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WGUS42 KTAE 021524
FLWTAE
GAC131-275-FLC039-073-031512-
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1012 AM EST SAT APR 02 2005

 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR...OCHLOCKONEE 
RIVER AT THOMASVILLE 4WNW...HAVANA...BLOXHAM
 ...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE

FOR THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR THOMASVILLE 4WNW...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING...
WITH A STAGE OF 15.5 FEET MEASURED AT 7 AM SATURDAY.  MINOR FLOODING IS 
FORECAST...WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 16.8 FEET AT 8 AM SUNDAY...WHICH IS 1.8 FEET 
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.   THE STAGE EXCEEDED THE FLOOD STAGE OF 15.0 FEET AT 12 AM 
SATURDAY.  THE STAGE WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11 PM MONDAY.  AT 17.0 
FEET...SMALL COUNTRY ROADS USED MOSTLY TO ACCESS HOMES WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.  
THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.8 FEET ON FEB 15 1965.  

FOR THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR HAVANA...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING...WITH A 
STAGE OF 27.1 FEET MEASURED AT 10 AM SATURDAY.  MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST...
WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 29.0 FEET AT 1 AM MONDAY...WHICH IS 4.0 FEET ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE.  THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 29.1 FEET ON FEB 2 1991.  

FOR THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR BLOXHAM...THE LATEST STAGE IS 19.5 FEET AT 10 AM 
SATURDAY.  MINOR FLOODING IS FORECASTED...WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 22.0 FEET AT 7
AM MONDAY...WHICH IS EQUAL TO THE FLOOD STAGE.  THE STAGE WILL RISE ABOVE THE 
FLOOD STAGE OF 22.0 FEET AT 7 AM MONDAY.  THE STAGE WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
AT 8 PM MONDAY.  AT 22.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS AFFECTING HOMES AT THE END
OF CROOKED ROAD.  THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 22.0 FEET ON MAR 2 
1994.  

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.


FOR GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION...PLEASE GO TO WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON 
YOUR STATE. SELECT RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS. THE ADVANCED 
HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE PAGE PROVIDES CURRENT AND FORECAST RIVER 
INFORMATION...GAGE LOCATIONS...IMPACTS... AND HISTORICAL CREST INFORMATION FOR 
ALL FORECAST POINTS BY CLICKING ON EACH POINT.

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    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU

OCHLOCKONEE RIVER
  THOMASVILLE   15  15.5 SAT 07 AM   16.8   15.7   14.6   14.0   13.5
  HAVANA        25  27.1 SAT 10 AM   28.3   29.0   28.5   27.8   27.3
  BLOXHAM       22  19.5 SAT 10 AM   21.0   22.0   21.7   20.8   20.0


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