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WGUS42 KCHS 171555

FLWCHS





BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

1054 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005





...RIVER FLOOD WARNING...



THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RIVERS: LOWER SANTEE.

FOR THE SANTEE RIVER...INCLUDING JAMESTOWN...MINOR FLOODING IS

OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.



SCC015-019-181554-

1054 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005



 FOR THE LOWER SANTEE NEAR JAMESTOWN, MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING,

WITH A STAGE OF 10.1 FEET MEASURED AT 08 AM THURSDAY. MINOR FLOODING

IS FORECAST, WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 10.1 FEET AT 01 PM THURSDAY,

WHICH IS 0.1 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE STAGE WILL FALL BELOW

FLOOD STAGE AT 07 PM FRIDAY.AT 10.0 FEET,  SWAMPLANDS NEAR JAMESTOWN

BECOME FLOODED AT THIS STAGE. LOGGING OPERATIONS AND CATTLE GRAZING

IN RIVER BOTTOMLANDS MAY BE AFFECTED..



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STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV

FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.



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WGUS42 KTBW 171612

FLWTBW

FLC057-081-180500-

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

1100 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005



...A RIVER FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MANATEE RIVER NEAR MYAKKA

HEAD AND THE LITTLE MANATEE RIVER AT WIMAUMA...



OVERNIGHT RAINFALL HAS PRODUCED A SHARP RISE IN THE RIVER LEVELS...WITH

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY. DRIER AIR IS FORECAST TO MOVE

ACROSS THE PENINSULA FRIDAY.



FOR THE LITTLE MANATEE RIVER AT WIMAUMA, THE LATEST STAGE IS 7.5 FEET AT 10 AM

THURSDAY. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST, WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 12.7 FEET

FRIDAY EVENING, WHICH IS 1.7 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO

RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 11 FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS

FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS

CREST OF 12.7 FEET ON FEB 2 1972. AT 13 FEET, THE CANOE RENTAL AREA FLOODS.

AT 11 FEET, THE RIVER OVERFLOWS ITS BANKS.



FOR THE MANATEE RIVER AT MYAKKA HEAD, THE LATEST STAGE IS 8.6 FEET AT 11 AM

THURSDAY. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST, WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 12.1 FEET EARLY

FRIDAY MORNING, WHICH IS 1.1 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO

RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 11 FEET THIS EVENING. THE RIVER IS FORECAST

TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST

OF 12.1 FEET ON JUN 21 1975. AT 11 FEET, PRIVATE ROAD AND BRIDGE 1 MILE

DOWNSTREAM FLOOD. AGRICULTURAL, RURAL KIBLER AREA BEGINS TO FLOOD.



DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...



STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.



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             FLD   OBSERVED         FORECAST 8AM

LOCATION     STG   STG  DAY  TIME   FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE



LITTLE MANATEE

 WIMAUMA      11   7.5  THU 10 AM  12.0   12.2    9.8    6.9    4.9



MANATEE

 MYAKKA HEAD  11   8.6  THU 11 AM  11.6    8.2    4.7    3.5    3.2