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FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 339 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
VOLUSIA...INDIAN RIVER...MARTIN...BREVARD...LAKE...
OKEECHOBEE...ORANGE...OSCEOLA...SEMINOLE...AND ST. LUCIE.
* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
* RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WHILE THE HIGHEST
RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT NORTH TODAY...THE SOUTHERN
SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL REMAIN VULNERABLE TO
FLOODING DUE TO THE VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT OCCURRED ON TUESDAY.
* RAINFALL TOTALS FROM FAY THUS FAR...
RAINFALL TUESDAY TOPPED 10 INCHES AT JENSEN BEACH...WITH SEVERAL
REPORTS OF 7 TO 9 INCHES ALONG THE TREASURE COAST. MANY AREAS
HAD RAINFALL ABOVE 5 INCHES TUESDAY THAT EXTENDED NORTHWARD
INTO OSCEOLA AND BREVARD COUNTIES.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECAST FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION SHOULD ADDITIONAL FLOODING DEVELOP.
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GLITTO WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1148 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THURSDAY.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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