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WGUS42 KTAE 010434
FLWTAE
FLC013-063-020432-
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1132 PM EST THU MAR 31 2005

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

FOR THE CHIPOLA RIVER NEAR ALTHA...THE LATEST STAGE IS 18.6 FEET AT 9 PM
THURSDAY.  MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 22.6 FEET AT 1 
AM SUNDAY...WHICH IS 0.6 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.  THE STAGE WILL RISE ABOVE THE 
FLOOD STAGE OF 22.0 FEET AT 11 AM SATURDAY.  THE STAGE WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD 
STAGE AT 5 PM SUNDAY.  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.  THIS CREST COMPARES 
TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 22.5 FEET ON SEP 1 1950.  

FOR THE CHIPOLA RIVER AT MARIANNA...THE LATEST STAGE IS 15.1 FEET AT 7 PM
THURSDAY.  NO FLOODING IS FORECASTED.

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    MON    TUE    WED

CHIPOLA RIVER
  MARIANNA      19  15.1 THU 07 PM   15.0   14.6   14.2   14.4   14.5
  ALTHA         22  18.6 THU 09 PM   19.0   21.7   22.5   20.7   19.0