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SFORVFES




 ISSUED:   FRI  JUN 16 2006    625 PM  PDT


 NEXT: MON  JUN 19 2006  900 AM PDT

                     BULLETIN


             EAST SIDE SIERRA BASINS 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
        HUMBOLDT RIVER AT COMUS 



INCREASING SNOWMELT FROM WARMING TEMPERATURES HAS CAUSED THE
HUMBOLDT RIVER TO RISE SLIGHTLY ABOVE ITS FLOOD STAGE AT
COMUS.  THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR FLOOD STAGE
AT COMUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
   


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


HUMBOLDT RIVER AT
   ELKO 2 PM STAGE   4.9 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR PRESENT LEVEL THRU NOON MONDAY 
           MONITOR STAGE   7.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE   8.0 FT
   PALISADE 2 PM STAGE   4.9 FT
      FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR   4.5 FT   SUNDAY MORNING
      THEN FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR   4.5 FT THRU NOON MONDAY 
           MONITOR STAGE   6.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE   7.0 FT
   BATTLE MOUNTAIN 5 PM STAGE   8.3 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR   8.0 FT THRU NOON MONDAY 
           MONITOR STAGE   8.5 FT, FLOOD STAGE   9.5 FT
   COMUS 5 PM STAGE   9.5 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR   9.5 FT THRU NOON MONDAY 
           MONITOR STAGE   8.5 FT, FLOOD STAGE   9.5 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.

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.AR HREN2 20060616 P DH14/DC200606161825/HG   4.9    :OBSERVED
.ER HREN2 20060616 P DH17/DC200606161825/HGIFEZZ/DIH03/  4.9/  4.9/  4.9/  4.9/
.ER1   4.9/  4.9/  4.9/  4.9/  4.9/  4.9/  4.9/  4.9/  4.9/  4.9/
.ER2   4.9/  4.9/  4.9/  4.9/  4.9/  4.9/  4.9/  4.9/  4.9
.AR PALN2 20060616 P DH14/DC200606161825/HG   4.9    :OBSERVED
.ER PALN2 20060616 P DH17/DC200606161825/HGIFEZZ/DIH03/  4.9/  4.8/  4.8/  4.8/
.ER1   4.7/  4.7/  4.7/  4.7/  4.6/  4.6/  4.6/  4.5/  4.5/  4.5/
.ER2   4.5/  4.5/  4.5/  4.5/  4.5/  4.5/  4.5/  4.5/  4.5
.AR HBMN2 20060616 P DH17/DC200606161825/HG   8.3    :OBSERVED
.ER HBMN2 20060616 P DH20/DC200606161825/HGIFEZZ/DIH03/  8.3/  8.3/  8.3/  8.2/
.ER1   8.2/  8.2/  8.2/  8.2/  8.2/  8.2/  8.1/  8.1/  8.1/  8.1/
.ER2   8.1/  8.1/  8.1/  8.1/  8.0/  8.0/  8.0/  8.0
.AR CMSN2 20060616 P DH17/DC200606161825/HG   9.5    :OBSERVED
.ER CMSN2 20060616 P DH20/DC200606161825/HGIFEZZ/DIH03/  9.5/  9.5/  9.5/  9.5/
.ER1   9.5/  9.5/  9.5/  9.5/  9.5/  9.5/  9.5/  9.5/  9.5/  9.5/
.ER2   9.5/  9.5/  9.5/  9.5/  9.5/  9.5/  9.5/  9.5

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