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WGUS82 KTAE 251743
FLSTLH
FLC029-041-047-067-075-079-121-261700-
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 
1239 PM EST TUE MAR 25 2003

...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR...SUWANNEE AT ELLAVILLE...
BRANFORD...WILCOX


FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER AT ELLAVILLE, THE LATEST STAGE IS 52.6 FEET AT 11 AM 
TUESDAY.  MINOR FLOODING IS FORECASTED.  AT 54.0 FEET, THIS LEVEL REPRESENTS 
INITIAL FLOOD STAGE..  

FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER AT BRANFORD, THE LATEST STAGE IS 28.8 FEET AT 7 AM 
TUESDAY.  MINOR FLOODING IS FORECASTED.   THE STAGE EXCEEDED THE FLOOD STAGE OF 
29.0 FEET AT 9 AM MONDAY.  AT 29.0 FEET, FLOOD WATERS WILL CLOSE THE ROAD TO THE
RIVER COVE RESTAURANT. THIS LEVEL IS CONSIDERED INITIAL FLOOD STAGE..  

FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER NEAR WILCOX, THE LATEST STAGE IS 12.1 FEET AT 6 AM 
TUESDAY.  MINOR FLOODING IS FORECASTED.  AT 11.0 FEET, FLOOD WATER BEGINS TO CUT 
OFF HOUSES IN GUARANTO SPRINGS, PERVIS LANDING, PINE LANDING, AND NEW PINE 
LANDING..  

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY 
LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR 
RIVERBANKS...A NO WAKE RESTRICTION FOR BOATERS HAS BEEN ISSUED BY LOCAL 
AUTHORITIES FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER FROM BRANFORD DOWNSTREAM TO FOWLERS BLUFF.

   
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               FLD  OBSERVED         FORECAST 7AM     
LOCATION       STG  STG  DAY TIME    WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN

SUWANNEE RIVER - MIDDLE
  ELLAVILLE     54  52.6 TUE 11 AM   52.5   52.3   52.4   52.8   52.8
  BRANFORD      29  28.8 TUE 07 AM   28.7   28.5   28.4   28.3   28.2

SUWANNEE RIVER - LOWER
  WILCOX        14  12.1 TUE 06 AM   12.2   12.1   12.1   12.1   12.0


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