Bell Weather - Warnings / Advisories

FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1212 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE FL HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE SANTA FE RIVER AT FORT WHITE.
* FROM SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
  CANCELLED.
* AT 10:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.2 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 26.2 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING.
$$
RK
               FLD    OBSERVED                   7AM FORECAST
LOCATION       STG  STG  DAY TIME    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE
SANTA FE
  FORT WHITE  24.0  21.2 THU 10 AM   21.2   21.9   24.0   25.8   26.1

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FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 932 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREAS...ALACHUA...BAKER...BRADFORD...CLAY...COLUMBIA...DUVAL...
  FLAGLER...GILCHRIST...HAMILTON...MARION...NASSAU...PUTNAM...ST
  JOHNS...SUWANNEE AND UNION.
* THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
* TROPICAL STORM FAY IS SLOWLY ADVANCING INLAND OVER THE EAST
  CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST. THE STORM IS FORECAST TO TRACK WEST
  NORTHWEST THROUGH FRIDAY TOWARD THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE GULF
  COAST. AS FAY TRACKS ACROSS 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 NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
* THE HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS...BOTH PRECEDING AND DIRECTLY
  ASSOCIATED WITH FAY...WILL FAVOR EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA.
  BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...EASTERN SECTIONS OF
  NORTHEAST FLORIDA COULD RECEIVE 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FARTHER INLAND AMOUNTS MAY VARY FROM
  5 TO 10 INCHES. IF FAY SLOWS EVEN FURTHER...THEN HIGHER
  AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED. THERE IS ALSO INCREASING CONCERN FOR
  THE WEEKEND AS A RESIDUAL INFLOW BAND COULD SET UP SOMEWHERE
  IN THE FORECAST AREA AND PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER
  ALREADY RAIN SOAKED GROUNDS. SHOULD THIS OCCUR...THE FLOOD
  WATCH WOULD NEED TO BE EXTENDED FURTHER.
THE ST. MARYS RIVER..BLACK CREEK AND THE SANTE FE RIVER AT FORT
WHITE HAVE FLOOD WARNINGS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL EXACERBATE RIVER FLOODING ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA...AND
LOCAL INTERESTS NEAR THESE RIVER BASINS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR
RIVER LEVELS.
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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HURRICANE STATEMENT
Warning Issue Date: 1143 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...
FAY HAS BEGUN A VERY SLOW WESTWARD MOTION...WHICH SHOULD CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY. BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SANTA
FE RIVER AT FT. WHITE WHERE MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
SUWANNEE VALLEY IN FLORIDA.
...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.
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SANTA FE RIVER AT FT. WHITE.
...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. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THROUGH FRIDAY...RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD POTENTIALLY REACH 6 TO 10
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IF YOU EXPERIENCED FLOODING
DURING THE HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS OF LATE SEPTEMBER AND EARLY
OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR YOU MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING ONCE AGAIN. THOSE
IN NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR FLOODING
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN CAN PRODUCE FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR
DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT. IF APPROACHING A FLOODED
ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 530 AM.
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SANDRIK/ENYEDI

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LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 938 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT FRIDAY...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT FRIDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF TROPICAL STORM FAY OVER EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
AND STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL BRING WINDY
CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE SUWANNEE VALLEY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF
20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 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.
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