This is just what we need here in Fl..

[WhirlWind]

This is from our emergancy mangament here in Naples Fl...Just what we need FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 AM MON MORNING UNTIL 11 PM MON EVENING.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FROM 600 AM
MONDAY MORNING UNTIL 1100 PM EDT MON EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES.

IN SO. FL THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES.
COLLIER.GLADES & HENDRY.

A COLD FRONT OVER N. FL WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD TOWARD
SOUTH FL.AS A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA MOVES SLOWLY NW INTO THE S. GULF OF
MEXICO. THIS WILL KEEP THE WINDS MAINLY OUT OF THE SO. TO
SOUTHWEST.& ALLOW FOR DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE TO MOVE FROM THE
CARIBBEAN SEA INTO SO. FL.

WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL FALLEN OVER THIS REGION SINCE FRI
AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED TO FALL ON
MONDAY.A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 6 AM MON TO 11 PM
MONDAY NIGHT FOR GLADES.HENDRY.& COLLIER COUNTIES.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THE THREAT OF FLOODING EXISTS WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN & NEAR THE AFFECTED AREA SHOULD MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO & LOCAL TELEVISION & RADIO. BE READY TO TAKE QUICK
ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE MIAMI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR
WEBSITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMI.INFO.

[Rainband]

Good luck ..our discussion in Tampa bay said it may need to be extended northward!! I hope not!! :o http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/TBW/AFDTBW.0309281816

[WhirlWind]

Thanks Rainband, may need to break out the boat before long!! :evilbat:
Try and stay dry, up there.
Carrie

[Rainband]

I know two years ago we couldn't buy a drop of rain..now :o feast or famine I guess

[mf_dolphin]

I've got mine gassed up and ready to go! Anyone want to troll down US 19?

[Rainband]

I've got mine gassed up and ready to go! Anyone want to troll down US 19?

Pick me up

[WhirlWind]

Hey m_f can you troll on down to Naples and give me a lift? Just take 41 S.

[mf_dolphin]

Will do Whirlwind! Maybe we can snag some tarpon on the way to pick up Rainband

[WhirlWind]

Sounds great mf, I will be the one on 41 with the fishing pole and hip boots.....
Carrie

[tracyb1008]

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:


CHARLOTTE DE SOTO
HARDEE HIGHLANDS
LEE MANATEE
SARASOTA


INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.ARCADIA.BRADENTON.CAPE CORAL.FORT
MYERS.PORT CHARLOTTE.PUNTA GORDA.SARASOTA.SEBRING & VENICE.

THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT TUES AFTERNOON.


HEAVY RAIN & FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO CNTL FL MON & STALL.
TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BE DRAWN INTO THE FRONT.ALLOWING FOR PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAIN OVER SW FL THROUGH TUESDAY. GENERAL AMOUNTS
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY.WITH LOCAL AREAS RECEIVING UP TO 8 INCHES.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36
HRS. RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

[Aquawind]

Well.. so far it has been a wonderful weekend here. Sunshine and a wonderful breeze all weekend here. As I mentioned before we will most likely pay the price in rain for this luck..

[Josephine96]

No Flood advisories or anything From NWS Melbourne just yet. I wonder if we're next lol.. As we wait and see what potential "17" does..

[ColdFront77]

EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
302 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2003

Excerpt from the NWS Melbourne, FL Forecast Discussion issued at 3:02 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2003:

TUES AND WED...DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MODELS GET LARGER HEADING INTO
MID WEEK. MESOETA LIFTS MOISTURE AXIS TO THE NORTH WHILE BUILDING
RIDGE IN FROM SOUTH AND DROPS PWATS TO AROUND 1.5 INCHES IN THE
SOUTH BY TUES EVENING. GFS IS NOT SO FAST TO PUSH IN DRIER AIR AND
STILL HAS TROPICAL AIR MASS OVER THE REGION WITH PWATS WELL ABOVE 2
INCHES THROUGH THE CWA AT THIS TIME. UNCERTAINTY STILL LIES WITH
EVENTUAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRACK OF LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER BAY OF
CAMPECHE AT THAT TIME. FOR NOW WILL KEEP LIKELY POPS TUES AND
SCATTERED POPS IN FORECAST WED WHICH CAN BE FINE TUNED UP OR DOWN AS
SITUATION GETS IN BETTER FOCUS. NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE IN DEVELOPING
SCENARIO TO PINPOINT ANY PARTICULAR AREAS IN CWA FOR FLOODING
CONCERNS...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO ASSESS OVER NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IF
ANY NEED TO ADDRESS FLOODING CONCERNS BEYOND THOSE ADDESSED IN SHORT
FUSED WARNINGS/HWOS.

[Josephine96]

Gee thanks for the tidbit of info... lol ask and I guess I shall recieve

[Windsong]

Cocoa Beach has been getting slammed all day. I've never seen the back yard so full of water in the year that I've lived here. More heavy rain forecasted for the next few days...I'm just wondering where it will all go? Then, if we get that tropical system on top of this, we may need to borrow that there fishing boat to clear out...

[Josephine96]

We've been getting anything but slammed... we had 1 rain storm about a 1/2 hour ago and that was it...

[ChaserUK]

take care guys!!! That is a lot of rain!!

[CocoaBill]

I have intersections underwater here in N Cocoa area!

[ColdFront77]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
540 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY
CENTRAL AND EASTERN MARTIN COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 535 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES AND CONFIRMING
INFORMATION FROM A STORM SPOTTER INDICATE FROM 3 TO NEARLY 6 INCHES
OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHEAST SAINT LUCIE COUNTY AND ALONG
INTERSTATE 95 IN MARTIN COUNTY SINCE 330 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL REACH THIS AREA EARLY
THIS EVENING...WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE BETWEEN
530 PM AND 730 PM.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE URBAN FLOODING...AS
WELL AS FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND
UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO
RAPID FLOODING.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU
ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS
LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING
WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR
VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
MELBOURNE.

LAT...LON 2736 8060 2670 8050 2677 7988 2743 7997

$$

SPRATT

[dixiebreeze]

West Central Fla. has been under a perpetual flood watch for months. No rain today except for very light sprinkles, but totally overcast and pressures in the 29.80s range. Expect something is brewing.