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<cap:alert xmlns:cap='http://www.incident.com/cap/1.0'>
<cap:identifier>NOAA-NWS-ALERTS Washington 2008-05-18T12:51:36-04:00</cap:identifier>
<cap:sender>w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov</cap:sender>
<cap:sent>2008-05-18T12:51:36-04:00</cap:sent>
<cap:status>Actual</cap:status>
<cap:msgType>Alert</cap:msgType>
<cap:scope>Public</cap:scope>
<cap:note>
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Washington Issued by the National Weather Service
</cap:note>
<cap:references>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/wa.html
</cap:references>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Advisory</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T00:43:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-19T15:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
541 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
IDC017-021-WAC003-007-019-047-051-065-191500-
/X.CON.KOTX.FA.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080519T1500Z/
/00000.N.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BONNER ID-BOUNDARY ID-FERRY WA-PEND OREILLE WA-STEVENS WA-CHELAN WA-
OKANOGAN WA-ASOTIN WA-
541 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
...THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MELTING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 800 AM PDT MONDAY FOR ASOTIN...OKANOGAN...CHELAN...STEVENS...
PEND OREILLE...FERRY...BOUNDARY AND BONNER COUNTIES...
AS OF 5 PM PDT...THE FOLLOWING REPORTS HAVE BEEN RELAYED TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.
FOR BONNER COUNTY...MINOR FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON TRESSLE CREEK
NORTH OF THE COMMUNITY OF HOPE. THE FLOODING WAS REPORTED NEAR MILE
MARKER 44 ON HIGHWAY 200 BETWEEN SANDPOINT AND HOPE. THE EMERGENCY
MANAGERS IS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT WATER RUNNING HIGH IN STRONG
CREEK...ALSO NEAR HOPE.
FOR BONNER COUNTY...THE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER IS CONCERNED ABOUT
THE DEEP CREEK DRAINAGE AREA AS IT FLOWS INTO THE KOOTENAI RIVER.
WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE SATURDAY NIGHT AND COULD EFFECT
SEVERAL PROPERTIES ALONG THE CREEK INTO SUNDAY.
FOR ASOTIN COUNTY...THE ASOTIN CREEK IS RUNNING HIGH. THE COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGER IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE CREEK SINCE IT HAS A
HISTORY OF FLOODING THE PARK IN THE COMMUNITY OF ASOTIN.
FOR CHELAN AND OKANOGAN COUNTIES...EXTENSIVE MID AND HIGH ELEVATION
SNOW PACK REMAINS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. THE SMALL
STREAMS FEEDING THE METHOW...WENATCHEE...AND ENTIAT RIVERS WILL BE
RUNNING HIGH THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY.
FOR FERRY...PEND OREILLE...AND STEVENS COUNTIES...NO FLOODING HAS
BEEN REPORTED...AND THE RISES ON THE CREEKS WERE MODEST ON SATURDAY.
THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL RISES ON THE CREEKS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...BUT SINCE THE SNOW PACK IN THESE COUNTIES IS NOT AS
EXTENSIVE AS IN OTHER PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON AND IDAHO...THE
ADVISORY MAY BE CANCELLED EARLY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4899 11606 4799 11650 4804 11755 4649 11721
4600 11692 4601 11748 4646 11719 4775 11752
4787 11769 4800 11894 4815 11909 4809 11981
4748 12031 4726 12010 4746 12096 4855 12090
4855 12071 4871 12068 4897 12087 4899 12084
$$
GKOCH
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC003.OTXFLSOTX.004300
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Northeast Blue Mountains, Lower Garfield, Asotin Counti (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053003</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Advisory</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-17T03:14:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-19T15:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
815 PM PDT FRI MAY 16 2008
IDC009-017-021-WAC003-007-019-047-051-065-180300-
/X.NEW.KOTX.FA.Y.0004.080517T0300Z-080519T1500Z/
/00000.N.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
815 PM PDT FRI MAY 16 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A
* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MELTING SNOW IN...
BENEWAH COUNTY...BONNER COUNTY AND BOUNDARY COUNTY IN THE
PANHANDLE OF IDAHO...
FERRY COUNTY...STEVENS COUNTY AND PEND OREILLE COUNTY IN
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON...
CHELAN COUNTY AND OKANOGAN COUNTY IN
NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
ASOTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...
* UNTIL 800 AM PDT MONDAY
* RAPIDLY MELTING SNOW IS BEGINNING TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON
SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS.
A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS SMALL RIVER AND STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED AND
MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG SMALL RIVERS AND
STREAMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS AS WELL AS FUTURE
ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD WATCH WHICH WAS IN
EFFECT.
MAIN STEM RIVERS MAY ALSO HAVE FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
PLEASE REFER TO BULLETINS FFAOTX /FLOOD WATCH/ AND FLWOTX /FLOOD
WARNING/ FOR MORE INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 4899 11605 4788 11649 4702 11634 4702 11682
4707 11698 4735 11704 4742 11649 4799 11650
4805 11754 4804 11755 4600 11692 4601 11748
4646 11719 4787 11769 4809 11981 4748 12031
4726 12010 4746 12096 4897 12087 4899 12084
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 180DEG 0KT 4822 11669
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC003.OTXFLSOTX.031400
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Northeast Blue Mountains, Lower Garfield, Asotin Counti (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053003</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Advisory</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T00:43:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-19T15:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
541 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
IDC017-021-WAC003-007-019-047-051-065-191500-
/X.CON.KOTX.FA.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080519T1500Z/
/00000.N.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BONNER ID-BOUNDARY ID-FERRY WA-PEND OREILLE WA-STEVENS WA-CHELAN WA-
OKANOGAN WA-ASOTIN WA-
541 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
...THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MELTING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 800 AM PDT MONDAY FOR ASOTIN...OKANOGAN...CHELAN...STEVENS...
PEND OREILLE...FERRY...BOUNDARY AND BONNER COUNTIES...
AS OF 5 PM PDT...THE FOLLOWING REPORTS HAVE BEEN RELAYED TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.
FOR BONNER COUNTY...MINOR FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON TRESSLE CREEK
NORTH OF THE COMMUNITY OF HOPE. THE FLOODING WAS REPORTED NEAR MILE
MARKER 44 ON HIGHWAY 200 BETWEEN SANDPOINT AND HOPE. THE EMERGENCY
MANAGERS IS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT WATER RUNNING HIGH IN STRONG
CREEK...ALSO NEAR HOPE.
FOR BONNER COUNTY...THE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER IS CONCERNED ABOUT
THE DEEP CREEK DRAINAGE AREA AS IT FLOWS INTO THE KOOTENAI RIVER.
WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE SATURDAY NIGHT AND COULD EFFECT
SEVERAL PROPERTIES ALONG THE CREEK INTO SUNDAY.
FOR ASOTIN COUNTY...THE ASOTIN CREEK IS RUNNING HIGH. THE COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGER IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE CREEK SINCE IT HAS A
HISTORY OF FLOODING THE PARK IN THE COMMUNITY OF ASOTIN.
FOR CHELAN AND OKANOGAN COUNTIES...EXTENSIVE MID AND HIGH ELEVATION
SNOW PACK REMAINS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. THE SMALL
STREAMS FEEDING THE METHOW...WENATCHEE...AND ENTIAT RIVERS WILL BE
RUNNING HIGH THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY.
FOR FERRY...PEND OREILLE...AND STEVENS COUNTIES...NO FLOODING HAS
BEEN REPORTED...AND THE RISES ON THE CREEKS WERE MODEST ON SATURDAY.
THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL RISES ON THE CREEKS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...BUT SINCE THE SNOW PACK IN THESE COUNTIES IS NOT AS
EXTENSIVE AS IN OTHER PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON AND IDAHO...THE
ADVISORY MAY BE CANCELLED EARLY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4899 11606 4799 11650 4804 11755 4649 11721
4600 11692 4601 11748 4646 11719 4775 11752
4787 11769 4800 11894 4815 11909 4809 11981
4748 12031 4726 12010 4746 12096 4855 12090
4855 12071 4871 12068 4897 12087 4899 12084
$$
GKOCH
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC007.OTXFLSOTX.004300
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Wenatchee Area, East Slopes Northern Cascades (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053007</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Advisory</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-17T03:14:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-19T15:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
815 PM PDT FRI MAY 16 2008
IDC009-017-021-WAC003-007-019-047-051-065-180300-
/X.NEW.KOTX.FA.Y.0004.080517T0300Z-080519T1500Z/
/00000.N.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
815 PM PDT FRI MAY 16 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A
* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MELTING SNOW IN...
BENEWAH COUNTY...BONNER COUNTY AND BOUNDARY COUNTY IN THE
PANHANDLE OF IDAHO...
FERRY COUNTY...STEVENS COUNTY AND PEND OREILLE COUNTY IN
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON...
CHELAN COUNTY AND OKANOGAN COUNTY IN
NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
ASOTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...
* UNTIL 800 AM PDT MONDAY
* RAPIDLY MELTING SNOW IS BEGINNING TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON
SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS.
A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS SMALL RIVER AND STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED AND
MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG SMALL RIVERS AND
STREAMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS AS WELL AS FUTURE
ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD WATCH WHICH WAS IN
EFFECT.
MAIN STEM RIVERS MAY ALSO HAVE FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
PLEASE REFER TO BULLETINS FFAOTX /FLOOD WATCH/ AND FLWOTX /FLOOD
WARNING/ FOR MORE INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 4899 11605 4788 11649 4702 11634 4702 11682
4707 11698 4735 11704 4742 11649 4799 11650
4805 11754 4804 11755 4600 11692 4601 11748
4646 11719 4787 11769 4809 11981 4748 12031
4726 12010 4746 12096 4897 12087 4899 12084
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 180DEG 0KT 4822 11669
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC007.OTXFLSOTX.031400
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Wenatchee Area, East Slopes Northern Cascades (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053007</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Warning</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T05:59:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-22T18:30:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD STATEMENT
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
1059 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WASHINGTON...
METHOW RIVER NEAR PATEROS AFFECTING OKANOGAN COUNTY
STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN AFFECTING CHELAN COUNTY
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO..
COEUR D`ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE
COUNTIES
MOYIE RIVER AT EASTPORT AFFECTING BOUNDARY COUNTY
ST JOE RIVER AT CALDER AFFECTING BENEWAH AND SHOSHONE COUNTIES
ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH AND SHOSHONE COUNTIES
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH ABOVE NORMAL SNOW PACK WILL
CAUSE MANY RIVERS TO GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. TEMPERATURES TODAY THROUGH
MONDAY WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. COOLER WEATHER WILL
ARRIVE TUESDAY WHICH WILL SLOW THE RATE OF MELTING SNOW.
NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED
AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT:
HTTP://AHPS2.WRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX
WAC007-181759-
/O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080522T1830Z/
/STHW1.1.SM.080518T0022Z.080519T1200Z.080522T1230Z.NO/
1059 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 09:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.0 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. THE RIVER
IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 26 FEET ON MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS NOT
EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 24 FEET UNTIL THURSDAY
MORNING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC007.OTXFLSOTX.055900
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Wenatchee Area, East Slopes Northern Cascades (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053007</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T05:36:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-19T05:36:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
1036 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO...
WASHINGTON...
CLEARWATER RIVER AT SPALDING AFFECTING LEWIS AND NEZ PERCE
COUNTIES
COEUR D`ALENE RIVER AT ENAVILLE AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE
COUNTIES
ENTIAT RIVER NEAR ARDENVOIR AFFECTING CHELAN COUNTY
WENATCHEE RIVER AT PESHASTIN AFFECTING CHELAN COUNTY
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH ABOVE NORMAL
MOUNTAIN SNOW PACK ARE FORECAST TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON
MANY RIVERS THROUGHOUT THE INLAND NORTHWEST. SIGNIFICANT RISES
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN NORTH IDAHO...THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
CASCADES..AND THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS IN WASHINGTON.
MONITOR CURRENT WATER LEVELS ON THE WEB AT:
HTTP://AHPS2.WRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX (ALL LOWER CASE)
HERE ARE SOME FORECAST FOR AREA RIVERS AND LAKES:
RESIDENTS AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS NEAR THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR
RISING WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT:
HTTP://AHPS2.WRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX
WAC007-190536-
/O.CON.KOTX.FL.A.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/ARDW1.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1036 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE ENTIAT RIVER NEAR ARDENVOIR
* FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
* AT 7 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.4 FEET.
* THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE THE ACTION STAGE OF 6 FEET EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO 6.5 FEET ON SUNDAY EVENING.
THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 6.5 FEET THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. FLOOD STAGE
IS 7.5 FEET.
* AT 7.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS LIKELY IN THE ENTIAT VALLEY.
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC007.OTXFFAOTX.053600
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Wenatchee Area, East Slopes Northern Cascades (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053007</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T05:36:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-19T05:36:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
1036 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO...
WASHINGTON...
CLEARWATER RIVER AT SPALDING AFFECTING LEWIS AND NEZ PERCE
COUNTIES
COEUR D`ALENE RIVER AT ENAVILLE AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE
COUNTIES
ENTIAT RIVER NEAR ARDENVOIR AFFECTING CHELAN COUNTY
WENATCHEE RIVER AT PESHASTIN AFFECTING CHELAN COUNTY
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH ABOVE NORMAL
MOUNTAIN SNOW PACK ARE FORECAST TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON
MANY RIVERS THROUGHOUT THE INLAND NORTHWEST. SIGNIFICANT RISES
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN NORTH IDAHO...THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
CASCADES..AND THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS IN WASHINGTON.
MONITOR CURRENT WATER LEVELS ON THE WEB AT:
HTTP://AHPS2.WRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX (ALL LOWER CASE)
HERE ARE SOME FORECAST FOR AREA RIVERS AND LAKES:
RESIDENTS AND THOSE WITH INTERESTS NEAR THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR
RISING WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT:
HTTP://AHPS2.WRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX
WAC007-190536-
/O.CON.KOTX.FL.A.0008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/PESW1.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1036 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE WENATCHEE RIVER AT PESHASTIN
* FOR SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
* AT 09 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET.
* THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE THE ACTION STAGE OF 12 FEET ON
SUNDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO 12.5 FEET ON MONDAY. THE
RIVER WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE ACTION STAGE OF 12 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...THEN RECEDE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* AT 13.0 FEET...FLOODING IS LIKELY IN LOW-LYING AREAS, ESPECIALLY IN
THE CASHMERE AREA. AT 11 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS NEAR
THE RIVER CAN BE EXPECTED.
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC007.OTXFFAOTX.053600
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Wenatchee Area, East Slopes Northern Cascades (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053007</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Advisory</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T00:43:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-19T15:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
541 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
IDC017-021-WAC003-007-019-047-051-065-191500-
/X.CON.KOTX.FA.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080519T1500Z/
/00000.N.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BONNER ID-BOUNDARY ID-FERRY WA-PEND OREILLE WA-STEVENS WA-CHELAN WA-
OKANOGAN WA-ASOTIN WA-
541 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
...THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MELTING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 800 AM PDT MONDAY FOR ASOTIN...OKANOGAN...CHELAN...STEVENS...
PEND OREILLE...FERRY...BOUNDARY AND BONNER COUNTIES...
AS OF 5 PM PDT...THE FOLLOWING REPORTS HAVE BEEN RELAYED TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.
