Weather Warning

Issued: 10:39 PM Nov 25  Will Expire: 6:00 AM Nov 26

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1039 PM PST WED NOV 25 2009

.A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
RISES IN SEVERAL RIVERS IN WESTERN WASHINGTON AND COULD DRIVE A
FEW OF THEM ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

THE AMOUNT OF RAIN EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM WOULD NOT NORMALLY
POSE PROBLEMS WITH AREA RIVERS...HOWEVER MANY OF THEM ARE STILL
RUNNING AT ABOVE NORMAL FLOWS AS THEY ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF
DRAINING OFF THE RAIN FROM THE EARLIER SYSTEMS. THUS THE EXPECTED
RAINFALL WILL POTENTIALLY PUSH SEVERAL RIVERS IN WESTERN
WASHINGTON NEAR TO...OR POSSIBLY A BIT ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY
EVENING INTO FRIDAY. ANY FLOODING IS LIKELY TO BE MINOR.

FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED ON THE GREEN RIVER IN KING COUNTY.

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GRAYS HARBOR-KING-LEWIS-MASON-PIERCE-SKAGIT-SNOHOMISH-THURSTON-
WHATCOM-
1039 PM PST WED NOV 25 2009

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES... GRAYS HARBOR...SKAGIT...WHATCOM...KING...LEWIS...
MASON...PIERCE...SNOHOMISH...THURSTON.

* FROM 4 AM PST THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* CONSIDERABLY LESS RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE NORTH CASCADES.
REACHES OF SEVERAL RIVERS THERE ARE FORECAST TO CREST ABOUT A
FOOT BELOW FLOOD STAGE...BUT HEAVIER RAIN THAN FORECAST COULD
TAKE THEM CLOSE TO FLOOD STAGE.

* LITTLE TO NO RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE CENTRAL CASCADES. RIVERS
FLOWING OUT OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES ARE THE LEAST LIKELY TO
FLOOD.

* LITTLE RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE WILLAPA HILLS BUT THAT WILL LIKELY
CHANGE OVERNIGHT...AS PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN DEVELOP THERE. THE
CHEHALIS RIVER FLOWS OUT OF THE WILLAPA HILLS...AND MINOR
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE LOWER REACHES...IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
THE CURRENT FORECASTS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING
SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

MONITOR FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES OR WARNINGS.

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BURKE