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WGUS42 KTAE 031659
FLWTAE
GAC185-041655-
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1155 AM EST FRI FEB 03 2006

 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR...WITHLACOOCHEE 
RIVER AT VALDOSTA
 ...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...

RECENT RAINS HAVE CAUSED RIVER LEVELS TO RISE SHARPLY.

FOR THE WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER NEAR VALDOSTA...THE LATEST STAGE IS 9.4 FEET AT 11
AM FRIDAY.  MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 14.1 FEET AT 1
AM TUESDAY...WHICH IS 1.1 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.  THE STAGE WILL RISE ABOVE THE
FLOOD STAGE OF 13.0 FEET AT 1 AM SUNDAY.  

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.

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...



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

WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER
  VALDOSTA      13   9.4 FRI 11 AM   11.8   13.3   13.8   14.0   13.8


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