ABC 33/40 EWARN: FFAMOB

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WGUS64 KMOB 100252
FFAMOB
ALZ051-052-061>064-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-101000-

BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
950 PM CDT SAT OCT 9 2004

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE ALABAMA HAS CONTINUED A
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...WASHINGTON...CHOCTAW...BALDWIN AND MOBILE
COUNTIES.

IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...STONE...PERRY...GREENE AND WAYNE
COUNTIES.

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW IS FORECASTED TO MOVE INLAND OVER
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA SUNDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT...A LARGE AREA OF
RAIN EAST AND NORTH OF THE APPROACHING STORM WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD
OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND.

IN TOTAL...THIS EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE RAINFALL AMOUNTS
BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND
EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. THE DURATION OF THE LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAINFALL WILL BE QUITE PROLONGED AND WIDESPREAD...BUT THE LOCALIZED
HEAVY RAIN DEPENDS ENTIRELY ON THE TRACK AND SPEED OF TROPICAL STORM
MATTHEW.

REMEMBER...A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND
OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE
WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK
HIGHER GROUND SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A WARNING IS
ISSUED.

SINCE MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR FROM DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS AND WHEN
CHILDREN PLAY IN AND AROUND RISING WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND
AND DON'T DROWN.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED FLOOD STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING.

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