[Weather_Warnings] Flood Watch

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1200 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2007

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NASSAU-DUVAL-CLAY-ST JOHNS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNANDINA BEACH...JACKSONVILLE...
GREEN COVE SPRINGS...ST AUGUSTINE
1200 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2007

..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...CLAY...DUVAL...NASSAU AND ST JOHNS.

* UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING

* A BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTH ACROSS NORTHEAST
  FLORIDA AND WILL BE MOVING MOVING OVER THE JACKSONVILLE AND
  SAINT AUGUSTINE METRO AREAS NEAR THE PEAK TIME OF HIGH TIDE IN
  THE ESTUARIES AND ST JOHNS RIVER. MANY TIMES THIS WILL INHIBIT
  DRAINAGE AND CAUSE LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

* FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS INCLUDING
  SAINT AUGUSTINE...SAN MARCO...MCCOYS CREEK...MONCRIEF
  CREEK...JACKSONVILLE BEACH...CASSETT AND LANE AVENUES AND
  RIVERSIDE. HIGH TIDE ON THE ST JOHNS RIVER WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3
  AND 4 PM. DUE TO THE RECENT NORTHEASTER THE TIDES ON ST JOHNS
  RIVER...NASSAU RIVER...INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY AND OTHER ESTUARIES
  ARE RUNNING ABOUT ONE AND A HALF TO TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL AND
  THIS MAY EXTEND THE PERIOD OF DECREASED DRAINAGE.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

$$

SANDRIK



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