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    Reported at Groton / New London, Groton / New London Airport, CT
    3:56 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012
  • 81°F27°C
  • Partly Cloudy
    Partly Cloudy
  • Feels Like:81°F27°CDew Point:50°F10°CHumidity:34% Winds:NNW 8 mph G 1813 kph G 29
    Pressure:29.74 in1007 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters

Severe Thunderstorm Warning


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

NORTHERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 300 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH WERE LOCATED ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENVILLE TO 11 MILES
WEST OF GREENVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

I65 AND AL 185...     I65 AND AL 10...      GREENVILLE...

FOREST HOME...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 123 AND 139.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3175 8652 3177 8688 3188 8691 3196 8691
3197 8674 3197 8650 3196 8650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 263DEG 9KT 3201 8683 3182 8678

Marine Warning


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...

COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM...

COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20
NM...

WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL FROM 20 TO 60
NM...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT

* AT 422 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER...8 NM
SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...HIGH WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...

HAIL AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY...

UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COAST GUARD OR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3057 8152 3058 8146 3052 8144 3058 8144
3059 8098 2991 8085 2991 8133 3025 8139
3023 8144 3033 8144 3031 8142 3027 8139
3039 8140 3035 8143 3039 8148 3047 8141
3048 8141 3051 8145 3042 8145
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 238DEG 18KT 3023 8150

Severe Thunderstorm Watch


SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 328 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

ARC021-031-035-037-055-077-093-107-111-123-010100-
/O.CON.KWNS.SV.A.0328.000000T0000Z-120601T0100Z/

AR 

.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CLAY                 CRAIGHEAD           CRITTENDEN          
CROSS                GREENE              LEE                 
MISSISSIPPI          PHILLIPS            POINSETT            
ST. FRANCIS

Air Quality Alert


...HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR MARICOPA COUNTY INCLUDING THE GREATER
PHOENIX AREA FRIDAY...

THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED
AN OZONE HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA FOR
FRIDAY. 

THIS MEANS THAT FORECAST WEATHER CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH EXISTING
OZONE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN LOCAL MAXIMUM 8-HOUR OZONE
CONCENTRATIONS THAT POSE A HEALTH RISK. ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS
INCREASE AS AIR QUALITY DETERIORATES.

OZONE IS AN AIR CONTAMINANT WHICH CAN CAUSE BREATHING DIFFICULTIES
FOR CHILDREN AS WELL AS PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. A DECREASE
IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS RECOMMENDED.

IF IT IS A REGULARLY SCHEDULED WORK DAY...YOU ARE URGED TO CAR POOL...

TELECOMMUTE...OR USE MASS TRANSIT.

THE USE OF GASOLINE-POWERED EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE REDUCED OR DONE LATE
IN THE DAY.

FOR DETAILS ON THIS HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR MARICOPA COUNTY...

VISIT THE ADEQ INTERNET SITE AT WWW.AZDEQ.GOV OR CALL 602-771-2367
FOR RECORDED FORECAST INFORMATION.

Excessive Heat Warning


AZZ020>023-025>028-CAZ031>033-312200-
/O.CON.KPSR.EH.W.0006.120531T1700Z-120601T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPSR.EH.W.0007.120601T1700Z-120602T0300Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE...

SALOME...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX...

FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND...

APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE...BLYTHE...

CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
259 AM MST THU MAY 31 2012 /259 AM PDT THU MAY 31 2012/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM
PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING...

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM
PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM
PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM
PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA 
DESERTS AND LOWER DESERTS OF FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. CITIES 
INCLUDE...THE PHOENIX METRO AREA...YUMA...EL CENTRO...CASA 
GRANDE...WICKENBURG...PARKER AND BLYTHE. 

* TEMPERATURE...RECORD OR NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES. ON
THURSDAY...FROM 108 DEGREES IN PHOENIX TO 110 DEGREES IN BLYTHE. 
ON  FRIDAY...FROM 112 DEGREES IN PHOENIX TO 113 IN BLYTHE.

* IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES THIS HOT WILL MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS 
CONSIDERABLY MORE DIFFICULT. HEAT STROKE WILL BE MORE LIKELY 
FOR THOSE ENGAGING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THE HEAT 
CAN CAUSE UNDUE HEALTH DIFFICULTIES TO THE ELDERLY AND THOSE 
WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. IF YOU WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED
HAT...YOUR HEAD AND BODY WILL BE MUCH COOLER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

&&

Heat Advisory


...NEAR RECORD HEAT FRIDAY...

AZZ501>509-312130-
/O.NEW.KTWC.HT.Y.0003.120601T1800Z-120602T0200Z/
WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-
UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY-
EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AJO...ORGAN PIPE CACTUS N.M....SELLS...

NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL...

PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA...

BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...SAFFORD
220 AM MST THU MAY 31 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY. 

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 107 TO 111 IN LOWER
WESTERN DESERTS...AND 101 TO 107 IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN VALLEY
LOCATIONS.

* IMPACTS...NEAR RECORD HEAT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
OUTDOORS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY HOT TEMPERATURES
IS EXPECTED. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME
OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY
MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION
AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING
WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS
THESE ADDITIONAL STEPS TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...

SCHEDULE FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED
ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL
AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. 

