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 ISSUED:   SAT  MAR  4 2006    128 PM  PST


 NEXT: SUN  MAR  5 2006  800 AM PST

                     BULLETIN


             RUSSIAN/NAPA RIVER FORECAST 

CALIFORNIA NEVADA RIVER FORECAST CENTER, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, SACRAMENTO, CA
              
 ATTENTION...THE FOLLOWING STAGES OF PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE
             HAVE OCCURRED OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR
FLOOD STAGE
        NAVARRO RIVER AT NAVARRO 
MONITOR STAGE
        RUSSIAN RIVER AT HOPLAND 



FORECAST HEAVIER RAINFALL SUNDAY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SHARP
RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.  
 


FORECASTS ARE BASED ON PRESENT AND FORECASTED METEOROLOGICAL
AND HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS AT TIME OF ISSUANCE.


RUSSIAN RIVER AT
   HOPLAND 10 AM STAGE   7.3 FT
      FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR   5.5 FT  EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
      THEN FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE MONITOR STAGE  NEAR NOON SUNDAY 
      THEN FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR  19.5 FT   SUNDAY AFTERNOON
      WITH CONTINUED RISE EXPECTED
           MONITOR STAGE  18.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE  21.0 FT
   HEALDSBURG 1 PM STAGE   7.3 FT
      FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR   6.0 FT   SUNDAY MORNING
      THEN FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR  11.5 FT  NEAR NOON SUNDAY 
      WITH CONTINUED RISE EXPECTED
           MONITOR STAGE  15.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE  19.0 FT
   GUERNEVILLE BRIDGE 12 PM STAGE  16.9 FT
      FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR  15.0 FT   SUNDAY MORNING
      THEN FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR  18.5 FT   SUNDAY AFTERNOON
      WITH CONTINUED RISE EXPECTED
           MONITOR STAGE  29.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE  32.0 FT

NAPA RIVER AT
   ST HELENA 1 PM STAGE   2.1 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR   2.0 FT THRU LATE SATURDAY EVENING
      THEN FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR  11.5 FT  NEAR NOON SUNDAY 
      WITH CONTINUED RISE EXPECTED
           FLOOD STAGE  13.0 FT 
   NAPA 12 PM STAGE   9.6 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR   9.5 FT THRU EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
      THEN FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR  17.0 FT   SUNDAY AFTERNOON
      WITH CONTINUED RISE EXPECTED
           MONITOR STAGE  22.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE  25.0 FT

NAVARRO RIVER AT
   NAVARRO 12 PM STAGE  12.4 FT
      FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR  10.0 FT  EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
      THEN FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE   SUNDAY AFTERNOON
      THEN FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR  25.0 FT   SUNDAY EVENING
      WITH CONTINUED RISE EXPECTED
           FLOOD STAGE  23.0 FT 


UNLISTED FORECAST POINTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW MONITOR STAGE.
ALL THOSE AFFECTED BY RIVER CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR
RAPID CHANGES AND FOR POSSIBLE FORECAST REVISIONS.

AT  

.AR HOPC1 20060304 P DH10/DC200603041328/HG   7.3    :OBSERVED
.ER HOPC1 20060304 P DH11/DC200603041328/HGIFEZZ/DIH03/  7.0/  6.7/  6.4/  6.1/
.ER1   5.8/  5.5/  9.7/ 13.8/ 18.0/ 19.5
.ER HOPC1 20060305 P DH16/DC200603041328/HIIFEZZ/DIH03/1 :CONT RISE EXPECTED
.AR HEAC1 20060304 P DH13/DC200603041328/HG   7.3    :OBSERVED
.ER HEAC1 20060304 P DH14/DC200603041328/HGIFEZZ/DIH03/  7.1/  6.9/  6.7/  6.4/
.ER1   6.2/  6.0/  8.8/ 11.5
.ER HEAC1 20060305 P DH13/DC200603041328/HIIFEZZ/DIH03/1 :CONT RISE EXPECTED
.AR GUEC1 20060304 P DH12/DC200603041328/HG  16.9    :OBSERVED
.ER GUEC1 20060304 P DH14/DC200603041328/HGIFEZZ/DIH03/ 16.6/ 16.3/ 15.9/ 15.6/
.ER1  15.3/ 15.0/ 16.2/ 17.3/ 18.5
.ER GUEC1 20060305 P DH16/DC200603041328/HIIFEZZ/DIH03/1 :CONT RISE EXPECTED
.AR SHEC1 20060304 P DH13/DC200603041328/HG   2.1    :OBSERVED
.ER SHEC1 20060304 P DH14/DC200603041328/HGIFEZZ/DIH03/  2.1/  2.0/  2.0/  3.9/
.ER1   5.8/  7.7/  9.6/ 11.5
.ER SHEC1 20060305 P DH13/DC200603041328/HIIFEZZ/DIH03/1 :CONT RISE EXPECTED
.AR APCC1 20060304 P DH12/DC200603041328/HG   9.6    :OBSERVED
.ER APCC1 20060304 P DH14/DC200603041328/HGIFEZZ/DIH03/  9.6/  9.6/  9.5/  9.5/
.ER1   9.5/ 11.4/ 13.2/ 15.1/ 17.0
.ER APCC1 20060305 P DH16/DC200603041328/HIIFEZZ/DIH03/1 :CONT RISE EXPECTED
.AR NVRC1 20060304 P DH12/DC200603041328/HG  12.4    :OBSERVED
.ER NVRC1 20060304 P DH14/DC200603041328/HGIFEZZ/DIH03/ 11.9/ 11.4/ 11.0/ 10.5/
.ER1  10.0/ 13.2/ 16.5/ 19.8/ 23.0/ 25.0
.ER NVRC1 20060305 P DH19/DC200603041328/HIIFEZZ/DIH03/5 :CONT RISE EXPECTED

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