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WGUS42 KTBW 252111
FLWTBW
FLC057-261007-
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 
507 PM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005

 A RIVER FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ALAFIA RIVER AT LITHIA.

HEAVY RAINS SUNDAY AND MONDAY ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE WILMA WILL
CAUSE THE ALAFIA RIVER AT LITHIA TO RISE JUST ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS
EVENING.

FOR THE ALAFIA RIVER AT LITHIA, THE LATEST STAGE IS 12.9 FEET AT 5 PM TUESDAY.
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST, WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 13.2 FEET AROUND 2 AM
TONIGHT, WHICH IS 0.2 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.  THE STAGE WILL RISE ABOVE THE
FLOOD STAGE OF 13 FEET AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING.  THE STAGE WILL FALL BELOW
 FLOOD
STAGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  THIS COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.2 FEET ON
AUG 28 1995.  AT 13 FEET, RIVER DRIVE AND SQUIRREL RUN WAY DOWNSTREAM OF STATE
ROAD 640 ARE COMPLETELY COVERED BY WATER.  ONE HOME BEGINS TO FLOOD.  

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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             FLD   OBSERVED         FORECAST 8AM     
LOCATION     STG   STG  DAY  TIME   WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN

ALAFIA
 LITHIA       13  12.9  TUE 05 PM  13.1   12.0   10.8   10.0    9.3