…LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
- TIMING…WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE…WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS APPROACHING 20 MPH FROM THE MID-MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
- WINDS…WEST T0 NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 20 MPH… WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH.
- IMPACTS…SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. BOATERS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD AVOID OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AS WELL.
…FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA… SATILLA RIVER AT WAYCROSS AFFECTING PIERCE AND WARE COUNTIES. THE SATILLA RIVER AT WAYCROSS IS CURRENTLY IN MINOR FLOOD… AND IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE MODERATE FLOOD…WHICH IS 18 FEET…BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REMAIN IN FLOOD THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. …FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY…
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SATILLA RIVER AT WAYCROSS.
- UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE…OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
- AT 5:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.8 FEET.
- MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
- FORECAST…THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.2 FEET BY THIS
EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. - IMPACT…AT 16.0 FEET…FLOODING OF AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER LANDS
BEGINS AT 16 FEET.
02-28-13
09:30 hrs