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River Statement
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA

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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  SPOKANE, WA
1207 PM PDT SUN MAY 12 2013

...RAIN AND COOLER WEATHER ON THE WAY...

AREA RIVERS SHOULD CREST ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY AND THEN
BEGIN TO SLOWLY RECEDE. THE RISING WATER HAS BEEN DUE TO
RAPID SNOW MELT FROM THE ANOMALOUSLY WARM WEATHER OF THE
PAST WEEK. BUT TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHT ON SUNDAY
WITH MUCH COOLER WEATHER ARRIVING ON MONDAY AND CONTINUING
THROUGH THE WEEK.  THE COLD FRONT THAT IS BRINGING THESE
COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BRING RAIN TO THE AREA ON
MONDAY.  WHILE THE RAIN MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SOME MINOR RISES
ON THE RIVERS THIS SHOULD BE MORE THAN OFFSET BY THE REDUCED
SNOW MELT.

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:

WAC007-131907-
1207 PM PDT SUN MAY 12 2013

ENTIAT RIVER NEAR ARDENVOIR

  FLOOD STAGE >>  7.50 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >>  6.13 FEET AT 11 AM SUNDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE ENTIAT RIVER NEAR ARDENVOIR WILL
  REMAIN AROUND THE STAGE OF 6.0 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
  AND THEN BEGIN TO RECEDE, REACHING 5.5 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

IDC021-131907-
1207 PM PDT SUN MAY 12 2013

KOOTENAI RIVER AT BONNERS FERRY

  FLOOD STAGE >> 64.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >> 61.10 FEET AT 11 AM SUNDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE KOOTENAI RIVER AT BONNERS
  FERRY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND TO REACH A
  LEVEL OF 63.5 BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL THEN
  BEGIN TO RECEDE SLOWLY BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE
  THE 57.0 FOOT ACTION STAGE THROUGH THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

$$

IDC021-131907-
1207 PM PDT SUN MAY 12 2013

MOYIE RIVER AT EASTPORT
  FLOOD STAGE >>  9.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >>  8.23 FEET AT 11 AM SUNDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE MOYIE RIVER AT EASTPORT
  WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY RISE...REACHING A LEVEL
  AROUND 8.6 FT BY 5 AM MONDAY.  AFTER THAT THE RIVER
  SHOULD VERY SLOWLY RECEDE BUT REMAINING ABOVE THE ACTION
  STAGE OF 8.0 FEET THROUGH THE WEEK.

$$

WAC007-131907-
1207 PM PDT SUN MAY 12 2013

STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN

  FLOOD STAGE >> 24.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >> 23.57 FEET AT 11 AM SUNDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN
  WILL REMAIN AROUND A STAGE OF 23.5 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY
  AND THEN GRADUALLY RECEDE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

$$

National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office