000 WGUS82 KTAE 051543 FLSTAE FLC065-079-123-GAC185-061540- FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1040 AM EST SUN FEB 05 2006 ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR...AUCILLA RIVER AT LAMONT...WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER AT VALDOSTA ...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... FOR THE AUCILLA RIVER AT LAMONT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...WITH A STAGE OF 9.2 FEET MEASURED AT 7 AM SUNDAY. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 10.2 FEET AT 1 AM WEDNESDAY...WHICH IS 1.2 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE STAGE EXCEEDED THE FLOOD STAGE OF 9.0 FEET AT 10 PM SATURDAY. THE STAGE WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 4 AM FRIDAY. THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 9.8 FEET ON AUG 18 2003. FOR THE WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER NEAR VALDOSTA...THE LATEST STAGE IS 12.6 FEET AT 9 AM SUNDAY. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 14.8 FEET AT 7 AM TUESDAY...WHICH IS 1.8 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE STAGE WILL RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 13.0 FEET AT 7 PM SUNDAY. THE STAGE WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 2 AM THURSDAY. AT 15.0 FEET...FRANKLINVILLE AND LITTLE RIVER ROADS WILL FLOOD THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.4 FEET ON FEB 28 1997. ALL PERSONS WITH INTEREST ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS... AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. FOR GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION...PLEASE GO TO WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON YOUR STATE. SELECT RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS. THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE PROVIDES CURRENT AND FORECAST RIVER INFORMATION...GAGE LOCATIONS...IMPACTS... AND HISTORICAL CREST INFORMATION FOR ALL FORECAST POINTS BY CLICKING ON EACH POINT. && FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI AUCILLA RIVER LAMONT 9 9.2 SUN 07 AM 9.8 10.1 10.1 9.6 8.9 WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER VALDOSTA 13 12.6 SUN 09 AM 13.9 14.8 14.2 12.4 9.9 $$