FOR BONNER COUNTY...MINOR FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON TRESSLE CREEK
NORTH OF THE COMMUNITY OF HOPE. THE FLOODING WAS REPORTED NEAR MILE
MARKER 44 ON HIGHWAY 200 BETWEEN SANDPOINT AND HOPE. THE EMERGENCY
MANAGERS IS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT WATER RUNNING HIGH IN STRONG
CREEK...ALSO NEAR HOPE.
FOR BONNER COUNTY...THE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER IS CONCERNED ABOUT
THE DEEP CREEK DRAINAGE AREA AS IT FLOWS INTO THE KOOTENAI RIVER.
WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE SATURDAY NIGHT AND COULD EFFECT
SEVERAL PROPERTIES ALONG THE CREEK INTO SUNDAY.
FOR ASOTIN COUNTY...THE ASOTIN CREEK IS RUNNING HIGH. THE COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGER IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE CREEK SINCE IT HAS A
HISTORY OF FLOODING THE PARK IN THE COMMUNITY OF ASOTIN.
FOR CHELAN AND OKANOGAN COUNTIES...EXTENSIVE MID AND HIGH ELEVATION
SNOW PACK REMAINS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. THE SMALL
STREAMS FEEDING THE METHOW...WENATCHEE...AND ENTIAT RIVERS WILL BE
RUNNING HIGH THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY.
FOR FERRY...PEND OREILLE...AND STEVENS COUNTIES...NO FLOODING HAS
BEEN REPORTED...AND THE RISES ON THE CREEKS WERE MODEST ON SATURDAY.
THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL RISES ON THE CREEKS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...BUT SINCE THE SNOW PACK IN THESE COUNTIES IS NOT AS
EXTENSIVE AS IN OTHER PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON AND IDAHO...THE
ADVISORY MAY BE CANCELLED EARLY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4899 11606 4799 11650 4804 11755 4649 11721
4600 11692 4601 11748 4646 11719 4775 11752
4787 11769 4800 11894 4815 11909 4809 11981
4748 12031 4726 12010 4746 12096 4855 12090
4855 12071 4871 12068 4897 12087 4899 12084
$$
GKOCH
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC019.OTXFLSOTX.004300
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Okanogan Highlands (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053019</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Advisory</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-17T03:14:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-19T15:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
815 PM PDT FRI MAY 16 2008
IDC009-017-021-WAC003-007-019-047-051-065-180300-
/X.NEW.KOTX.FA.Y.0004.080517T0300Z-080519T1500Z/
/00000.N.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
815 PM PDT FRI MAY 16 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A
* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MELTING SNOW IN...
BENEWAH COUNTY...BONNER COUNTY AND BOUNDARY COUNTY IN THE
PANHANDLE OF IDAHO...
FERRY COUNTY...STEVENS COUNTY AND PEND OREILLE COUNTY IN
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON...
CHELAN COUNTY AND OKANOGAN COUNTY IN
NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
ASOTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...
* UNTIL 800 AM PDT MONDAY
* RAPIDLY MELTING SNOW IS BEGINNING TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON
SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS.
A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS SMALL RIVER AND STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED AND
MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG SMALL RIVERS AND
STREAMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS AS WELL AS FUTURE
ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD WATCH WHICH WAS IN
EFFECT.
MAIN STEM RIVERS MAY ALSO HAVE FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
PLEASE REFER TO BULLETINS FFAOTX /FLOOD WATCH/ AND FLWOTX /FLOOD
WARNING/ FOR MORE INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 4899 11605 4788 11649 4702 11634 4702 11682
4707 11698 4735 11704 4742 11649 4799 11650
4805 11754 4804 11755 4600 11692 4601 11748
4646 11719 4787 11769 4809 11981 4748 12031
4726 12010 4746 12096 4897 12087 4899 12084
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 180DEG 0KT 4822 11669
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC019.OTXFLSOTX.031400
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Okanogan Highlands (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053019</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T11:23:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-20T01:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
423 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
WAC033-041-053-182330-
/O.EXT.KSEW.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-080520T0100Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KING-LEWIS-PIERCE-
423 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* A PORTION OF WESTERN WASHINGTON FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...KING...LEWIS...PIERCE.
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* THE RECENT HOT SPELL HAS RESULTED RAPID SNOW MELT AND RISING
RIVERS. THE POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS FOR OTHER RIVERS TO REACH
FLOOD STAGE LATER TONIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING...THUS THE FLOOD
WATCH ISSUED EARLIER WAS EXTENDED THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* ANY FLOODING THAT DOES OCCUR WILL BE MINOR. THE RIVERS AT MOST
RISK OF FLOODING ARE THE SNOQUALMIE...PUYALLUP...AND WHITE.
PORTIONS OF THE NISQUALLY AND COWLITZ WERE ALREADY EXPERIENCING
MINOR FLOODING.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING BUT
FLOODING IS NOT IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MONITOR THE WEATHER AND BE
READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.
MANY MOUNTAIN STREAMS WILL BE BANK FULL OR OVERFLOWING...MAKING IT
DANGEROUS FOR STREAM CROSSINGS OR RECREATING IN THE VICINITY OF THE
STREAMS. RIVERS WILL BE FLOWING MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL WITH MANY
NEAR HISTORICAL MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
$$
WEATHER.GOV
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC033.SEWFFASEW.112300
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Central Cascade Foothills, Seattle Metropolitan Area, WAZ018 (?) (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053033</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Warning</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T13:29:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-19T01:34:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD STATEMENT
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
629 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WESTERN
WASHINGTON..
NISQUALLY RIVER NEAR NATIONAL AFFECTING LEWIS AND PIERCE COUNTIES.
COWLITZ RIVER AT RANDLE AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY.
.FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 4
SOUTH WEST REGION
RAPID SNOW MELT...A RESULT OF THE VERY WARM WEATHER THE LAST COUPLE
OF DAYS...PUSHED THE NISQUALLY RIVER NEAR NATIONAL ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE. THE RIVER WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THIS
MORNING...WITH THE RIVER RECEDING BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
THE COWLITZ RIVER AT RANDLE WILL REACH FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS
MORNING BEFORE RECEDING DURING THE AFTERNOON.
DO NOT DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS...OR SUVS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THIS IS
THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. BE ALERT FOR
RAPID CHANGES AND MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA.
WAC041-053-182229-
/O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080519T0134Z/
/NISW1.1.ER.080518T0421Z.080518T0745Z.080519T1634Z.NO/
629 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NISQUALLY RIVER NEAR NATIONAL.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* AT 5:15 AM THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 10.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING WAS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT 9:21 PM ON
SATURDAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 10.5 FEET AROUND 11 AM
THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE DURING THE
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...THE NISQUALLY RIVER WILL FLOOD ROADS AND
PASTURE LANDS ALONG THE UPPER REACHES OF THE RIVER...FROM MOUNT
RAINIER NATIONAL PARK DOWNSTREAM TO ALDER LAKE.
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC041.SEWFLSSEW.132900
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Central Cascade Foothills, WAZ011 (?), WAZ018 (?) (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053041</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Warning</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T13:29:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-18T22:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD STATEMENT
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
629 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WESTERN
WASHINGTON..
NISQUALLY RIVER NEAR NATIONAL AFFECTING LEWIS AND PIERCE COUNTIES.
COWLITZ RIVER AT RANDLE AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY.
.FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 4
SOUTH WEST REGION
RAPID SNOW MELT...A RESULT OF THE VERY WARM WEATHER THE LAST COUPLE
OF DAYS...PUSHED THE NISQUALLY RIVER NEAR NATIONAL ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE. THE RIVER WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THIS
MORNING...WITH THE RIVER RECEDING BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
THE COWLITZ RIVER AT RANDLE WILL REACH FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS
MORNING BEFORE RECEDING DURING THE AFTERNOON.
DO NOT DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS...OR SUVS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THIS IS
THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. BE ALERT FOR
RAPID CHANGES AND MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA.
