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ISSUED: TUE MAY 24 2005 756 AM PDT
NEXT: WED MAY 25 2005 900 AM PDT
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SAN JOAQUIN RIVER SYSTEM 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
MERCED RIVER AT POHONO
WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUE...ALLOWING SNOWMELT TO REACH CENTRAL
SIERRA WATERSHEDS AND MAINTAIN HIGH FLOWS. THE MERCED RIVER
AT POHONO BRIDGE IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK IS EXPECTED TO
FLUCTUATE NEAR ITS FLOOD STAGE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
FORECASTS ARE BASED ON PRESENT AND FORECASTED METEOROLOGICAL
AND HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS AT TIME OF ISSUANCE.
MERCED RIVER AT
POHONO 7 AM STAGE 10.1 FT
FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR 9.5 FT TUESDAY EVENING
THEN FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE NEAR MIDNIGHT TUESDAY
THEN FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 10.5 FT WEDNESDAY MORNING
THEN FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR 10.0 FT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
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.
TM
.AR POHC1 20050524 P DH07/DC200505240756/HG 10.1 :OBSERVED
.ER POHC1 20050524 P DH08/DC200505240756/HGIFEZZ/DIH03/ 10.0/ 9.8/ 9.7/ 9.5/
.ER1 9.8/ 10.0/ 10.2/ 10.5/ 10.3/ 10.2/ 10.0
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