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BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD WATCH

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL

335 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 500 AM

EST SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...



IN GEORGIA...

APPLING...ATKINSON...BACON...BRANTLEY...CHARLTON...CLINCH...COASTAL

CAMDEN...COASTAL GLYNN...COFFEE...ECHOLS...INLAND CAMDEN...INLAND

GLYNN...JEFF DAVIS...PIERCE...WARE AND WAYNE.



IN FLORIDA...

BAKER...COLUMBIA...DUVAL...HAMILTON...NASSAU AND SUWANNEE.



A WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH ON SUNDAY IN COMBINATION OF AN UPPER

DISTURBANCE WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

ACROSS THE REGION. AVERAGE EXPECTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR

AN INCH WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE SATURATED

GROUNDS...THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD CAUSE MORE FLOODING AND A

FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED SUNDAY.



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE

WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK

PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK

ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION

STATIONS...OR CABLE TELEVISION FOR ANY UPDATES OR WARNINGS. FOR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN

JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX.



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