WAC041-182200-
/O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0002.080518T1637Z-080518T2200Z/
/RAWW1.1.SM.080518T1637Z.080518T1800Z.080518T1919Z.NO/
629 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE COWLITZ RIVER AT RANDLE.
* FROM 10 AM SUNDAY UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 6:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 10 AM...AND CREST
NEAR 18.1 FEET AROUND 11 AM THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD AROUND STAGE NOON TODAY.
* IMPACT...AT 18.0 FEET...THE COWLITZ RIVER WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING
FROM THE VICINITY OF RANDLE DOWNSTREAM THROUGH RIFFE LAKE...
COVERING NEARBY FARM LANDS AND SEVERAL ROADS.
$$
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC041.SEWFLSSEW.132900
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Central Cascade Foothills, WAZ011 (?), WAZ018 (?) (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053041</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T11:23:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-20T01:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
423 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
WAC033-041-053-182330-
/O.EXT.KSEW.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-080520T0100Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KING-LEWIS-PIERCE-
423 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* A PORTION OF WESTERN WASHINGTON FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...KING...LEWIS...PIERCE.
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* THE RECENT HOT SPELL HAS RESULTED RAPID SNOW MELT AND RISING
RIVERS. THE POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS FOR OTHER RIVERS TO REACH
FLOOD STAGE LATER TONIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING...THUS THE FLOOD
WATCH ISSUED EARLIER WAS EXTENDED THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* ANY FLOODING THAT DOES OCCUR WILL BE MINOR. THE RIVERS AT MOST
RISK OF FLOODING ARE THE SNOQUALMIE...PUYALLUP...AND WHITE.
PORTIONS OF THE NISQUALLY AND COWLITZ WERE ALREADY EXPERIENCING
MINOR FLOODING.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING BUT
FLOODING IS NOT IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MONITOR THE WEATHER AND BE
READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.
MANY MOUNTAIN STREAMS WILL BE BANK FULL OR OVERFLOWING...MAKING IT
DANGEROUS FOR STREAM CROSSINGS OR RECREATING IN THE VICINITY OF THE
STREAMS. RIVERS WILL BE FLOWING MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL WITH MANY
NEAR HISTORICAL MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
$$
WEATHER.GOV
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC041.SEWFFASEW.112300
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Central Cascade Foothills, WAZ011 (?), WAZ018 (?) (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053041</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Advisory</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T00:43:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-19T15:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
541 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
IDC017-021-WAC003-007-019-047-051-065-191500-
/X.CON.KOTX.FA.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080519T1500Z/
/00000.N.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BONNER ID-BOUNDARY ID-FERRY WA-PEND OREILLE WA-STEVENS WA-CHELAN WA-
OKANOGAN WA-ASOTIN WA-
541 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
...THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MELTING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 800 AM PDT MONDAY FOR ASOTIN...OKANOGAN...CHELAN...STEVENS...
PEND OREILLE...FERRY...BOUNDARY AND BONNER COUNTIES...
AS OF 5 PM PDT...THE FOLLOWING REPORTS HAVE BEEN RELAYED TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.
FOR BONNER COUNTY...MINOR FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON TRESSLE CREEK
NORTH OF THE COMMUNITY OF HOPE. THE FLOODING WAS REPORTED NEAR MILE
MARKER 44 ON HIGHWAY 200 BETWEEN SANDPOINT AND HOPE. THE EMERGENCY
MANAGERS IS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT WATER RUNNING HIGH IN STRONG
CREEK...ALSO NEAR HOPE.
FOR BONNER COUNTY...THE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER IS CONCERNED ABOUT
THE DEEP CREEK DRAINAGE AREA AS IT FLOWS INTO THE KOOTENAI RIVER.
WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE SATURDAY NIGHT AND COULD EFFECT
SEVERAL PROPERTIES ALONG THE CREEK INTO SUNDAY.
FOR ASOTIN COUNTY...THE ASOTIN CREEK IS RUNNING HIGH. THE COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGER IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE CREEK SINCE IT HAS A
HISTORY OF FLOODING THE PARK IN THE COMMUNITY OF ASOTIN.
FOR CHELAN AND OKANOGAN COUNTIES...EXTENSIVE MID AND HIGH ELEVATION
SNOW PACK REMAINS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. THE SMALL
STREAMS FEEDING THE METHOW...WENATCHEE...AND ENTIAT RIVERS WILL BE
RUNNING HIGH THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY.
FOR FERRY...PEND OREILLE...AND STEVENS COUNTIES...NO FLOODING HAS
BEEN REPORTED...AND THE RISES ON THE CREEKS WERE MODEST ON SATURDAY.
THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL RISES ON THE CREEKS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...BUT SINCE THE SNOW PACK IN THESE COUNTIES IS NOT AS
EXTENSIVE AS IN OTHER PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON AND IDAHO...THE
ADVISORY MAY BE CANCELLED EARLY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4899 11606 4799 11650 4804 11755 4649 11721
4600 11692 4601 11748 4646 11719 4775 11752
4787 11769 4800 11894 4815 11909 4809 11981
4748 12031 4726 12010 4746 12096 4855 12090
4855 12071 4871 12068 4897 12087 4899 12084
$$
GKOCH
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC047.OTXFLSOTX.004300
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Upper Columbia Basin, Okanogan Highlands, East Slopes Northern Cascades, Okanogan Valley (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053047</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Advisory</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-17T03:14:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-19T15:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
815 PM PDT FRI MAY 16 2008
IDC009-017-021-WAC003-007-019-047-051-065-180300-
/X.NEW.KOTX.FA.Y.0004.080517T0300Z-080519T1500Z/
/00000.N.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
815 PM PDT FRI MAY 16 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A
* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MELTING SNOW IN...
BENEWAH COUNTY...BONNER COUNTY AND BOUNDARY COUNTY IN THE
PANHANDLE OF IDAHO...
FERRY COUNTY...STEVENS COUNTY AND PEND OREILLE COUNTY IN
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON...
CHELAN COUNTY AND OKANOGAN COUNTY IN
NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
ASOTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...
* UNTIL 800 AM PDT MONDAY
* RAPIDLY MELTING SNOW IS BEGINNING TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON
SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS.
A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS SMALL RIVER AND STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED AND
MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG SMALL RIVERS AND
STREAMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS AS WELL AS FUTURE
ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD WATCH WHICH WAS IN
EFFECT.
MAIN STEM RIVERS MAY ALSO HAVE FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
PLEASE REFER TO BULLETINS FFAOTX /FLOOD WATCH/ AND FLWOTX /FLOOD
WARNING/ FOR MORE INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 4899 11605 4788 11649 4702 11634 4702 11682
4707 11698 4735 11704 4742 11649 4799 11650
4805 11754 4804 11755 4600 11692 4601 11748
4646 11719 4787 11769 4809 11981 4748 12031
4726 12010 4746 12096 4897 12087 4899 12084
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 180DEG 0KT 4822 11669
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC047.OTXFLSOTX.031400
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Upper Columbia Basin, Okanogan Highlands, East Slopes Northern Cascades, Okanogan Valley (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053047</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Warning</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T05:59:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-21T05:04:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD STATEMENT
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
1059 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WASHINGTON...
METHOW RIVER NEAR PATEROS AFFECTING OKANOGAN COUNTY
STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN AFFECTING CHELAN COUNTY
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO..
COEUR D`ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE
COUNTIES
MOYIE RIVER AT EASTPORT AFFECTING BOUNDARY COUNTY
ST JOE RIVER AT CALDER AFFECTING BENEWAH AND SHOSHONE COUNTIES
ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH AND SHOSHONE COUNTIES
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH ABOVE NORMAL SNOW PACK WILL
CAUSE MANY RIVERS TO GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. TEMPERATURES TODAY THROUGH
MONDAY WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. COOLER WEATHER WILL
ARRIVE TUESDAY WHICH WILL SLOW THE RATE OF MELTING SNOW.
NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED
AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT:
HTTP://AHPS2.WRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX
WAC047-181759-
/O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0005.080519T0942Z-080521T0504Z/
/PATW1.1.SM.080519T0942Z.080519T1200Z.080520T2304Z.NO/
1059 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE METHOW RIVER NEAR PATEROS
* FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT TO TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 07:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.5 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE THE
FLOOD STAGE OF 10 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT...AND LINGER AT OR ABOVE 10 FEET
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET
* AT 10.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF ADJACENT ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS
IS LIKELY THROUGHOUT THE METHOW VALLEY FROM MAZAMA TO PATEROS.
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC047.OTXFLSOTX.055900
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Upper Columbia Basin, Okanogan Highlands, East Slopes Northern Cascades, Okanogan Valley (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053047</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Advisory</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T00:43:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-19T15:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
541 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
IDC017-021-WAC003-007-019-047-051-065-191500-
/X.CON.KOTX.FA.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080519T1500Z/
/00000.N.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BONNER ID-BOUNDARY ID-FERRY WA-PEND OREILLE WA-STEVENS WA-CHELAN WA-
OKANOGAN WA-ASOTIN WA-
541 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
...THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MELTING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 800 AM PDT MONDAY FOR ASOTIN...OKANOGAN...CHELAN...STEVENS...
PEND OREILLE...FERRY...BOUNDARY AND BONNER COUNTIES...
AS OF 5 PM PDT...THE FOLLOWING REPORTS HAVE BEEN RELAYED TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.
FOR BONNER COUNTY...MINOR FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON TRESSLE CREEK
NORTH OF THE COMMUNITY OF HOPE. THE FLOODING WAS REPORTED NEAR MILE
MARKER 44 ON HIGHWAY 200 BETWEEN SANDPOINT AND HOPE. THE EMERGENCY
MANAGERS IS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT WATER RUNNING HIGH IN STRONG
CREEK...ALSO NEAR HOPE.
FOR BONNER COUNTY...THE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER IS CONCERNED ABOUT
THE DEEP CREEK DRAINAGE AREA AS IT FLOWS INTO THE KOOTENAI RIVER.
WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE SATURDAY NIGHT AND COULD EFFECT
SEVERAL PROPERTIES ALONG THE CREEK INTO SUNDAY.
FOR ASOTIN COUNTY...THE ASOTIN CREEK IS RUNNING HIGH. THE COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGER IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE CREEK SINCE IT HAS A
HISTORY OF FLOODING THE PARK IN THE COMMUNITY OF ASOTIN.
FOR CHELAN AND OKANOGAN COUNTIES...EXTENSIVE MID AND HIGH ELEVATION
SNOW PACK REMAINS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. THE SMALL
STREAMS FEEDING THE METHOW...WENATCHEE...AND ENTIAT RIVERS WILL BE
RUNNING HIGH THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY.
FOR FERRY...PEND OREILLE...AND STEVENS COUNTIES...NO FLOODING HAS
BEEN REPORTED...AND THE RISES ON THE CREEKS WERE MODEST ON SATURDAY.
THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL RISES ON THE CREEKS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...BUT SINCE THE SNOW PACK IN THESE COUNTIES IS NOT AS
EXTENSIVE AS IN OTHER PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON AND IDAHO...THE
ADVISORY MAY BE CANCELLED EARLY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4899 11606 4799 11650 4804 11755 4649 11721
4600 11692 4601 11748 4646 11719 4775 11752
4787 11769 4800 11894 4815 11909 4809 11981
4748 12031 4726 12010 4746 12096 4855 12090
4855 12071 4871 12068 4897 12087 4899 12084
$$
GKOCH
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC051.OTXFLSOTX.004300
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Northeast Mountains (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053051</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Advisory</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-17T03:14:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-19T15:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
815 PM PDT FRI MAY 16 2008
IDC009-017-021-WAC003-007-019-047-051-065-180300-
/X.NEW.KOTX.FA.Y.0004.080517T0300Z-080519T1500Z/
/00000.N.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
815 PM PDT FRI MAY 16 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A
* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MELTING SNOW IN...
BENEWAH COUNTY...BONNER COUNTY AND BOUNDARY COUNTY IN THE
PANHANDLE OF IDAHO...
FERRY COUNTY...STEVENS COUNTY AND PEND OREILLE COUNTY IN
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON...
CHELAN COUNTY AND OKANOGAN COUNTY IN
NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
ASOTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...
* UNTIL 800 AM PDT MONDAY
* RAPIDLY MELTING SNOW IS BEGINNING TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON
SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS.
A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS SMALL RIVER AND STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED AND
MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG SMALL RIVERS AND
STREAMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS AS WELL AS FUTURE
ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD WATCH WHICH WAS IN
EFFECT.
MAIN STEM RIVERS MAY ALSO HAVE FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
PLEASE REFER TO BULLETINS FFAOTX /FLOOD WATCH/ AND FLWOTX /FLOOD
WARNING/ FOR MORE INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 4899 11605 4788 11649 4702 11634 4702 11682
4707 11698 4735 11704 4742 11649 4799 11650
4805 11754 4804 11755 4600 11692 4601 11748
4646 11719 4787 11769 4809 11981 4748 12031
4726 12010 4746 12096 4897 12087 4899 12084
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 180DEG 0KT 4822 11669
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC051.OTXFLSOTX.031400
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Northeast Mountains (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053051</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Warning</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T13:29:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-19T01:34:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD STATEMENT
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
629 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WESTERN
WASHINGTON..
NISQUALLY RIVER NEAR NATIONAL AFFECTING LEWIS AND PIERCE COUNTIES.
COWLITZ RIVER AT RANDLE AFFECTING LEWIS COUNTY.
.FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 4
SOUTH WEST REGION
RAPID SNOW MELT...A RESULT OF THE VERY WARM WEATHER THE LAST COUPLE
OF DAYS...PUSHED THE NISQUALLY RIVER NEAR NATIONAL ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE. THE RIVER WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THIS
MORNING...WITH THE RIVER RECEDING BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
THE COWLITZ RIVER AT RANDLE WILL REACH FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS
MORNING BEFORE RECEDING DURING THE AFTERNOON.
DO NOT DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS...OR SUVS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THIS IS
THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. BE ALERT FOR
RAPID CHANGES AND MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA.
WAC041-053-182229-
/O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080519T0134Z/
/NISW1.1.ER.080518T0421Z.080518T0745Z.080519T1634Z.NO/
629 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NISQUALLY RIVER NEAR NATIONAL.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* AT 5:15 AM THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 10.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING WAS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT 9:21 PM ON
SATURDAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 10.5 FEET AROUND 11 AM
THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE DURING THE
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...THE NISQUALLY RIVER WILL FLOOD ROADS AND
PASTURE LANDS ALONG THE UPPER REACHES OF THE RIVER...FROM MOUNT
RAINIER NATIONAL PARK DOWNSTREAM TO ALDER LAKE.
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC053.SEWFLSSEW.132900
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Central Cascade Foothills, WAZ008 (?), WAZ018 (?) (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053053</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T11:23:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-20T01:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
423 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
WAC033-041-053-182330-
/O.EXT.KSEW.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-080520T0100Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KING-LEWIS-PIERCE-
423 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* A PORTION OF WESTERN WASHINGTON FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...KING...LEWIS...PIERCE.
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* THE RECENT HOT SPELL HAS RESULTED RAPID SNOW MELT AND RISING
RIVERS. THE POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS FOR OTHER RIVERS TO REACH
FLOOD STAGE LATER TONIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING...THUS THE FLOOD
WATCH ISSUED EARLIER WAS EXTENDED THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* ANY FLOODING THAT DOES OCCUR WILL BE MINOR. THE RIVERS AT MOST
RISK OF FLOODING ARE THE SNOQUALMIE...PUYALLUP...AND WHITE.
