FLOOD WARNING Warning Issue Date: 1137 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE APALACHICOLA RIVER NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 20.4 FEET BY TOMORROW
MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR ON MANY ROADS
INCLUDING BYRD PARKER ROAD...WARMOUTH DRIVE...GASKIN PARK...THE END OF LAKE
GROVE ROAD...ELM STREET ON RED BULL ISLAND AND LOWER LANDING ON HOWARDS CREEK.
THE 22.0 FT LEVEL AT BLOUNTSTOWN MAY AT TIMES NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF RIVER
LEVELS IN THE THESE AREAS DUE TO TIDAL EFFECTS...WINDS OR LOCAL RAINFALL AND
SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION.
FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU FRI SAT
APALACHICOLA RIVER
BLOUNTSTOWN 15 20.7 MON 08 AM 20.4 20.4 20.0 19.3 18.6
$$ FREEZE WARNING Warning Issue Date: 329 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 /
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 9 AM
EST /8 AM CST/ TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 9 AM
EST /8 AM CST/ TUESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A REINFORCEMENT OF COLD DRY AIR HAS INVADED THE REGION BEHIND THIS
MORNINGS COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY PLUMMET AFTER
SUNSET DROPPING TO THE FREEZING MARK SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER
MOST INLAND AREAS...REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 20S BY DAYBREAK.
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 30 ALONG THE COAST OF THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND. DURATIONS OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES
WILL BE FROM 5 TO 7 HOURS INLAND...AND 2 TO 4 HOURS ALONG THE
COAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
$$
BARRY RED FLAG WARNING Warning Issue Date: 247 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 /
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO
6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ TUESDAY...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/
THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST
/NOON CST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
$$
WATSON/BARRY
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