000 WGUS42 KTAE 220239 FLWTAE FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 939 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008 CHIPOLA RIVER NEAR ALTHA AFFECTING CALHOUN COUNTY ...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST... SAFETY MESSAGE...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. FLC063-230239- /O.ROU.KTAE.HY.S.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MALF1.N.UU.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 939 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008 FORECAST INFORMATION FOR CHIPOLA RIVER AT MARIANNA. * AT 9:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET. * NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 16.8 FEET SUNDAY MORNING. $$ FLC013-230239- /O.CON.KTAE.FL.W.0003.080223T0900Z-080224T2000Z/ /ALTF1.1.ER.080223T0900Z.080224T0000Z.080224T1400Z.NO/ 939 PM EST THU FEB 21 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CHIPOLA RIVER NEAR ALTHA. * FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 22.4 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...WATER WILL START TO AFFECT HOUSES AND MOBILE HOMES IN THE FLOOD PLAIN DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE. A FEW FISH CAMPS DOWNSTREAM OF HIGHWAY 20 WILL BE AFFECTED BY FLOOD WATER. $$