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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  SPOKANE, WA
144 PM PDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK WILL LEAD TO SHARP RISES ON
RIVERS AND STREAMS FED BY MELTING SNOW IN THE CASCADES AND SOUTHERN
BRITISH COLUMBIA.  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:

WAC019-082044-
144 PM PDT TUE MAY 7 2013

KETTLE RIVER NEAR FERRY ABOVE CURLEW

  FLOOD STAGE >> 18.50 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >> 16.84 FEET AT 1 PM TUESDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE KETTLE RIVER NEAR FERRY ABOVE CURLEW IS
  FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE AROUND 3 PM THURSDAY. MINOR
  FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE.

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IDC021-082044-
144 PM PDT TUE MAY 7 2013

KOOTENAI RIVER AT BONNERS FERRY

  FLOOD STAGE >> 64.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >> 54.54 FEET AT 1 PM TUESDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE KOOTENAI RIVER AT BONNERS FERRY IS EXPECTED
  TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND REACH A LEVEL OF 60.4 BY 6 AM SATURDAY. AT
  THIS TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.

$$

IDC021-082044-
144 PM PDT TUE MAY 7 2013

MOYIE RIVER AT EASTPORT
  FLOOD STAGE >>  9.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >>  6.83 FEET AT 1 PM TUESDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE MOYIE RIVER AT EASTPORT IS EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE TO RISE AND REACH A LEVEL OF 8.5 BY 5 PM MONDAY. AT THIS
  TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.

$$

WAC047-082044-
144 PM PDT TUE MAY 7 2013

SIMILKAMEEN RIVER NEAR NIGHTHAWK

  FLOOD STAGE >> 14.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >>  9.59 FEET AT 12 PM TUESDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE SIMILKAMEEN RIVER NEAR NIGHTHAWK IS EXPECTED
  TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND TO REACH A LEVEL OF 13.4 BY 11 AM MONDAY. AT
  THIS TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.

$$