000 
WGUS42 KJAX 021400
FLWJAX
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1000 AM EDT THU APR 02 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE FL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FLORIDA...GEORGIA... 

  ST MARYS RIVER AT MACCLENNY AFFECTING BAKER...NASSAU...CAMDEN AND 
  CHARLTON COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...

RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED 
IN THE ST MARYS RIVER BASIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING ALONG THE ST MARYS 
RIVER. AT 845 AM THURSDAY THE RIVER LEVEL WAS 9.6 FEET AND
RISING. FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE ON FRIDAY. AT 12 FEET MINOR FLOODING OF FARM AND
TIMBERLANDS OCCURRS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN 
AROUND...DONT DROWN. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST 
DEVELOPMENTS. 

&&

FLC003-089-GAC039-049-031400-
/O.NEW.KJAX.FL.W.0007.090404T0000Z-090405T1500Z/
/MACF1.1.ER.090404T0000Z.090404T1200Z.090405T0900Z.NO/
1000 AM EDT THU APR 02 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE FL HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE ST MARYS RIVER AT MACCLENNY.
* FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  8:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE 
  TO RISE TO NEAR 12.2 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING.


&&


               FLD    OBSERVED                   7AM FORECAST
LOCATION       STG  STG  DAY TIME    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE

ST. MARYS
  MACCLENNY   12.0   9.6 THU 09 AM   11.5   12.2   11.9   11.4   10.8



$$