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Special Marine Warning
GMZ730-755-230945-
/O.NEW.KTAE.MA.W.0330.250823T0847Z-250823T0945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
447 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee
  River Fl out to 20 Nm...
  Coastal Waters From  Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20
  Nm...

* Until 545 AM EDT.

* At 447 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located near Marker 24 Barge, moving east at 15
  knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats...damage
           vessels...and create suddenly higher waves. Make sure all
           on board are in a secure location and wearing life
           jackets.

* Locations impacted include...
  Marker 24 Barge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.

Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the
open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded
metal objects.

&&

LAT...LON 2976 8430 2994 8435 3002 8388 2979 8382
TIME...MOT...LOC 0847Z 260DEG 14KT 2984 8423

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...<34KTS

$$

02-MONTGOMERY


Flood Watch


Flood Watch
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
400 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

GAZ039-050-051-060>062-072>076-082>086-094>098-105>113-231900-
/O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-250824T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wilkes-Greene-Taliaferro-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Jones-Baldwin-
Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-
Emanuel-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Dooly-Crisp-
Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery-Toombs-
Including the cities of Vienna, Jeffersonville, Wrightsville,
Vidalia, Warner Robins, GIbson, Mcrae, Swainsboro, Crawfordville,
Toomsboro, Warrenton, Eastman, Hawkinsville, Alamo, Eatonton,
Macon, Abbeville, Cochran, Washington, Mount Vernon, Sparta,
Gray, Greensboro, Fort Valley, Soperton, Dublin, Sandersville,
Louisville, Cordele, and Milledgeville
400 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and southeast Georgia,
  including the following counties, in central Georgia, Baldwin,
  Bibb, Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Houston, Jones, Laurens,
  Montgomery, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Telfair, Twiggs, Wheeler,
  Wilcox and Wilkinson. In east central Georgia, Emanuel, Glascock,
  Greene, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Taliaferro, Treutlen, Warren,
  Washington and Wilkes. In southeast Georgia, Toombs.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
  Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Heavy rainfall from slow moving thunderstorms is expected
    this afternoon through tomorrow. Widespread totals of 1-3"
    are expected, with isolated areas seeing 4" or more of
    rainfall. This could lead to flash flooding and river
    flooding for the watch area.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
102 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

FLZ024-124-125-225-325-425-GAZ132>136-149-151>154-162-163-165-166-
250-264-350-364-232030-
/O.NEW.KJAX.FA.A.0006.250823T1400Z-250824T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Inland Nassau-Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Trout River-South
Central Duval-Western Duval-Coffee-Jeff Davis-Bacon-Appling-Wayne-
Atkinson-Pierce-Brantley-Inland Glynn-Coastal Glynn-Echols-Clinch-
Inland Camden-Coastal Camden-Northern Ware-Northeastern Charlton-
Southern Ware-Western Charlton-
Including the cities of Alma, Waycross, Needmore, Kingsland, Pine
Grove, St. Simons, Oceanway, New Lacy, Homeland, Hickox, Raybon,
Country Club Estate, Needham, Ratliff, Jacksonville, Tarboro,
Riverside, Douglas, Thalmann, Hazlehurst, Hortense, St. George,
Atkinson, Dungeness, Arlington, Normandy, Stephen Foster State
Park, Race Pond, Tallyrand, Sea Island, Homerville, San Marco,
Jesup, Willacoochee, Gardi, Pearson, Baxley, Dover Bluff, Jekyll
Island, Ortega, Kings Ferry, Folkston, Blackshear, Glynn Haven,
Colesburg, Woodbine, Plant Hatch, Doctortown, Amelia City,
Waynesville, Hoboken, Axson, Waverly, Hilliard, Yulee, Fernandina
Beach, Dock Junction, Statenville, Bryceville, Winokur, and
Nahunta
102 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Florida, including the following
  areas, Coastal Duval, Coastal Nassau, Inland Nassau, South Central
  Duval, Trout River and Western Duval and southeast Georgia,
  including the following areas, Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley,
  Clinch, Coastal Camden, Coastal Glynn, Coffee, Echols, Inland
  Camden, Inland Glynn, Jeff Davis, Northeastern Charlton, Northern
  Ware, Pierce, Southern Ware, Wayne and Western Charlton.

* WHEN...From 10 AM EDT this morning through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - A slow moving frontal boundary across southeastern Georgia
    will help develop showers and thunderstorms today into the
    evening. High rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour are
    likely in stronger showers and storms, with localized total
    rainfall amounts
    of 4 to 6 inches, which could cause flash flooding.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

SHASHY

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1228 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

GAZ125>131-147-148-240300-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-250824T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Dougherty-Lee-Worth-Turner-Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-Cook-Berrien-
Including the cities of Chula, Gordy, Queensland, Sunsweet,
Weber, Sylvester Airport, Turner City, Irwinville, Sylvester,
Ashburn, Pretoria, Massee, Ocilla, Alfords, Worth, Bowens Mill,
Harding, Nashville, Abba, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Bannockburn,
Forrester, Isabella, Tifton, Westwood, Albany, Palmyra, East
Albany, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Adel, Laconte, Fitzgerald,
Ashton, Hobby, Gammage, Greggs, Lockett Crossing, Waterloo,
Leesburg, Barneyville, Cook Co A/P, Walker, Berrien Co A/P,
Cottle, Pine Valley, and Red Rock
1228 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Georgia, including
  the following counties, in south central Georgia, Ben Hill,
  Berrien, Cook, Irwin, Tift, Turner and Worth. In southwest
  Georgia, Dougherty and Lee.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - A very moist environment is in place across the region. Late
    afternoon and early evening thunderstorms are expected to
    develop and produce locally heavy rainfall across the watch
    area. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are expected with
    isolated heavier totals to near 7 inches. These amounts could
    cause flash flooding.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$

JM

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1228 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

GAZ145-146-157>161-240300-
/O.EXB.KTAE.FA.A.0006.000000T0000Z-250824T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mitchell-Colquitt-Grady-Thomas-Brooks-Lowndes-Lanier-
Including the cities of Cotton, Empress, Grooverville, Valdosta
Regional Airport, Elpino, Blue Springs, Camilla, Pine Park,
Teeterville, Valdosta, Branchville, Mitchell Co A/P, Spence
Airport, Metcalf, Moultrie, Quitman, Dillon, Courthouse,
Thomasville, Cairo, Beachton, Dixie, Nankin, Brooks Co A/P,
Lakeland, Capel, Moncrief, Grady Co A/P, Pelham, Moultrie
Municipal A/P, and Pasco
1228 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Georgia, including
  the following counties, in south central Georgia, Brooks,
  Colquitt, Lanier, Lowndes and Thomas. In southwest Georgia, Grady
  and Mitchell.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - A very moist environment is in place across the region. Late
    afternoon and early evening thunderstorms are expected to
    develop and produce locally heavy rainfall across the watch
    area. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are expected with
    isolated heavier totals to near 7 inches. These amounts could
    cause flash flooding.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$


Hazardous Weather Outlook


Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
435 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-240845-
Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa-
Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta-
Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel-
Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene-
Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson-
Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon-
Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray-
Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach-
Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton-
Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs-
Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren-
Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes-
Wilkinson-
435 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible across north
and central Georgia today. Heavy rainfall can be expected, which
may lead to isolated flash flooding. A Flood Watch is in effect
through tonight for portions of eastern and central Georgia where
the threat will be highest.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday...

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across Georgia
Sunday, with the greatest coverage of storms expected between 2 PM
and 10 PM. The severe weather risk is low, but thunderstorms will
be capable of frequent lightning and heavy rainfall.


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

$$

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