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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
459 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS OVER CENTRAL
FLORIDA... 

.TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO WILL MOVE STEADILY THROUGH CENTRAL
FLORIDA TONIGHT. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES NORTH IT IS EXPECTED TO PULL
IN ADDITIONAL MOISTURE FROM THE ATLANTIC WHICH SHOULD AID THE
DEVELOPMENT OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN BANDS.

FLZ050>052-055>057-060>062-065-310300-
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PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-
DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG...BRANDON...
TAMPA...LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...BRADENTON...WAUCHULA...
SEBRING...AVON PARK...SARASOTA...VENICE...ARCADIA...
PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CAPE CORAL...FORT MYERS
459 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...
  CHARLOTTE AND LEE IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...DE SOTO...HARDEE...
  HIGHLANDS...HILLSBOROUGH...MANATEE...PINELLAS...POLK AND 
  SARASOTA.

* UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY

* LOCALLY TORRENTIAL RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA AND
  SPREAD WESTWARD TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF THE TAMPA BAY REGION.
  THESE RAINSHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RAINBANDS OF TROPICAL
  DEPRESSION ERNESTO MAY ACCUMULATE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
  RAIN. SHOULD THESE BANDS AFFECT TRADITIONALLY QUICK RISING
  RIVER BASINS...MINOR RIVER FLOODING MAY RESULT SOMETIME ON
  THURSDAY. OTHERWISE...AREAS NOT LOCATED UNDER DISTINCT BANDS
  WILL ONLY SEE AN INCH OR SO OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* HEAVY BURSTS OF RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING
  AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. RESIDENTS...PARTICULARLY
  THOSE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...AS WELL AS THOSE LIVING NEAR
  RIVERS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE
  TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE FLOOD ADVISORIES OR FLOOD WARNINGS TONIGHT.

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