000 WWUS82 KJAX 221600 SPSJAX FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-222200- NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1151 AM EDT SAT JUN 22 2002 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING... ...SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING... AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST GEORGIA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE GREATEST THREAT REMAINS ALONG COASTAL COUNTIES AND ESPECIALLY IN THE JACKSONVILLE METRO AREA...AS SATURATED GROUNDS WILL ALLOW MOST RAINFALL TO PRODUCE IMMEDIATE RUNOFF. CONTINUED FLOW OFF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS HAS PRODUCED TIDAL DEPARTURES OF AROUND ONE FOOT ABOVE NORMAL. COMBINED WITH HIGHER THAN NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING...BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. $$ HESS