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WGUS82 KTAE 231819
FLSTAE

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
119 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2008

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WFO TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD ADVISORY 
FOR THE CHIPOLA RIVER...

  CHIPOLA RIVER NEAR ALTHA AFFECTING CALHOUN COUNTY 

 ...SIGNIFICANT RISES NEAR ALTHA...


SAFETY MESSAGE...CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS...STAY TUNED TO 
DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...

FLC013-241819-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FL.Y.0003.080223T1819Z-000000T0000Z/
/ALTF1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
119 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2008

* AT  1:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.2 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. 
* IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...WATER WILL START TO AFFECT HOUSES AND MOBILE HOMES IN 
  THE FLOOD PLAIN DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE. A FEW FISH CAMPS DOWNSTREAM OF 
  HIGHWAY 20 WILL BE AFFECTED BY FLOOD WATER.



&&
               FLD  OBSERVED         7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST
LOCATION       STG  STG  DAY TIME    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU

CHIPOLA RIVER
  ALTHA         22  21.2 SAT 01 PM   21.8   20.7   19.5   18.3   17.0


$$