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WGUS42 KTAE 011438
FLWTAE
ALC045-021436-
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
936 AM EST FRI APR 01 2005

 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR...CHOCTAWHATCHEE
RIVER AT NEWTON
 ...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST...

FOR THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR NEWTON...THE LATEST STAGE IS 14.5 FEET AT 8 AM
FRIDAY.  MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST...WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 26.0 FEET AT 7 
PM SATURDAY...WHICH IS 7.0 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.  THE STAGE WILL RISE ABOVE 
THE FLOOD STAGE OF 19.0 FEET AT 4 PM FRIDAY.  THE STAGE WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD 
STAGE AT 10 PM MONDAY.  AT 24.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING ON THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE 
RIVER NEAR NEWTON ALABAMA WILL AFFECT STORES AND APARTMENTS NEAR HIGHWAY 92...
EIGHT MILES DOWNSTREAM.  THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 25.7 FEET ON
NOV 30 1976.  

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

CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
  NEWTON        19  14.5 FRI  8 AM   24.6   25.2   21.5   17.2   14.2


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