PORTIONS OF THE NISQUALLY AND COWLITZ WERE ALREADY EXPERIENCING
MINOR FLOODING.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING BUT
FLOODING IS NOT IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MONITOR THE WEATHER AND BE
READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.
MANY MOUNTAIN STREAMS WILL BE BANK FULL OR OVERFLOWING...MAKING IT
DANGEROUS FOR STREAM CROSSINGS OR RECREATING IN THE VICINITY OF THE
STREAMS. RIVERS WILL BE FLOWING MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL WITH MANY
NEAR HISTORICAL MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
$$
WEATHER.GOV
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC053.SEWFFASEW.112300
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Central Cascade Foothills, WAZ008 (?), WAZ018 (?) (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053053</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T11:23:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-20T01:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
423 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
WAC057-061-182330-
/O.EXB.KSEW.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-080520T0100Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SKAGIT-SNOHOMISH-
423 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WESTERN
WASHINGTON...SKAGIT AND SNOHOMISH.
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* THE RECENT HOT SPELL HAS RESULTED IN RAPID SNOW MELT AND RISING
RIVERS. ALREADY SOME OF THE RIVERS HAVE REACHED OR WERE
APPROACHING BANKFULL...WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT OR
MONDAY MORNING.
* ANY FLOODING THAT DOES OCCUR WILL BE MINOR. THE RIVERS AT MOST
RISK OF FLOODING ARE THE SKAGIT AND SKYKOMISH.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING BUT
FLOODING IS NOT IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MONITOR THE WEATHER AND BE
READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.
MANY MOUNTAIN STREAMS WILL BE BANKFULL OR OVERFLOWING...MAKING IT
DANGEROUS FOR STREAM CROSSINGS OR RECREATING IN THE VICINITY OF
THE STREAMS. RIVERS WILL BE FLOWING MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL WITH
MANY NEAR HISTORICAL MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC057.SEWFFASEW.112300
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Northern Cascade Foothills, Northwest Interior, WAZ017 (?) (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053057</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T11:23:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-20T01:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
423 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
WAC057-061-182330-
/O.EXB.KSEW.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-080520T0100Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SKAGIT-SNOHOMISH-
423 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WESTERN
WASHINGTON...SKAGIT AND SNOHOMISH.
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* THE RECENT HOT SPELL HAS RESULTED IN RAPID SNOW MELT AND RISING
RIVERS. ALREADY SOME OF THE RIVERS HAVE REACHED OR WERE
APPROACHING BANKFULL...WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT OR
MONDAY MORNING.
* ANY FLOODING THAT DOES OCCUR WILL BE MINOR. THE RIVERS AT MOST
RISK OF FLOODING ARE THE SKAGIT AND SKYKOMISH.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING BUT
FLOODING IS NOT IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MONITOR THE WEATHER AND BE
READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.
MANY MOUNTAIN STREAMS WILL BE BANKFULL OR OVERFLOWING...MAKING IT
DANGEROUS FOR STREAM CROSSINGS OR RECREATING IN THE VICINITY OF
THE STREAMS. RIVERS WILL BE FLOWING MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL WITH
MANY NEAR HISTORICAL MAXIMUM LEVELS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC061.SEWFFASEW.112300
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Northern Cascade Foothills, Northwest Interior, WAZ006 (?), WAZ017 (?) (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053061</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Advisory</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T00:43:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-19T15:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
541 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
IDC017-021-WAC003-007-019-047-051-065-191500-
/X.CON.KOTX.FA.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080519T1500Z/
/00000.N.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BONNER ID-BOUNDARY ID-FERRY WA-PEND OREILLE WA-STEVENS WA-CHELAN WA-
OKANOGAN WA-ASOTIN WA-
541 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
...THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MELTING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 800 AM PDT MONDAY FOR ASOTIN...OKANOGAN...CHELAN...STEVENS...
PEND OREILLE...FERRY...BOUNDARY AND BONNER COUNTIES...
AS OF 5 PM PDT...THE FOLLOWING REPORTS HAVE BEEN RELAYED TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.
FOR BONNER COUNTY...MINOR FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON TRESSLE CREEK
NORTH OF THE COMMUNITY OF HOPE. THE FLOODING WAS REPORTED NEAR MILE
MARKER 44 ON HIGHWAY 200 BETWEEN SANDPOINT AND HOPE. THE EMERGENCY
MANAGERS IS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT WATER RUNNING HIGH IN STRONG
CREEK...ALSO NEAR HOPE.
FOR BONNER COUNTY...THE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER IS CONCERNED ABOUT
THE DEEP CREEK DRAINAGE AREA AS IT FLOWS INTO THE KOOTENAI RIVER.
WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE SATURDAY NIGHT AND COULD EFFECT
SEVERAL PROPERTIES ALONG THE CREEK INTO SUNDAY.
FOR ASOTIN COUNTY...THE ASOTIN CREEK IS RUNNING HIGH. THE COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGER IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE CREEK SINCE IT HAS A
HISTORY OF FLOODING THE PARK IN THE COMMUNITY OF ASOTIN.
FOR CHELAN AND OKANOGAN COUNTIES...EXTENSIVE MID AND HIGH ELEVATION
SNOW PACK REMAINS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. THE SMALL
STREAMS FEEDING THE METHOW...WENATCHEE...AND ENTIAT RIVERS WILL BE
RUNNING HIGH THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY.
FOR FERRY...PEND OREILLE...AND STEVENS COUNTIES...NO FLOODING HAS
BEEN REPORTED...AND THE RISES ON THE CREEKS WERE MODEST ON SATURDAY.
THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL RISES ON THE CREEKS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...BUT SINCE THE SNOW PACK IN THESE COUNTIES IS NOT AS
EXTENSIVE AS IN OTHER PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON AND IDAHO...THE
ADVISORY MAY BE CANCELLED EARLY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4899 11606 4799 11650 4804 11755 4649 11721
4600 11692 4601 11748 4646 11719 4775 11752
4787 11769 4800 11894 4815 11909 4809 11981
4748 12031 4726 12010 4746 12096 4855 12090
4855 12071 4871 12068 4897 12087 4899 12084
$$
GKOCH
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC065.OTXFLSOTX.004300
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Northeast Mountains (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053065</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Advisory</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-17T03:14:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-19T15:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
815 PM PDT FRI MAY 16 2008
IDC009-017-021-WAC003-007-019-047-051-065-180300-
/X.NEW.KOTX.FA.Y.0004.080517T0300Z-080519T1500Z/
/00000.N.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
815 PM PDT FRI MAY 16 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A
* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MELTING SNOW IN...
BENEWAH COUNTY...BONNER COUNTY AND BOUNDARY COUNTY IN THE
PANHANDLE OF IDAHO...
FERRY COUNTY...STEVENS COUNTY AND PEND OREILLE COUNTY IN
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON...
CHELAN COUNTY AND OKANOGAN COUNTY IN
NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
ASOTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...
* UNTIL 800 AM PDT MONDAY
* RAPIDLY MELTING SNOW IS BEGINNING TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON
SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS.
A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS SMALL RIVER AND STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED AND
MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG SMALL RIVERS AND
STREAMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS AS WELL AS FUTURE
ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD WATCH WHICH WAS IN
EFFECT.
MAIN STEM RIVERS MAY ALSO HAVE FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
PLEASE REFER TO BULLETINS FFAOTX /FLOOD WATCH/ AND FLWOTX /FLOOD
WARNING/ FOR MORE INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 4899 11605 4788 11649 4702 11634 4702 11682
4707 11698 4735 11704 4742 11649 4799 11650
4805 11754 4804 11755 4600 11692 4601 11748
4646 11719 4787 11769 4809 11981 4748 12031
4726 12010 4746 12096 4897 12087 4899 12084
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 180DEG 0KT 4822 11669
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC065.OTXFLSOTX.031400
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Northeast Mountains (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053065</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Warning</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T12:54:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-22T12:40:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD STATEMENT
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
554 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OREGON AND
WASHINGTON...
