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FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 830 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...APPLING...ATKINSON...BACON...BRANTLEY...CHARLTON...
CLINCH...COASTAL CAMDEN...COASTAL GLYNN...COFFEE...ECHOLS...
INLAND CAMDEN...INLAND GLYNN...JEFF DAVIS...PIERCE...WARE AND
WAYNE.
* THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
* 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...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
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
* HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS...BOTH PRECEDING AND DIRECTLY
ASSOCIATED WITH FAY...WILL FAVOR EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA.
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...RAINFALL TOTALS OF
AROUND 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AND FARTHER INLAND AMOUNTS
MAY VARY FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. IF FAY SLOWS EVEN FURTHER...THEN
HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED.
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.
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ENYEDI HURRICANE STATEMENT
Warning Issue Date: 1158 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
FAY IS 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
COFFEE...JEFF DAVIS...BACON...APPLING...WAYNE...ATKINSON...WARE...
PIERCE...BRANTLEY...ECHOLS...CLINCH AND CHARLTON IN SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA.
...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...
20 TO 30 MPH WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
RAIN BANDS OF FAY.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS LESS THAN 20
PERCENT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THROUGH FRIDAY...GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED. IF THE STORM TRACKS
FURTHER NORTH...THE AMOUNTS COULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER. THIS
AMOUNT OF RAIN CAN PRODUCE FLOODING OF ROADS AND AREAS WITH POOR
DRAINAGE.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 530 AM.
$$ LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 843 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
GAZ132>136-149>152-162>164-211600-
/O.EXT.KJAX.LW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-080822T1000Z/
COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-
BRANTLEY-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...HAZLEHURST...ALMA...BAXLEY...
JESUP...PEARSON...WAYCROSS...BLACKSHEAR...NAHUNTA...STATENVILLE...
HOMERVILLE...FOLKSTON
843 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY...
THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF TROPICAL STORM FAY OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA AND
STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL BRING WINDY
CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY
AREA.
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO
25 MPH OR GUSTS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SMALL BOATS WILL BE
ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. BOATERS IN THE ADVISORY AREA
SHOULD AVOID OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE IN WIND PROTECTED
INLETS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING AS WELL.
$$
ENYEDI
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