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FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 830 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...ALACHUA...BAKER...BRADFORD...CLAY...COLUMBIA...DUVAL...
FLAGLER...GILCHRIST...HAMILTON...MARION...NASSAU...PUTNAM...ST
JOHNS...SUWANNEE AND UNION.
* THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
* TROPICAL STORM FAY IS OVER EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND IS FORECAST
TO TURN SLOWLY NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. AS FAY MOVES
CLOSER TO THE LOCAL FORECAST AREA THROUGH THURSDAY...RAINFALL
POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE AS RAIN BANDS INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
SPREAD FARTHER INLAND. AS A RESULT...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
* THE HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS...BOTH PRECEDING AND DIRECTLY
ASSOCIATED WITH FAY...WILL FAVOR EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA.
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...EASTERN SECTIONS OF
NORTHEAST FLORIDA COULD RECEIVE 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FARTHER INLAND AMOUNTS MAY VARY FROM 5
TO 10 INCHES. IF FAY SLOWS EVEN FURTHER...THEN HIGHER AMOUNTS
CAN BE EXPECTED.
THE ST. MARYS RIVER AND BLACK CREEK HAVE FLOOD WARNINGS CURRENTLY
IN EFFECT. THE SANTE FE RIVER AT FORT WHITE IS A COUPLE OF FEET
BELOW ACTION STAGE. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL EXACERBATE
RIVER FLOODING ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA...AND LOCAL INTERESTS NEAR
THESE RIVER BASINS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR RIVER LEVELS.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
$$ HURRICANE STATEMENT
Warning Issue Date: 1158 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
FAY STATIONARY NEAR DAYTONA BEACH AND EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY WEST
ON THURSDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL IS THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THE STORM.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN IN
NORTH FLORIDA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY CAUSE
FLOODING. PLEASE HEED THE ADVISE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS.
...WINDS...
30 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS OF FAY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS LESS THAN 20 PERCENT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THROUGH FRIDAY...RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD POTENTIALLY REACH 6 TO 12
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IF YOU EXPERIENCED FLOODING
DURING THE HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS OF LATE SEPTEMBER AND EARLY
OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR YOU MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING ONCE AGAIN. THOSE
IN NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR FLOODING
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN CAN PRODUCE FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR
DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT. IF APPROACHING A FLOODED
ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 530 AM.
$$ WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 843 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
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BAKER-UNION-BRADFORD-ALACHUA-MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MACCLENNY...LAKE BUTLER...STARKE...
GAINESVILLE...OCALA
843 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF TROPICAL STORM FAY OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA AND
STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL BRING WINDY
CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
ADVISORY AREA.
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME.
MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE
WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES
ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES.
STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...
AND DOWN POWER LINES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE TRASH CANS...
LAWN FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST
WEATHER.
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