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Flood Warning


FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
648 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

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648 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BONITA SPRINGS...

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT FRIDAY

* AT 648 PM EDT...FLOODING FROM THE IMPERIAL RIVER CONTINUES TO
  PRODUCE SHEET FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY WITH
  NUMEROUS ROADS AND HOMES FLOODED WITH AROUND 400 RESIDENTS IN
  EVACUATION SHELTERS. ALSO MANY OF THE SMALLER STREAMS AND
  RIVERS REMAIN ABOVE BANKFULL.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING
STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP
TO HIGHER GROUND.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.


LAT...LON 2645 8185 2645 8166 2631 8166 2632 8183
      2632 8184 2633 8185
ALL CURRENT ADVISORIES:
Flood Warning

NWS Forecast

Overnight

Partly Cloudy
Partly
Cloudy
Lo 78°F 		Friday

Chance Thunderstorms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 30%
Chance
Tstms
Hi 92°F 		Friday
Night
Isolated Thunderstorms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 20%
Isolated
Tstms
Lo 78°F 		Saturday

Chance Thunderstorms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 50%
Chance
Tstms
Hi 91°F 		Saturday
Night
Isolated Thunderstorms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 20%
Isolated
Tstms
Lo 77°F 		Sunday

Chance Thunderstorms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 40%
Chance
Tstms
Hi 90°F 		Sunday
Night
Isolated Thunderstorms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 20%
Isolated
Tstms
Lo 78°F
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Tropical Activity


National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)

Active tropical cyclones in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico

 

Tropical Storm GUSTAV

Tropical Storm HANNA

Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
000
ABNT20 KNHC 282350
TWOAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 PM EDT THU AUG 28 2008
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL
STORM GUSTAV...LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA...
AND ON TROPICAL STORM HANNA...LOCATED ABOUT 260 MILES NORTHEAST OF
THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE...ACCOMPANIED BY A BROAD LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM...IS PRODUCING LIMITED SHOWER ACTIVITY ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN
THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA AND THE LESSER ANTILLES. ANY DEVELOPMENT
OF THIS SYSTEM DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IS EXPECTED TO BE
SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
A WELL-DEFINED TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED ALONG THE WEST COAST OF
AFRICA. THIS SYSTEM IS SHOWING SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION...AND SOME
GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT
MOVES WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE HAS DIMINISHED. DEVELOPMENT
OF THIS SYSTEM...IF ANY...SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR DURING THE NEXT 2
DAYS.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
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FORECASTER STEWART/BEVEN