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FGUS56 KRSA 040338
RVFRN 




 ISSUED:   THU  JAN  3 2008    734 PM  PST


 NEXT: FRI  JAN  4 2008  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 



INTENSE RAINFALL IS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  THE NAVARRO
RIVER IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY NEAR NOON.  THE
RUSSIAN RIVER IS ALSO EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT RISES REQUIRING
MONITORING.  
   


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


RUSSIAN RIVER AT
   HOPLAND 6 PM STAGE   2.7 FT
      FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE MONITOR STAGE   FRIDAY AFTERNOON
      THEN FORECAST TO CREST NEAR  18.5 FT   FRIDAY AFTERNOON
           MONITOR STAGE  18.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE  21.0 FT
   HEALDSBURG 7 PM STAGE   2.6 FT
      FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR  15.5 FT   FRIDAY AFTERNOON
      WITH CONTINUED RISE EXPECTED
           MONITOR STAGE  20.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE  23.0 FT
   GUERNEVILLE BRIDGE 6 PM STAGE   5.6 FT
      FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR  21.0 FT   FRIDAY AFTERNOON
      WITH CONTINUED RISE EXPECTED
           MONITOR STAGE  29.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE  32.0 FT

NAVARRO RIVER AT
   NAVARRO 6 PM STAGE   3.7 FT
      FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE   FRIDAY AFTERNOON
      THEN FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR  24.0 FT   FRIDAY 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.

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.AR HOPC1 20080103 P DH18/DC200801031934/HG   2.7    :OBSERVED
.ER HOPC1 20080103 P DH20/DC200801031934/HGIFEZZ/DIH03/  5.0/  7.2/  9.5/ 11.7/
.ER1  14.0/ 16.2/ 18.5
.AR HEAC1 20080103 P DH19/DC200801031934/HG   2.6    :OBSERVED
.ER HEAC1 20080103 P DH20/DC200801031934/HGIFEZZ/DIH03/  4.4/  6.3/  8.1/ 10.0/
.ER1  11.8/ 13.7/ 15.5
.ER HEAC1 20080104 P DH16/DC200801031934/HIIFEZZ/DIH03/1 :CONT RISE EXPECTED
.AR GUEC1 20080103 P DH18/DC200801031934/HG   5.6    :OBSERVED
.ER GUEC1 20080103 P DH20/DC200801031934/HGIFEZZ/DIH03/  7.8/ 10.0/ 12.2/ 14.4/
.ER1  16.6/ 18.8/ 21.0
.ER GUEC1 20080104 P DH16/DC200801031934/HIIFEZZ/DIH03/1 :CONT RISE EXPECTED
.AR NVRC1 20080103 P DH18/DC200801031934/HG   3.7    :OBSERVED
.ER NVRC1 20080103 P DH20/DC200801031934/HGIFEZZ/DIH03/  6.5/  9.2/ 12.0/ 14.7/
.ER1  17.5/ 20.2/ 23.0/ 24.0
.ER NVRC1 20080104 P DH19/DC200801031934/HIIFEZZ/DIH03/5 :CONT RISE EXPECTED

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