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WGUS66 KOTX 270228
FFAOTX
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
728 PM PDT MON MAY 26 2008
...THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WASHINGTON...
PEND OREILLE RIVER BELOW ALBENI FALLS DAM AFFECTING PEND
OREILLE COUNTY
RISES ON THE PEND OREILLE RIVER HAVE BEEN LESS SIGNIFICANT THAT
PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. SUBSEQUENTLY...DISCHARGE OUT OF ALBENI FALLS
HAS BEEN LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED. WATER DISCHARGE IS
FORECAST TO STEADILY INCREASE THIS WEEK...BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO
REACH 100 000 CFS UNTIL THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK. ONCE
THE DISCHARGE REACHES 100 000 CFS...THE PEND OREILLE RIVER NEAR
CUSICK REACHES FLOOD STAGE.
PERSONS LIVING ALONG THE PEND OREILLE RIVER...AND THOSE WITH
RECREATION INTERESTS ON THE RIVER SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
LATEST STAGE AT CUSICK...AND UPCOMING FOREASTS FOR CHANGES TO THE
DISCHARGE OUT OF ALBENI FALLS DAM.
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
WAC051-270258-
/O.CAN.KOTX.FL.A.0011.000000T0000Z-080527T0245Z/
/ALFW1.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
728 PM PDT MON MAY 26 2008
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR
PEND OREILLE RIVER BELOW ALBENI FALLS DAM
* AT 7 PM MONDAY THE FLOW WAS 87200 CFS.
* FORECAST...DISCHARGE OUT OF ALBENI FALLS IS FORECAST TO GRADALLY
INCREASE THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS
THAT 100 000 CFS MAY BE REACHED THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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