IMNAHA RIVER AT IMNAHA AFFECTING WALLOWA COUNTY
NACHES RIVER NEAR CLIFFDELL AFFECTING YAKIMA COUNTY
NACHES RIVER NEAR NACHES AFFECTING YAKIMA COUNTY
FOR THE NACHES RIVER, INCLUDING CLIFFDELL...NACHES, MINOR FLOODING IS
OCCURRING, WITH MODERATE FLOODING FORECASTED.  FOR THE IMNAHA RIVER,
INCLUDING IMNAHA, MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE.
WAC077-190054-
/O.CON.KPDT.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080522T1240Z/
/CLFW1.1.SM.080518T1010Z.080519T1800Z.080522T0640Z.UU/
554 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NACHES RIVER NEAR CLIFFDELL
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 5 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.0 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECAST TO CONTINUE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 31.0 FEET
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 31.6 FEET BY LATE
TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY
BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC077.PDTFLSPDT.125400
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>East Slopes Southern Cascades, Yakima Valley (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053077</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Warning</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T12:54:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-19T00:54:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD STATEMENT
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
554 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OREGON AND
WASHINGTON...
IMNAHA RIVER AT IMNAHA AFFECTING WALLOWA COUNTY
NACHES RIVER NEAR CLIFFDELL AFFECTING YAKIMA COUNTY
NACHES RIVER NEAR NACHES AFFECTING YAKIMA COUNTY
FOR THE NACHES RIVER, INCLUDING CLIFFDELL...NACHES, MINOR FLOODING IS
OCCURRING, WITH MODERATE FLOODING FORECASTED.  FOR THE IMNAHA RIVER,
INCLUDING IMNAHA, MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE.
WAC077-190054-
/O.CON.KPDT.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/NACW1.2.SM.080517T0552Z.080520T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
554 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NACHES RIVER NEAR NACHES
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 4 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET
* THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RISE REACHING 19.3 FEET
DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. THE RIVER IS THEN EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
DECREASE DURING THE REST OF THE WEEK...BUT REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAC077.PDTFLSPDT.125400
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>East Slopes Southern Cascades, Yakima Valley (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053077</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T13:26:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-21T20:27:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
626 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE YAKIMA RIVER AT PARKER AND KIONA...
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER DAY ALONG THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. THIS WILL ALLOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW MELT
AND RUNOFF TO CONTINUE. THE INCREASED RUNOFF MAY CAUSE POSSIBLE
FLOODING ALONG THE YAKIMA RIVER FROM PARKER TO DOWNSTREAM TO THE
COLUMBIA RIVER.
WAZ027-191326-
/O.CON.KPDT.FL.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080521T2027Z/
/PARW1.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
626 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE YAKIMA RIVER NEAR PARKER
* THROUGH MONDAY.
* AT 4 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO
RISE...REACHING NEAR THE FLOOD STAGE OF 10 FEET ON MONDAY.  THE
RIVER IS THEN EXPECTED TO RECEDE DURING THE REST OF THE WEEK.
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAZ027.PDTFFAPDT.132600
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Yakima Valley (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053077</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T13:26:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-24T13:12:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
626 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE YAKIMA RIVER AT PARKER AND KIONA...
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER DAY ALONG THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. THIS WILL ALLOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW MELT
AND RUNOFF TO CONTINUE. THE INCREASED RUNOFF MAY CAUSE POSSIBLE
FLOODING ALONG THE YAKIMA RIVER FROM PARKER TO DOWNSTREAM TO THE
COLUMBIA RIVER.
WAZ028-191326-
/O.CON.KPDT.FL.A.0003.000000T0000Z-080524T1312Z/
/KIOW1.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
626 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE YAKIMA RIVER AT KIONA
* THROUGH TUESDAY.
* AT 5 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO
RISE...REACH NEAR THE FLOOD STAGE OF 13 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY.  THE
RIVER IS THEN EXPECTED TO RECEDE DURING THE REST OF THE WEEK.
$$
RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL AND
TEMPERATURES.  IF ACTUAL RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURES VARY FROM THE
FORECAST VALUES, THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY.  RIVER
FORECASTS INCLUDE CURRENT AND PLANNED RESERVOIR RELEASES.  FOR THE
LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS, VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAZ028.PDTFFAPDT.132600
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Lower Columbia Basin (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053005</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T13:26:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-24T13:12:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
626 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE YAKIMA RIVER AT PARKER AND KIONA...
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER DAY ALONG THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. THIS WILL ALLOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW MELT
AND RUNOFF TO CONTINUE. THE INCREASED RUNOFF MAY CAUSE POSSIBLE
FLOODING ALONG THE YAKIMA RIVER FROM PARKER TO DOWNSTREAM TO THE
COLUMBIA RIVER.
WAZ028-191326-
/O.CON.KPDT.FL.A.0003.000000T0000Z-080524T1312Z/
/KIOW1.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
626 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE YAKIMA RIVER AT KIONA
* THROUGH TUESDAY.
* AT 5 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO
RISE...REACH NEAR THE FLOOD STAGE OF 13 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY.  THE
RIVER IS THEN EXPECTED TO RECEDE DURING THE REST OF THE WEEK.
$$
RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL AND
TEMPERATURES.  IF ACTUAL RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURES VARY FROM THE
FORECAST VALUES, THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY.  RIVER
FORECASTS INCLUDE CURRENT AND PLANNED RESERVOIR RELEASES.  FOR THE
LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS, VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAZ028.PDTFFAPDT.132600
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Lower Columbia Basin (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053021</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T13:26:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-24T13:12:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
626 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE YAKIMA RIVER AT PARKER AND KIONA...
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER DAY ALONG THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. THIS WILL ALLOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW MELT
AND RUNOFF TO CONTINUE. THE INCREASED RUNOFF MAY CAUSE POSSIBLE
FLOODING ALONG THE YAKIMA RIVER FROM PARKER TO DOWNSTREAM TO THE
COLUMBIA RIVER.
WAZ028-191326-
/O.CON.KPDT.FL.A.0003.000000T0000Z-080524T1312Z/
/KIOW1.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
626 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE YAKIMA RIVER AT KIONA
* THROUGH TUESDAY.
* AT 5 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO
RISE...REACH NEAR THE FLOOD STAGE OF 13 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY.  THE
RIVER IS THEN EXPECTED TO RECEDE DURING THE REST OF THE WEEK.
$$
RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL AND
TEMPERATURES.  IF ACTUAL RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURES VARY FROM THE
FORECAST VALUES, THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY.  RIVER
FORECASTS INCLUDE CURRENT AND PLANNED RESERVOIR RELEASES.  FOR THE
LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS, VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAZ028.PDTFFAPDT.132600
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Lower Columbia Basin (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053039</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T13:26:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-24T13:12:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
626 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE YAKIMA RIVER AT PARKER AND KIONA...
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER DAY ALONG THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. THIS WILL ALLOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW MELT
AND RUNOFF TO CONTINUE. THE INCREASED RUNOFF MAY CAUSE POSSIBLE
FLOODING ALONG THE YAKIMA RIVER FROM PARKER TO DOWNSTREAM TO THE
COLUMBIA RIVER.
WAZ028-191326-
/O.CON.KPDT.FL.A.0003.000000T0000Z-080524T1312Z/
/KIOW1.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
626 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE YAKIMA RIVER AT KIONA
* THROUGH TUESDAY.
