000 WGUS82 KTAE 061553 FLSTAE FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1053 AM EST WED FEB 06 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WFO TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE APALACHICOLA RIVER... APALACHICOLA RIVER NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN AFFECTING CALHOUN...FRANKLIN...GULF AND LIBERTY COUNTIES ...SIGNIFICANT RISES NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN... ...THE APALACHICOLA RIVER AT BLOUNTSTOWN HAS CRESTED AND HAS BEGAN A SLOW FALL. THE RIVER IS EXPCTED TO CONTINUE A SLOW FAL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW 10 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT. SAFETY MESSAGE...CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS...STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... FLC013-037-045-077-071553- /O.NEW.KTAE.FL.Y.0002.080206T1553Z-000000T0000Z/ /BLOF1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 1053 AM EST WED FEB 06 2008 * AT 8:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS. THIS LEVEL IS THE TOP OF THE BANK AT THE MARINA. && FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON APALACHICOLA RIVER BLOUNTSTOWN 15 13.5 WED 08 AM 12.8 11.8 10.8 10.3 9.4 $$