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WGUS82 KTAE 201520
FLSTAE
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1020 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FLORIDA...

  APALACHICOLA RIVER NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN AFFECTING CALHOUN...FRANKLIN...GULF AND
  LIBERTY COUNTIES
 ...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...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.


&&

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1020 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES
FOR
  THE APALACHICOLA RIVER NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR AT DOUGLAS LANDING
  AND WILLIS LANDING CAMPGROUNDS.  THE 19.0 FT LEVEL AT BLOUNTSTOWN MAY AT TIMES
  NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF RIVER LEVELS IN THESE AREAS DUE TO TIDAL EFFECTS...
  WINDS OR LOCAL RAINFALL AND SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION.



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               FLD  OBSERVED         7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST
LOCATION       STG  STG  DAY TIME    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED

APALACHICOLA RIVER
  BLOUNTSTOWN   15  17.2 FRI 08 AM   16.9   15.0   13.4   10.0    9.3



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