000 WGUS42 KTAE 261617 FLWTAE FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1217 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WFO TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FLORIDA... APALACHICOLA RIVER NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN AFFECTING CALHOUN...FRANKLIN...GULF AND LIBERTY COUNTIES ...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST... ...HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER BASIN IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE INCREASED FLOWS INTO LAKE SEMINOLE. INCREASED RELEASES FROM WOODRUFF DAM PLUS PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE APALACHICOLA RIVER IN FLORIDA WILL GENERATE SIGNIFICANT RISES DOWNSTREAM ON THE APALACHICOLA RIVER AT BLOUNTSTOWN AND LOW LYING AREAS AROUND WEWAHITCHKA... 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. FLC013-037-045-077-271617- /O.NEW.KTAE.FL.W.0002.090328T0400Z-000000T0000Z/ /BLOF1.1.ER.090328T0400Z.090331T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1217 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WFO TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE APALACHICOLA RIVER NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN. * FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.0 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR AT DOUGLAS LANDING AND WILLIS LANDING CAMPGROUNDS. THE 19.0 FT LEVEL AT BLOUNTSTOWN MAY AT TIMES NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF RIVER LEVELS IN THESE AREAS DUE TO TIDAL EFFECTS... WINDS OR LOCAL RAINFALL AND SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION. && FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE APALACHICOLA RIVER BLOUNTSTOWN 15 13.4 THU 09 AM 14.2 15.2 18.0 18.9 19.0 $$