000 WGUS62 KTAE 272017 FFATAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 417 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS COMBINED WITH EXPECTED RAINFALL TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WILL PRODUCE A THREAT FOR AREAL FLOODING IN THE WATCH AREA. FLZ015-017-018-027-GAZ158-280830- /O.EXB.KTAE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ FRANKLIN-LEON-JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-THOMAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APALACHICOLA...CARRABELLE... TALLAHASSEE...SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO...SOPCHOPPY...ST. MARKS... THOMASVILLE 417 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN FLORIDA... FRANKLIN...JEFFERSON...LEON AND WAKULLA. IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THOMAS. * THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS 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. 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. $$ ALZ065>069-FLZ007>014-016-026-GAZ120>126-142>145-155>157-280830- /O.EXT.KTAE.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-090329T0000Z/ /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 417 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /317 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE 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 EVENING * WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS 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. 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. $$ 18-WOOL