494 WGHW60 PHFO 270140 FFAHFO FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 340 PM HST TUE MAR 26 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NIIHAU KAUAI AND OAHU TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... HIZ001>011-271445- /O.CON.PHFO.FF.A.0004.130327T0400Z-130328T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- 340 PM HST TUE MAR 26 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * KAUAI...NIIHAU AND OAHU. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS JUST NORTH OF THE STATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS TROUGH WILL INTERACT WITH AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS THE WESTERN ISLANDS...INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...EXACT TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS UNCERTAIN. STREAMS ON KAUAI ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGHER THAN NORMAL DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL... WHICH COULD EXACERBATE THE FLOODING THREAT FROM FUTURE RAINFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS VERY DANGEROUS. REMEMBER THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RAINING HEAVILY WHERE YOU ARE FOR FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. && $$ BRAVENDER  339 WGUS63 KBIS 270234 FFABIS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 934 PM CDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH DAKOTA... SOURIS RIVER NEAR SHERWOOD AFFECTING RENVILLE COUNTY .TUESDAY EVENING...THE SOURIS RIVER NEAR SHERWOOD CONTINUED TO RISE SLOWLY AS RELEASES FROM THE CANADIAN RESERVOIRS OF RAFFERTY AND ALAMEDA ARE ARRIVING INTO NORTH DAKOTA. THE STAGE TUESDAY EVENING WAS 10.6 FEET AND ADDITIONAL SLOW RISES ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEK. WHILE FLOW FROM THE RELEASES ITSELF IS NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE RIVER TO REACH FLOOD STAGE OF 18.0 FEET...THE INCREASED FLOW IN THE RIVER IS ENOUGH TO LIFT AND POSSIBLY BREAK UP RIVER ICE. IF THE ICE DOES BEGIN TO BREAK UP...IT COULD RESULT IN ICE JAMS AND POTENTIAL RAPID RIVER LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS. THIS INCREASED RISK FOR ICE JAMS WARRANTS CLOSER MONITORING OF THE RIVER...AND IS WHY A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. NDZ003-280234- /O.CON.KBIS.FL.A.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SHWN8.0.DR.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 934 PM CDT TUE MAR 26 2013 THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE SOURIS RIVER NEAR SHERWOOD * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8:45 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST...ICE JAM FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. && FLD OBSERVED 24 HR FORECASTS (7PM) LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME CHG WED THU FRI SAT SUN SOURIS RIVER BASIN SHERWOOD 18 10.6 TUE 9 PM M M M M M $$ TWH/AJ  436 WGHW60 PHFO 271325 FFAHFO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 325 AM HST WED MAR 27 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MAUI COUNTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... HIZ012>021-280230- /O.EXA.PHFO.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-130328T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA- KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA- 325 AM HST WED MAR 27 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE KAHOOLAWE...LANAI...MAUI AND MOLOKAI. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL INTERACT WITH AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE ISLAND CHAIN...INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...EXACT TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS UNCERTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS VERY DANGEROUS. REMEMBER THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RAINING HEAVILY WHERE YOU ARE FOR FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. && $$ HIZ001>011-280230- /O.CON.PHFO.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-130328T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- 325 AM HST WED MAR 27 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * KAUAI...NIIHAU AND OAHU. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL INTERACT WITH AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE ISLAND CHAIN...INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...EXACT TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS UNCERTAIN. KAUAI HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED FLOODING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS VERY DANGEROUS. REMEMBER THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RAINING HEAVILY WHERE YOU ARE FOR FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. && $$  394 WGUS63 KBIS 271540 FFABIS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1040 AM CDT WED MAR 27 2013 ...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH DAKOTA... SOURIS RIVER NEAR SHERWOOD AFFECTING RENVILLE COUNTY .LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE SOURIS RIVER NEAR SHERWOOD CONTINUED TO RISE SLOWLY AS RELEASES FROM THE CANADIAN RESERVOIRS OF RAFFERTY AND ALAMEDA ARE ARRIVING INTO NORTH DAKOTA. THE STAGE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WAS 10.7 FEET AND ADDITIONAL SLOW RISES ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEK. WHILE FLOW FROM THE RELEASES ITSELF IS NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE RIVER TO REACH FLOOD STAGE OF 18.0 FEET...THE INCREASED FLOW IN THE RIVER IS ENOUGH TO LIFT AND POSSIBLY BREAK UP RIVER ICE. IF THE ICE DOES BEGIN TO BREAK UP...IT COULD RESULT IN ICE JAMS AND POTENTIAL RAPID RIVER LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS. THIS INCREASED RISK FOR ICE JAMS WARRANTS CLOSER MONITORING OF THE RIVER...AND IS WHY A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES. NDZ003-281540- /O.CON.KBIS.FL.A.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SHWN8.0.DR.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 1040 AM CDT WED MAR 27 2013 THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE SOURIS RIVER NEAR SHERWOOD * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST...ICE JAM FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. $$