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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL

600 AM EDT MON SEP 10 2001



...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...



A FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY. THE

WATCH INCLUDES VOLUSIA...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...LAKE...BREVARD...

OSCEOLA...INDIAN RIVER...SAINT LUCIE...OKEECHOBEE...AND MARTIN

COUNTIES.



A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEST OF FLORIDA...IN THE EASTERN GULF OF

MEXICO...WILL SLOWLY DEVELOPED WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY.

VERY MOIST TROPICAL AIR WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM NORTH ALONG THE

EASTERN SIDE OF THE LOW INTO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. THIS WILL ALLOW

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN TODAY. AS

WAS THE CASE SUNDAY...DEEP SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL ALLOW STORMS

TO TRAIN IN A NORTH TO NORTHWEST DIRECTION. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS

OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. MANY

AREAS WILL RECEIVE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS

BETWEEN THREE AND FIVE INCHES.



THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR THE FLORIDA WEST

COAST THROUGH MID WEEK...MAINTAINING THE DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE

ACROSS THE PENINSULA. THE DEVELOPMENT AND MOVEMENT OF THE LOW IS

HIGHLY UNCERTAIN...AND WILL GREATLY AFFECT THE FORECAST THROUGH MID

WEEK.



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT

FLOODING TO OCCUR. IF FLOODING BECOMES IMMINENT...WARNINGS WILL BE

ISSUED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR

TELEVISION STATION FOR LATER UPDATES.  RAINFALL SPOTTERS ARE ASKED

TO CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE IF RAINFALL

ACCUMULATIONS EXCEED 2 INCHES.



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MJG

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