FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 910 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE FL HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE ALTAMAHA RIVER AT BAXLEY.
* FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING
IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:45 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 72.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 74.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 75.5 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE
POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
* IMPACT...AT 74.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF TIMBER AND AGRICULTURAL
LAND CAN BE EXPECTED.
FLD OBSERVED 7AM FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN
ALTAMAHA
BAXLEY 74.5 72.7 TUE 09 AM 73.0 73.5 74.2 75.0 75.5
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 328 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...FOR ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA EXCEPT THE
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON...IN
RESPONSE TO A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL
UNITED STATES. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CROSS GEORGIA ON
WEDNESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. WINDS OF 15-30 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED. WITH SATURATED SOILS
FROM RAIN TONIGHT...TREES AND POWERLINES WILL BE DOWNED AT LOWER
WIND SPEEDS THAN MIGHT OTHERWISE BE NECESSARY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THESE WINDS MAY DOWN WEAKENED OR
SHALLOW ROOTED TREES AS WELL.
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