FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 443 AM EST TUE NOV 10 2009
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...THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...FLORIDA AND GEORGIA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY AND HOUSTON. IN FLORIDA...BAY...
CALHOUN...COASTAL WALTON...FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...GULF...
HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...JEFFERSON...LEON...
LIBERTY...WAKULLA AND WASHINGTON. IN GEORGIA...BAKER...
DECATUR...EARLY...GRADY...MILLER...MITCHELL...SEMINOLE AND
THOMAS.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* TROPICAL STORM IDA IS FORECAST TO MOVE ASHORE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST EARLY THIS MORNING. EVEN THOUGH IDA IS
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND BEGIN TRANSITIONING INTO A NON-
TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TODAY...THERE WILL STILL BE BANDS
OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THAT WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE
REGION...MAINLY OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE AREA.
MAXIMUM STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 2
TO 4 INCH RANGE BEFORE COMING TO AN END TONIGHT WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH THESE TOTALS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE...MINOR FLOODING
OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
PLEASE MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POTENTIAL FLOOD
WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES IF THEY ARE NEEDED. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS
PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD
FLOODING DEVELOP. FLOODED ROADS CAN BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO
MOTORISTS...AS IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW DEEP STANDING WATER
IS ON ROADWAYS. THIS DANGER IS ENHANCED AT NIGHTTIME.
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17-GOULD
LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 502 AM EST TUE NOV 10 2009
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...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A LAKE
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
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17-GOULD
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