NPWTLH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 525 PM EDT WED AUG 11 2004 FLZ007-009>011-013-016-017-019-026-029-120325- CALHOUN FL-GADSDEN FL-HOLMES FL-INLAND WALTON FL-JACKSON FL- LAFAYETTE FL-LEON FL-LIBERTY FL-MADISON FL-WASHINGTON FL- 527 PM EDT WED AUG 11 2004 CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIME OF WATCH ...AN INLAND HURRICANE HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY FOR THE INLAND COUNTIES OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... AN INLAND HURRICANE HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY FOR THE INLAND COUNTIES OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... INLAND WALTON...WASHINGTON...JACKSON...CALHOUN... LIBERTY...GADSDEN...LEON...MADISON AND LAFAYETTE. TROPICAL STORM BONNIE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AN IS FORECAST TO REACH HURRICANE STRENGTH TOWARD MORNING. AT ITS PREDICTED STRENGTH...BONNIE SHOULD SPREAD TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS TO COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND...AND HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM GUSTS TO SOME INLAND SECTIONS. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND SPREAD RAPIDLY NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SHELTERS...AND IF HOME TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME OR OTHER DWELLING THAT PROVIDES LITTLE PROTECTION FROM FLYING GLASS AND DEBRIS...DEVELOP PLANS FOR A POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE SHELTER. THIS WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING LATER TONIGHT. $$ 24-BLOCK 7-TREXLER