000 WGUS62 KTAE 232024 FFATAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 424 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT DUE TO RAINS FROM FAY... FLZ015>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-250000- /O.EXT.KTAE.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-080825T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR- LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY- LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL- COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS- LOWNDES-LANIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APALACHICOLA...CARRABELLE...QUINCY... CHATTAHOOCHEE...TALLAHASSEE...SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO... MADISON...GREENVILLE...SWEETWATER...SOPCHOPPY...ST. MARKS... PERRY...MIDWAY...MAYO...CROSS CITY...GEORGETOWN...FORT GAINES... CUTHBERT...SHELLMAN...ARLINGTON...MORGAN...EDISON...LEARY... DAWSON...ALBANY...LEESBURG...SMITHVILLE...SYLVESTER...ASHBURN... TIFTON...FITZGERALD...OCILLA...DOUGLASVILLE...BLAKELY... COLQUITT...NEWTON...CAMILLA...PELHAM...MOULTRIE...ADEL...SPARKS... NASHVILLE...DONALSONVILLE...BAINBRIDGE...CAIRO...THOMASVILLE... QUITMAN...VALDOSTA...LAKELAND 424 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF FLORIDA AND GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN FLORIDA...DIXIE...FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...JEFFERSON... LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...TAYLOR AND WAKULLA. IN GEORGIA...BAKER...BEN HILL...BERRIEN...BROOKS...CALHOUN... CLAY...COLQUITT...COOK...DECATUR...DOUGHERTY...EARLY...GRADY... IRWIN...LANIER...LEE...LOWNDES...MILLER...MITCHELL...QUITMAN... RANDOLPH...SEMINOLE...TERRELL...THOMAS...TIFT...TURNER AND WORTH. * THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * TROPICAL STORM FAY IS MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWEST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. * FAY IS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND SOUTH GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WILL 10 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED GREATER THAN 20 INCHES. THIS MUCH RAINFALL IS CAUSING AREAL AND RIVERINE FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD 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. $$ ALZ065>069-FLZ007>014-250000- /O.CON.KTAE.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-080825T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON- HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER... DALEVILLE...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA...HARTFORD...SAMSON... SLOCOMB...MALVERN...TAYLOR...ASHFORD...KINSEY...COWARTS...WEBB... COTTONWOOD...REHOBETH...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...INWOOD...HUDSON... BONIFAY...CRYSTAL LAKE...CHIPLEY...FIVE POINTS...MARIANNA... GRACEVILLE...MALONE...SNEADS...PANAMA CITY...CALLAWAY... LYNN HAVEN...UPPER GRAND LAGOON...BLOUNTSTOWN...WHITE CITY... PORT ST. JOE...WEWAHITCHKA 324 PM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...COFFEE...DALE... GENEVA...HENRY AND HOUSTON. IN FLORIDA...BAY...CALHOUN... COASTAL WALTON...GULF...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON AND WASHINGTON. * THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * TROPICAL STORM FAY IS MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWEST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. * FAY IS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND SOUTH GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WILL 10 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED GREATER THAN 20 INCHES. THIS MUCH RAINFALL IS CAUSING AREAL AND RIVERINE FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ CAMP