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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
304 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...RIVERS EXPECTED TO RISE QUICKLY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

MODERATE RAINFALL RATES IN THE YAKUTAT AREA ARE CAUSING LOCAL
RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE QUICKLY. THE STAGE ON THE SITUK RIVER
WAS 67.77 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 1.5 INCHES
OF RAIN EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING...THE RIVER IS FORECAST
TO RISE TO 69.3 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING...REMAINING BELOW
THE MINOR FLOOD STAGE OF 71.5 FEET. ANYONE ON OR ALONG THE SITUK
RIVER OR OTHER LOCAL STREAMS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE FAST
RISING WATERS.

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