SANBUL (05/02/09 0211)
FGUS56 KRSA 020911
RVFSJ
ISSUED: SAT MAY 2 2009 203 AM PDT
LAST SCHEDULED MESSAGE.
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER SYSTEM FORECAST
CALIFORNIA NEVADA RIVER FORECAST CENTER, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, SACRAMENTO, CA
ALL STAGES ARE BELOW MONITOR LEVEL.
HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING OVER THE UPPER MERCED BASIN AND
YOSEMITE VALLEY FOR THE PAST 8 HOURS BUT IS EXPECTED TO
DECREASE DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS MODERATE LATE SEASON
RAINFALL COUPLED WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS AND SOME MELTING SNOW
CREATE COMPLEX RIVER FLOW EVENTS. WHILE THE MERCED RIVER IN THE
YOSEMITE VALLEY HAS EXPERIENCED A SHARP RISE TONIGHT STAGES ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD LEVELS.
FORECASTS ARE BASED ON PRESENT AND FORECASTED METEOROLOGICAL
AND HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS AT TIME OF ISSUANCE.
MERCED RIVER AT
POHONO 1 AM STAGE 8.4 FT
FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 9.0 FT THRU SATURDAY MORNING
THEN FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR 7.0 FT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
FLOOD STAGE 10.0 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.
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.AR POHC1 20090502 P DH01/DC200905020210/HG 8.4 :OBSERVED
.ER POHC1 20090502 P DH02/DC200905020210/HGIFEZZ/DIH03/ 8.9/ 9.3/ 9.1/ 8.8/
.ER1 8.4/ 8.1/ 7.7/ 7.4/ 7.0
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