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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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