...DONALSONVILLE...BAINBRIDGE...CAIRO 257 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 /157 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY AND HOUSTON. IN FLORIDA...BAY...CALHOUN...COASTAL WALTON...GADSDEN...GULF... HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...LIBERTY AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...BAKER...CALHOUN...CLAY...DECATUR... DOUGHERTY...EARLY...GRADY...LEE...MILLER...MITCHELL... QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...SEMINOLE AND TERRELL. * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WHERE AND IF HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT THE SAME LOCATIONS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. * A FEW LOCATIONS COULD GET BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES DURING THIS TIME. * THE PRIMARY IMPACT WILL BE TO URBAN AREAS...LOW LYING ROADS...SMALL CREEKS...AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HOWEVER...QUICK RISES IN LOCAL RIVERS COULD OCCUR IF THE HEAVY RAINFALL MATERIALIZES AND IS WIDESPREAD ENOUGH. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. PLEASE MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ BLOCK/LANIER