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...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST THURSDAY.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL LEAD TO RISING WATER LEVELS
AND COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE
FROM OCHLOCKONEE BAY EASTWARD TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE.

FROM WAKULLA TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...COASTAL RESIDENTS
CAN EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO RISE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
TIDE LEVELS. STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO GALE FORCE WILL
COINCIDE WITH THE LOCALLY MIXED SEMIDIURNAL HIGH TIDES WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND MAY LEAD TO A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF INUNDATION OVER LOW LYING AREAS ALONG PORTIONS
OF THIS COAST. DUE TO THESE UNUSUALLY HIGH TIDE LEVELS...THIS WILL
RESULT IN OVERALL STORM TIDES...WHICH IS THE COMBINATION OF THE
WATER LEVEL RISE AND THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE...OF 5 TO 7 FEET ABOVE
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. THE FLOODING FORECAST WITH THIS EVENT IS
SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED IN 2007 DURING
HURRICANE GUSTAV.

BELOW ARE SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE ON WEDNESDAY
DECEMBER 2ND AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 3RD...

SAINT MARKS...LOW TIDE...717 AM...HIGH TIDE 202 PM AND 1235 AM
THURSDAY.

STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 618 AM...HIGH TIDE 1259 PM
AND 1142 PM.

SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 636 AM...HIGH TIDE 103 PM AND
1146 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.

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...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH 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...CALHOUN...CLAY...COLQUITT...DECATUR...
DOUGHERTY...EARLY...GRADY...LEE...MILLER...MITCHELL...
QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...SEMINOLE...TERRELL...THOMAS AND WORTH.

* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT
AND SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE HEAVIEST ALONG AND WEST OF A
LINE FROM ALBANY TO TALLAHASSEE. IN THESE LOCATIONS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. FURTHER WEST...LESSER
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND.

* AS SOME OF THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN A VERY SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR FLASH FLOODING IN
URBANIZED OR POORLY DRAINING AREAS ON WEDNESDAY AS A SQUALL LINE
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WHICH
COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF URBANIZED OR LOW LYING AREAS. NEVER
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH AN AREA THAT IS FLOODED. THE DEPTH OF THE
WATER MAY BE TOO GREAT FOR YOUR CAR TO PASS SAFELY.
REMEMBER...TURN AROUND...DON T DROWN.

MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY...THEN TRACK
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE TO
NEAR GALE FORCE LEVELS FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS WILL LEAD TO RISING
WATER LEVELS AND COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE IMMEDIATE
COASTLINE FROM WALTON COUNTY TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE.

FOR BAY...WALTON...GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...COASTAL RESIDENTS
CAN EXPECT LARGE SURF...BEACH EROSION...AND WATER LEVELS TO RISE 2
TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. VULNERABLE ROADS AND AREAS
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND AROUND THE BAYS MAY BECOME FLOODED
THROUGH THIS TIME.

FROM WAKULLA TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...COASTAL RESIDENTS
CAN EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO RISE TO 5 TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER
LOW WATER. STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO GALE FORCE WILL
COINCIDE WITH THE LOCALLY MIXED SEMIDIURNAL HIGH TIDES WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS MAY POTENTIALLY
LEAD TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF INUNDATION OVER LOW LYING AREAS
ALONG PORTIONS OF THIS COAST.

THESE WATER LEVELS PREDICTED ARE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF THE
PREDICTED STORM SURGE AND THE LOCAL ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES.

BELOW ARE SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE ON WEDNESDAY
DECEMBER 2ND AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 3RD...

ST. ANDREW BAY...

WEDNESDAY...LOW TIDE AT 646 AM CST...HIGH TIDE AT 833 PM CST.
THURSDAY...LOW TIDE AT 754 AM CST.

EAST PASS (DESTIN)...CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY...

WEDNESDAY...LOW TIDE AT 802 AM CST...HIGH TIDE AT 939 PM CST.
THURSDAY...LOW TIDE 910 AM CST.

APALACHICOLA...LOW TIDE AT 1011 AM...HIGH TIDE AT 622 PM AND
208 AM.

SAINT MARKS...LOW TIDE...717 AM...HIGH TIDE 202 PM AND 1235 AM
THURSDAY.

STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 618 AM...HIGH TIDE 1259 PM
AND 1142 PM.

SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 636 AM...HIGH TIDE 103 PM AND
1146 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

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