Flood Watch

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HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-
ST JOHNS-COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-
PIERCE-BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-
INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...LIVE OAK...LAKE CITY...

MACCLENNY...FERNANDINA BEACH...JACKSONVILLE...LAKE BUTLER...

STARKE...GREEN COVE SPRINGS...ST AUGUSTINE...DOUGLAS...

HAZLEHURST...ALMA...BAXLEY...JESUP...PEARSON...WAYCROSS...

BLACKSHEAR...NAHUNTA...BRUNSWICK...STATENVILLE...HOMERVILLE...

FOLKSTON...WOODBINE...ST MARYS
811 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

* FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA BY
TONIGHT...AFFECTING THE REGION INTO TUESDAY.

* TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS IN A FEW LOCATIONS POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

Tropical Storm Watch

801 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE
BLOWN AROUND. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCALLY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS. THOSE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF PERIODS OF FLOODING RAINFALL LATER TODAY
THROUGH TUESDAY.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...

THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL.

ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 60 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE
THE LAST FORECAST. 

...WINDS...

AS SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR
SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE...A FEW GUSTS
COULD REACH 40 MPH.

...INLAND FLOODING...

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE ORDER OF
3 TO 5 INCHES...POSSIBLY HIGHER IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS. RAINBANDS
WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INLAND LATER TODAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY DUE TO THE STORM SLOWING
DOWN ONCE IT MAKES LANDFALL AND STALLING OVER THE AREA. A FLOOD
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF STATE ROAD 16
IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AS WELL AS ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

...TORNADOES...

THERE WILL BE A LOW CHANCE OF TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT AS RAINBANDS MOVE INLAND.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

1033 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...AND THE 
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...BAKER...NASSAU...DUVAL...CLAY...ST JOHNS...PUTNAM...

FLAGLER...WAYNE...BRANTLEY...INLAND GLYNN...COASTAL GLYNN...

CHARLTON...INLAND CAMDEN AND COASTAL CAMDEN.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...UNION...BRADFORD...BACON...APPLING...WARE...PIERCE AND
CLINCH...

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL APPROACH FROM THE EAST TODAY AND MOVE
INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. REFER TO THE SUBTROPICAL
STORM LOCAL STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE LOCAL IMPACTS.

EASTERLY SWELL AND SURF CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE AS BERYL
APPROACHES...PRODUCING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS
WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION MONDAY NIGHT
AND CONTINUE OVER THE AREA INTO TUESDAY. BERYL WILL REMAIN INLAND
BEFORE EMERGING OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT. SEE THE
SUBTROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE LOCAL
IMPACTS.

A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...STORM
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT
DUE TO SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Alma, Bacon County Airport, .

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Alma, Bacon County Airport, .