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Coastal Flooding Update - November 30, 2009
| Wakulla County Sheriff’s OfficeSheriff David F. HarveyContact: Scott Nelson |
15 Oak StreetCrawfordville, Florida 32327Phone (850) 926-0800
Fax (850) 926-0896
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Press Release
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
30 November 2009 1100 hours
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Coastal Flood Watch for Wakulla CountyCrawfordville, FL, November 30, 2009: Based on predictions from the National Weather Service, the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents along the coast to monitor for potential flooding and take steps to protect property as necessary. The National Weather Service has issued the following statement: A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNINGTHROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO ON TUESDAY EVENING. THESE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TOKEEP WATER LEVELS ELEVATED ALONG THE COASTLINE OF APALACHEE BAY. THEMAGNITUDE OF THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING ANDAFTERNOON AND COINCIDE WITH THE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE. THEFORECAST LOW TIDE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IS ONLY SLIGHTLY LOWERTHAN THE HIGH TIDE IN MANY PLACES...BECAUSE THE STRONGEST ONSHOREWINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THIS LOW AMPLITUDE TIDE RANGE. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST IS POSSIBLE.AT THIS TIME A PREDICTED STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLEFROM OCHLOCKONEE BAY EASTWARD TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE. THISSTORM SURGE COMBINED WITH THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WILL RESULT INA MAXIMUM STORM TIDE OF 5 TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.REMEMBER. STORM TIDE IS THE COMBINATION OF THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDEAND STORM SURGE. TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2ND. SAINT MARKS. LOW TIDE. 717 AM. HIGH TIDE 202 PM AND 1235 AM THURSDAY.
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