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WGUS42 KTAE 010321
FLWTAE
ALC045-061-FLC059-133-020319-
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1019 PM EST THU MAR 31 2005

 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR...THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE
RIVER AT NEWTON...GENEVA...CARYVILLE
 ...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE

FOR THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR NEWTON...THE LATEST STAGE IS 11.0 FEET AT 8 PM
THURSDAY.  MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 21.7 FEET AT 1 
PM SUNDAY...WHICH IS 2.7 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.  THE STAGE WILL RISE ABOVE THE 
FLOOD STAGE OF 19.0 FEET AT 8 PM SATURDAY.  THE STAGE WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD 
STAGE AT 1 PM MONDAY.  THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.7 FEET ON 
MAR 4 1991.  

FOR THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR GENEVA...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...WITH A 
STAGE OF 24.5 FEET MEASURED AT 9 PM THURSDAY.  MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...WITH
A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 24.7 FEET AT 1 AM FRIDAY...WHICH IS 1.7 FEET ABOVE FLOOD 
STAGE.  THE STAGE WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 10 PM FRIDAY.  AT 25.0 FEET...
HOMES ALONG EAST WESTVILLE AVENUE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. FOWLER PARK WILL START TO
FLOOD.  THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 25.6 FEET ON NOV 10 1989.  

FOR THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER AT CARYVILLE...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...WITH A
STAGE OF 14.4 FEET MEASURED AT 9 PM THURSDAY.  MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...WITH
A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 15.6 FEET AT 7 PM SATURDAY...WHICH IS 3.6 FEET ABOVE FLOOD 
STAGE.  AT 16.0 FEET...HIGHWAY 279 SOUTH OF CARYVILLE WILL BE CUT OFF. SEVERAL 
FISH CAMPS...RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND ADDITIONAL RURAL ROADS IN THE AREA WILL BE 
FLOODED.  THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.6 FEET ON SEP 4 1937.  

CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...

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    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE

CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
  NEWTON        19  11.0 THU 08 PM   16.7   21.1   19.7   16.3      M
  GENEVA        23  24.5 THU 09 PM   21.8   15.9   14.6   16.1      M
  CARYVILLE     12  14.4 THU 09 PM   15.2   15.5   14.8   14.1      M


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