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WGUS42 KTAE 010958
FLWTAE
FLC013-037-045-077-020957-
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
457 AM EST FRI APR 01 2005

 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR...APALACHICOLA 
RIVER AT BLOUNTSTOWN
 ...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE

FOR THE APALACHICOLA RIVER NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING...
WITH A STAGE OF 23.5 FEET MEASURED AT 4 AM FRIDAY.  MODERATE FLOODING IS 
FORECAST...WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 23.8 FEET AT 7 PM SATURDAY...WHICH IS 8.8 
FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.  AT 24.0 FEET...MINOR HOUSE FLOODING WILL OCCUR AT 
KENTUCKY LANDING...CHIPOLA CUTOFF...RED BULL ISLAND...DOUGLAS LANDING...BRANTS 
LANDING...WILLIS LANDING AND HOWARDS CREEK AREA.  THIS CREST COMPARES TO A 
PREVIOUS CREST OF 23.8 FEET ON JUL 1 1916.  

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    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED

APALACHICOLA RIVER
  BLOUNTSTOWN   15  23.5 FRI  4 AM   23.6   23.8   23.4   22.3   21.3   


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