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WGUS42 KTAE 282136
FLWTAE
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
536 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WFO TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING 
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FLORIDA... 

  CHIPOLA RIVER AT MARIANNA AFFECTING JACKSON COUNTY
  CHIPOLA RIVER NEAR ALTHA AFFECTING CALHOUN COUNTY
 ...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST...

...THE RAIN AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT HAS FORCED THE RIVERS TO RISE ACROSS THE REGION...

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.


FLC063-292136-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FL.W.0011.090330T2100Z-000000T0000Z/
/MALF1.1.ER.090330T2100Z.090402T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
536 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WFO TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE CHIPOLA RIVER AT MARIANNA.
* FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  5:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO 
  NEAR 23.2 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 23.0 FEET...WATER WILL REACH THE APPROACH ROAD OF STATE ROAD 167 
  BRIDGE.



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

CHIPOLA RIVER
  MARIANNA      19  10.4 SAT 05 PM   13.1   17.6   21.0   22.7   23.2



$$

FLC013-292136-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FL.W.0012.090402T0700Z-000000T0000Z/
/ALTF1.2.ER.090402T0700Z.090403T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
536 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WFO TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE CHIPOLA RIVER NEAR ALTHA.
* FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  5:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.7 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO 
  NEAR 23.7 FEET BY FRIDAY 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.



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

CHIPOLA RIVER
  ALTHA         22  12.7 SAT 05 PM   13.5   15.9   18.1   20.2   22.5



$$