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River Statement
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA

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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  SPOKANE, WA
1013 PM PDT WED MAY 8 2013

...THE ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES SEEN IN THE REGION THIS WEEK ARE
MELTING HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK AND CAUSING SHARP RISES ON RIVERS
AND STREAMS FED BY THE EAST CASCADES AND SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
MOUNTAINS.  SEVERAL RIVERS IN EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH
IDAHO ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR OR ABOVE ACTION STAGE...

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:

WAC007-100513-
1013 PM PDT WED MAY 8 2013


ENTIAT RIVER NEAR ARDENVOIR

  FLOOD STAGE >>  7.50 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >>  5.83 FEET AT 9 PM WEDNESDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE ENTIAT RIVER NEAR ARDENVOIR IS EXPECTED
  TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND TO REACH A LEVEL OF 6.9 FT BY 5 AM SATURDAY.
  AT THIS TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.



$$

IDC021-100513-
1013 PM PDT WED MAY 8 2013


KOOTENAI RIVER AT BONNERS FERRY

  FLOOD STAGE >> 64.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >> 56.43 FEET AT 9 PM WEDNESDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE KOOTENAI RIVER AT BONNERS FERRY IS
  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND TO REACH A LEVEL OF 61.2 FT BY
  9 AM SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE.



$$

WAC047-100513-
1013 PM PDT WED MAY 8 2013


METHOW RIVER NEAR PATEROS
  FLOOD STAGE >> 10.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >>  7.55 FEET AT 9 PM WEDNESDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE METHOW RIVER NEAR PATEROS IS EXPECTED
  TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND TO REACH A LEVEL OF 9.1 FT BY 5 PM SATURDAY.
  AT THIS TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.



$$

IDC021-100513-
1013 PM PDT WED MAY 8 2013


MOYIE RIVER AT EASTPORT
  FLOOD STAGE >>  9.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >>  7.52 FEET AT 10 PM WEDNESDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE MOYIE RIVER AT EASTPORT IS EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE TO RISE AND TO REACH A LEVEL OF 8.8 FT BY 5 AM SUNDAY. AT
  THIS TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.



$$

WAC047-100513-
1013 PM PDT WED MAY 8 2013


SIMILKAMEEN RIVER NEAR NIGHTHAWK

  FLOOD STAGE >> 14.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >> 10.93 FEET AT 9 PM WEDNESDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE SIMILKAMEEN RIVER NEAR NIGHTHAWK IS
  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND TO REACH A LEVEL OF 13.4 FT BY
  11 PM SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE.



$$

National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office