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WGUS82 KJAX 031723
FLSJAX
GAC001-025-049-229-299-305-FLC003-089-041600-
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 
1225 PM EST MON MAR 03 2003

...A RIVER FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST MARYS RIVER AT MACLENNY...

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA...ALTAMAHA...SATILLA AND ST. MARYS...

FOR THE ST MARYS RIVER AT MACLENNY...A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT...THE RIVER LEVEL AT 10 AM WAS 17.7 FEET AND NEAR A EXPECTED CREST 
OF AROUND 18 FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. RIVER ACCESS ROADS ARE FLOODED
AT THIS LEVEL ON BOTH THE FLORIDA AND GEORGIA SIDES OF THE RIVER. ACCESS ROADS
TO MOBILE HOMES AT ST MARYS BLUFF ARE FLOODED. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
TO FALL SLOWLY TODAY BUT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS FORECAST AND COULD CHANGE 
THIS OUTLOOK. 

FOR THE ALTAMAHA RIVER AT BAXLEY...THE STAGE TODAY WAS 75.9 FEET AND RISING.
FLOOD STAGE IS 74.5 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO 76.9 FEET BY FRIDAY 
AND REMAIN AROUND 76 FEET FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. AT 76 FEET FLOODING
OF SOME ACCESS ROADS AND LOW BOTTOM LANDS OCCURS.

FOR THE SATILLA RIVER AT ATKINSON THE RIVER STAGE TODAY WAS 12.5 FEET. FLOOD 
STAGE IS 13 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ON TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. A RIVER FLOOD WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED BY TUESDAY MORNING. 
AT 13 FEET WARREN LANDING...LOUIS LANDING AND SECONDARY ROADS AROUND KOA 
CAMPGROUNDS BEGIN TO FLOOD. 
AT WAYCROSS THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE ON TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE RIVER LEVEL TODAY WAS 14.6 FEET. FLOOD STAGE AT WAYCROSS IS
16 FEET.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. REMEMBER TO RESTRICT CHILDREN FROM FLOODED AREAS. ANY 
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE DANGEROUS ON OR NEAR FAST FLOWING CREEKS AND RIVERS.


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                     FLD        OBSERVED         FORECAST 7AM     
LOCATION             STG     STG DAY TIME     TUE    WED    THU

ALTAMAHA
  BAXLEY             74.5   75.9 MON 11 AM   76.1   76.3   76.4

SATILLA
  ATKINSON           13.0   12.5 MON 11 AM   12.8   13.1   13.4
  WAYCROSS           16.0   14.6 MON 11 AM   14.8   15.2   15.3

ST. MARYS
  MACCLENNY          12.0   17.7 MON 10 AM   16.2   13.4   12.1


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