* AT 5 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO
RISE...REACH NEAR THE FLOOD STAGE OF 13 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY.  THE
RIVER IS THEN EXPECTED TO RECEDE DURING THE REST OF THE WEEK.
$$
RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL AND
TEMPERATURES.  IF ACTUAL RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURES VARY FROM THE
FORECAST VALUES, THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY.  RIVER
FORECASTS INCLUDE CURRENT AND PLANNED RESERVOIR RELEASES.  FOR THE
LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS, VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAZ028.PDTFFAPDT.132600
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Lower Columbia Basin (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053071</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T13:17:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-20T23:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
617 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT TROY...
SNOW MELT WILL CONTINUE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.  THE INCREASED RUNOFF MAY CAUSE THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER
TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT TROY.
ORZ050-WAZ031&gt;032-191317-
/O.CON.KPDT.FL.A.0005.080520T1414Z-080520T2300Z/
/TRYO3.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
617 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT TROY
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 4 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR
10 FEET BY LATE MONDAY. THE RIVER WILL LIKELY REMAIN AROUND 10 FEET
THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY RECEDING.
$$
RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL AND
TEMPERATURES.  IF ACTUAL RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURES VARY FROM THE
FORECAST VALUES, THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY.  RIVER
FORECASTS INCLUDE CURRENT AND PLANNED RESERVOIR RELEASES.  FOR THE
LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS, VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAZ031.PDTFFAPDT.131700
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Northeast Blue Mountains (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053003</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T13:17:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-20T23:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
617 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT TROY...
SNOW MELT WILL CONTINUE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.  THE INCREASED RUNOFF MAY CAUSE THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER
TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT TROY.
ORZ050-WAZ031&gt;032-191317-
/O.CON.KPDT.FL.A.0005.080520T1414Z-080520T2300Z/
/TRYO3.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
617 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT TROY
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 4 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR
10 FEET BY LATE MONDAY. THE RIVER WILL LIKELY REMAIN AROUND 10 FEET
THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY RECEDING.
$$
RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL AND
TEMPERATURES.  IF ACTUAL RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURES VARY FROM THE
FORECAST VALUES, THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY.  RIVER
FORECASTS INCLUDE CURRENT AND PLANNED RESERVOIR RELEASES.  FOR THE
LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS, VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAZ031.PDTFFAPDT.131700
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Northeast Blue Mountains (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053023</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T13:17:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-20T23:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
617 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT TROY...
SNOW MELT WILL CONTINUE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.  THE INCREASED RUNOFF MAY CAUSE THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER
TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT TROY.
ORZ050-WAZ031&gt;032-191317-
/O.CON.KPDT.FL.A.0005.080520T1414Z-080520T2300Z/
/TRYO3.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
617 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT TROY
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 4 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR
10 FEET BY LATE MONDAY. THE RIVER WILL LIKELY REMAIN AROUND 10 FEET
THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY RECEDING.
$$
RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL AND
TEMPERATURES.  IF ACTUAL RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURES VARY FROM THE
FORECAST VALUES, THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY.  RIVER
FORECASTS INCLUDE CURRENT AND PLANNED RESERVOIR RELEASES.  FOR THE
LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS, VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAZ032.PDTFFAPDT.131700
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Lower Garfield, Asotin Counti (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053003</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-18T13:17:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-20T23:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
617 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT TROY...
SNOW MELT WILL CONTINUE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.  THE INCREASED RUNOFF MAY CAUSE THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER
TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT TROY.
ORZ050-WAZ031&gt;032-191317-
/O.CON.KPDT.FL.A.0005.080520T1414Z-080520T2300Z/
/TRYO3.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
617 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT TROY
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 4 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR
10 FEET BY LATE MONDAY. THE RIVER WILL LIKELY REMAIN AROUND 10 FEET
THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY RECEDING.
$$
RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL AND
TEMPERATURES.  IF ACTUAL RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURES VARY FROM THE
FORECAST VALUES, THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY.  RIVER
FORECASTS INCLUDE CURRENT AND PLANNED RESERVOIR RELEASES.  FOR THE
LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS, VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAZ032.PDTFFAPDT.131700
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Lower Garfield, Asotin Counti (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053023</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-17T17:59:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-20T23:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1059 AM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
...FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED FOR THE UMATILLA RIVER AT GIBBON...
...FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED FOR THE JOHN DAY RIVER AT SERVICE CREEK...
...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT TROY...
SNOW MELT WILL CONTINUE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.  THE INCREASED RUNOFF MAY CAUSE THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER
TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT TROY.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON...THE SNOWPACK HAS DECREASED
SIGNIFICANTLY AND WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES FORECAST FOR THE COMING
WEEK...LESS RUNOFF IS ANTICIPATED WITH THE UMATILLA RIVER AT GIBBON
AND THE JOHN DAY RIVER AT SERVICE CREEK NOT EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD
STAGE.
ORZ050-WAZ031&gt;032-037-181759-
/O.CON.KPDT.FL.A.0005.080518T1643Z-080520T2300Z/
/TRYO3.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1059 AM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT TROY
* THROUGH MONDAY.
* AT 10 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR
10 FEET BY LATE SUNDAY.  THE RIVER WILL LIKELY REMAIN AROUND 10 FEET
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY RECEDING.
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAZ037.PDTFFAPDT.175900
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Northeast Mountains (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053051</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-17T17:59:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-20T23:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1059 AM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
...FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED FOR THE UMATILLA RIVER AT GIBBON...
...FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED FOR THE JOHN DAY RIVER AT SERVICE CREEK...
...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT TROY...
SNOW MELT WILL CONTINUE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.  THE INCREASED RUNOFF MAY CAUSE THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER
TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT TROY.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON...THE SNOWPACK HAS DECREASED
SIGNIFICANTLY AND WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES FORECAST FOR THE COMING
WEEK...LESS RUNOFF IS ANTICIPATED WITH THE UMATILLA RIVER AT GIBBON
AND THE JOHN DAY RIVER AT SERVICE CREEK NOT EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD
STAGE.
ORZ050-WAZ031&gt;032-037-181759-
/O.CON.KPDT.FL.A.0005.080518T1643Z-080520T2300Z/
/TRYO3.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1059 AM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT TROY
* THROUGH MONDAY.
* AT 10 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR
10 FEET BY LATE SUNDAY.  THE RIVER WILL LIKELY REMAIN AROUND 10 FEET
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY RECEDING.
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAZ037.PDTFFAPDT.175900
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Northeast Mountains (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053063</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Flood Watch</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2008-05-17T17:59:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2008-05-20T23:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
FLOOD WATCH
</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1059 AM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
...FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED FOR THE UMATILLA RIVER AT GIBBON...
...FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED FOR THE JOHN DAY RIVER AT SERVICE CREEK...
...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT TROY...
SNOW MELT WILL CONTINUE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.  THE INCREASED RUNOFF MAY CAUSE THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER
TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT TROY.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON...THE SNOWPACK HAS DECREASED
SIGNIFICANTLY AND WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES FORECAST FOR THE COMING
WEEK...LESS RUNOFF IS ANTICIPATED WITH THE UMATILLA RIVER AT GIBBON
AND THE JOHN DAY RIVER AT SERVICE CREEK NOT EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD
STAGE.
ORZ050-WAZ031&gt;032-037-181759-
/O.CON.KPDT.FL.A.0005.080518T1643Z-080520T2300Z/
/TRYO3.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1059 AM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT TROY
* THROUGH MONDAY.
* AT 10 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AS THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR
10 FEET BY LATE SUNDAY.  THE RIVER WILL LIKELY REMAIN AROUND 10 FEET
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY RECEDING.
$$
</cap:description>
<cap:web>
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WA.html#WAZ037.PDTFFAPDT.175900
</cap:web>
<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Northeast Mountains (Washington)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>053065</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
</cap:alert>