NPWTLH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE 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 ...AN INLAND HURRICANE HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1125 PM EDT (1025 PM CDT) TONIGHT FOR THE INLAND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA... AN INLAND HURRICANE HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1125 PM EDT (1025 PM CDT) TONIGHT FOR THE INLAND COUNTIES OF FLORIDA. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... WASHINGTON...JACKSON...CALHOUN...LIBERTY...GADSDEN...LEON...MADISON AND LAFAYETTE. TROPICAL STORM BONNIE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. AT ITS PREDICTED STRENGTH...BONNIE SHOULD SPREAD TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS TO COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND...AND HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM GUSTS TO SOME INLAND SECTIONS. THIS INLAND ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY BEGIN BY 8 OR 9 AM EDT (7 OR 8 AM CDT) AND SPREAD RAPIDLY NORTHEAST. 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