&&

Statement

1039 AM PDT THU MAY 31 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

BACTERIA LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AT STILLWATER COVE
NEAR PEBBLE BEACH AND LOVERS POINT. THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO AVOID OCEAN WATER CONTACT AT THIS
TIME WHEN VISITING STILLWATER COVE AND LOVERS POINT. STILLWATER
COVE AND LOVERS POINT REMAIN OPEN AND ALL OTHER MONTEREY BEACHES
REMAIN OPEN AT THIS TIME WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

* LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH AND LOVERS POINT.

* TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE ILLNESS.

* SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST 
OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION 
VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL 1-800-347- 
6363. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR
A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL
STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF
HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE
RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO
BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN
BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE
MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS
TIME.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.

&&

Air Quality Index

425 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012

THE FORECAST FRIDAY FOR THE DC METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL
GREEN...WHICH IS GOOD...AND MEANS LITTLE OR NO HEALTH RISK.

PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE OZONE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE
PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.CLEANAIRPARTNERS.NET.

Flood Advisory

431 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN...

SOUTHEASTERN DUVAL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...UNF...MAYPORT...MANDARIN...

JACKSONVILLE BEACH...DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE...ARLINGTON...

NORTHERN ST. JOHNS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PONTE VEDRA BEACH...PALM VALLEY...

GUANA RIVER STATE PARK...FRUIT COVE...

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 430 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG 
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH HOURLY RAINFALL RATES 
IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES OVER THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3000 8133 2994 8157 3035 8174 3043 8141
3040 8139 3023 8137 3020 8135 3001 8131

Shortterm Forecast

631 AM CHST FRI JUN 1 2012

CORRECTED VALID TIME

.NOW...

THROUGH 830 AM...HEAVY SHOWERS WILL DROP AN INCH OR MORE OF RAIN 
OVER MUCH OF GUAM AND THE GUAM COASTAL WATERS...WITH A BRIEF 
THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE AS WELL. BRIEF FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW-LYING 
AREAS IS POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST RAIN...WHICH WILL LIKELY BE IN 
NORTHERN GUAM.  

IF YOU WILL BE DRIVING...BE ALERT FOR SLIPPERY PAVEMENT AND PONDING 
OF WATER ON ROADS. IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...SEEK 
SHELTER INDOORS.

Flood Warning


...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER...

AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTY IN IOWA...EMMET

RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED
PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE 
ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.

MORE INFORMATION IS AT  WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES .

&&

IAC063-011500-
/O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120605T0000Z/
/ESVI4.1.ER.120530T0452Z.120531T0715Z.120604T0000Z.NO/
1000 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE...OR FROM THE 
IOWA-MINNESOTA BORDER...TO NEAR WALLINGFORD.

* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.

* AT  9:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET.

* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.

* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE.

* FORECAST...RISE TO 8.3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACT...AT   7.0 FEET...MIKE MICKELSON PARK SOUTH OF IOWA 9 
FLOODS. NORTH RIVERSIDE PARK NORTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. BACKWATER 
FROM THE RIVER CAUSES SCHOOL CREEK TO AFFECT THE LOW AREAS OF 
VALLEY DRIVE.

&&

LAT...LON 4350 9491 4350 9485 4326 9471 4326 9483

Frost Advisory


...FROST EXPECTED TONIGHT OVER INLAND WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...

.CLEAR AND CALM CONDITIONS TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR BELOW FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND AREAS OF FROST TO DEVELOP MAINLY INLAND FROM THE
LAKE SUPERIOR SHORES.

MIZ002-004-009-010-084-010345-
/O.NEW.KMQT.FR.Y.0004.120601T0600Z-120601T1200Z/
ONTONAGON-BARAGA-GOGEBIC-IRON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...L'ANSE...IRONWOOD...

IRON RIVER...KENTON...SIDNAW
332 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012 /232 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2012/

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TO 8 AM EDT
/7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TO 8 AM
EDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL FALL TO 32 TO 34 INLAND FROM LAKE
SUPERIOR.

* FROST IS EXPECTED MAINLY INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR.

* TEMPERATURES ALONG THE SHORELINE OF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL REMAIN IN
THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S LIMITING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
FROST.

IMPACTS...

* PLANTS AND FLOWERS THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES
COULD BE DAMAGED...AND SHOULD BE COVERED OR TAKEN INSIDE IF
POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

* A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE.

* PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT

&&

Flood Watch


...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...

MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT 
COUNTIES 

.THIS RIVER FORECAST IS BASED ON VERY HEAVY RAINS WHICH FELL OVER 
RIVER BASINS DURING THE PAST WEEK...WHICH OF COURSE CAUSED LARGE
RISES IN RIVER LEVELS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WILL ADD...ON AVERAGE...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL ONE QUARTER OF 
AN INCH OF MOISTURE TO THE RIVER BASINS NOTED BELOW. LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO 
CREST JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE. ANY ADDITIONAL SIGINIFICANT RAINFALL MAY CAUSE 
RIVER LEVELS TO RISE HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL
MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS.

MNC037-053-139-021645-
/O.CON.KMPX.FL.A.0011.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/SAVM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1145 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* AT 11:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 700.2 FEET.

* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. 
* BANKFULL STAGE IS 698.0 FEET.

* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY SATURDAY EVENING.