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River Statement
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA

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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  SPOKANE, WA
1220 PM PDT SAT MAY 11 2013

...WARM WEATHER CAUSING RIVERS TO RUN HIGH DUE TO MOUNTAIN
SNOW MELT...

TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN WELL ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE LAST 6 DAYS...
AND WARMER THAN NORMAL WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
RUNOFF FROM MOUNTAIN SNOW MELT WILL FEED SEVERAL RIVERS IN THE
CASCADES...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON...AND FAR NORTH IDAHO. THE ARRIVAL
OF COOLER...MORE AVERAGE...TEMPERATURES EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL
DECREASE THE RAPID MOUNTAIN SNOW MELT. MOST RIVERS WILL FALL LATE
NEXT WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

MONITOR CURRENT WATER LEVELS ON THE WEB AT:
HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX (ALL LOWERCASE)


HERE ARE SOME FORECASTS FOR AREA RIVERS AND LAKES:

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1220 PM PDT SAT MAY 11 2013


ENTIAT RIVER NEAR ARDENVOIR

  FLOOD STAGE >>  7.50 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >>  5.88 FEET AT 11 AM SATURDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE ENTIAT RIVER NEAR ARDENVOIR IS FORECAST
  TO FLUCTUATE AROUND THE CURRENT LEVEL THROUGH MONDAY AND THEN FALL.
  AT THIS TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE
  LEVELS.

$$

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1220 PM PDT SAT MAY 11 2013

KOOTENAI RIVER AT BONNERS FERRY

  FLOOD STAGE >> 64.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >> 58.71 FEET AT 11 AM SATURDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE KOOTENAI RIVER AT BONNERS FERRY IS
  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND TO REACH A LEVEL OF 63.5 FEET
  BY 1 PM TUESDAY. AT THIS TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE.

$$

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1220 PM PDT SAT MAY 11 2013

MOYIE RIVER AT EASTPORT
  FLOOD STAGE >>  9.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >>  7.99 FEET AT 12 PM SATURDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE MOYIE RIVER AT EASTPORT IS EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE TO RISE AND TO REACH A LEVEL OF 8.2 FEET BY 5 AM SUNDAY.
  AT THIS TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.

$$

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1220 PM PDT SAT MAY 11 2013

STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN

  FLOOD STAGE >> 24.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >> 23.20 FEET AT 11 AM SATURDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN IS EXPECTED
  TO RISE AND TO REACH A LEVEL OF 23.8 BY 11 AM MONDAY. AT THIS
  TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.

$$

National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office