Flood Potential Outlook
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY

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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1116 AM MDT MON MAY 13 2013

...HIGH FLOWS ALONG MOUNTAIN CREEKS AND STREAMS TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

...BANKFULL FLOWS EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTH FORK OF THE SHOSHONE
RIVER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS...

AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AT THE 9000 FOOT ELEVATION WILL AGAIN REACH
INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDY AND
MILD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS ON
TUESDAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY OVER THE 9000 TO 9500 FOOT ELEVATION
ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. THIS WILL CAUSE ACCELERATED
RUNOFF ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE MOUNTAINS BELOW 10,000
FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

THE NORTH FORK OF THE SHOSHONE RIVER NEAR WAPITI IS FORECASTED TO
CREST NEAR 9000 CFS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS
BANKFULL AROUND 7000 TO 7500 CFS.

DO NOT MAKE RIVER CROSSINGS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. MOUNTAIN STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE AT
THEIR HIGHEST DURING THAT TIME.

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VISIT WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON AND SELECT THE RIVERS & LAKES TAB FOR
GRAPHICAL FORECASTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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JTFAHEY