31.   Flood watches were posted for parts of eastern North Carolina, where the slow-moving weather system had poured heavy rain on Friday.

32.   Georges marched relentlessly to the northwest, and a hurricane watch was posted Wednesday for south Florida.

33.   Hurricane watches were posted from St. Lucia to Anguilla.

34.   Hurricane watches were posted from Dominica, the easternmost island on alert, in a northwest swathe to Puerto Rico.

35.   Hurricane watches posted for the eastern Caribbean, including the U.S. Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico were upgraded to warnings Sunday evening.

36.   Hurricane watches were posted from Dominica to Puerto Rico.

37.   Hurricane watches were posted on the flanks of the warning area east to St. Marks, Florida, and west to Intracoastal City, Louisiana.

38.   In Florida, a flood watch was posted for much of central, southwest and northeast Florida through Tuesday, including areas soaked last week by Hurricane Floyd.

39.   In the West, storm watches were posted for parts of the Rockies and Great Basin.

40.   It could brush the Apalachicola area as early as tonight, and a tropical storm watch was posted along the coasts of Alabama and Mississippi, forecasters said.