000 WGUS62 KTAE 270814 FFATAE FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 414 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...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. THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS RAIN WILL BE WEST OF THE APALACHICOLA RIVER AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. ALZ065>069-FLZ007>014-016-026-GAZ120>126-142>145-155>157-281200- /O.CON.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 414 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /314 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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 AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES 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. * PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND RECEIVED UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ON THURSDAY 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. $$ CAMP