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Currently
Reported at Caribou, Caribou Municipal Airport, ME
10:54 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012- 61°F16°C
Clear- Feels Like:61°F16°CDew Point:48°F9°CHumidity:63%
Winds:E 9 mph 14 kph
Pressure:29.97 in1015 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Shortterm Forecast
309 PM SST SAT JUN 2 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL SHORES... * SURF...8 TO 10 FEET THEN PEAKING NEAR 11 TO 13 FEET ON SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY INDICATES LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. ALSO...IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO FISH OR OBSERVE WAVES FROM ROCKS DURING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. UNWARY BEACH WALKERS CAN BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD AS WAVES SUDDENLY RACE FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN NORMAL. && FAUTUAGA MO GALU MAUALULUGA OFISA O LE TAU PAGO PAGO AS 309 AOAULI ASO TOONA'I IUNI 2 2012 ...UA IAI NEI SE FAUTUAGA MO GALU MAUALULUGA MO MATAFAGA UMA... * GALU...8 I LE 10 FUTU ONA SIISII ATU LEA I LE 11 I LE 13 FUTU I LE PO O LE ASO SA. * TAIMI...SEIA OO ATU I LE ASO GAFUA ONA AMATA LEA ONA FAAITIITIA I LE PO O LE ASO GAFUA. * NOFOAGA AAFIA...O LE A MALOLOSI GALU MA O LE A AAVE PEAU O LE SAMI. FAUTUAGA/TAPENAGA... O FAUTUAGA MO GALU MAUALULUGA E FAAILOA MAI AI LE MALOLOSI MA LE TETELE O GALU O LE A AAFIA AI GATAIFALE MA MATAFAGA...MA O LE A MALOLOSI AAVE O LE SAMI E ONO SOLO AI NISI O VAEGA O LE MATAFAGA. ONA O LE SIISII O PEAU O LE SAMI...E FAUTUAINA AI LE MAMALU LAUTELE MA LE AU FAI FAIVA INA IA FAAUTAGIA MAI LENEI FAUTUAGA ONA O LE MAUALULUGA O GALU UA IAI NEI.
Fire Weather Watch
257 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012 /257 PM MST SAT JUN 2 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102 AND 466... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. &&
High Wind Watch
.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE REGION ON MONDAY THEN CROSS OVER THE AREA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS FORMING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE AREA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. CAZ519>521-NVZ014-031130- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0013.120604T2200Z-120605T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 702 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...OWENS VALLEY...WHITE MOUNTAINS AND ESMERALDA COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO WHITNEY PORTAL... BISHOP...LONE PINE...DYER...ALONG THE WESTERN FOOT HILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 395 AND 168...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 264 THROUGH WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. VISIBILITIES NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS MAY RAPIDLY LOWER TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. &&
Red Flag Warning
304 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HUMIDITY 10 TO 15 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. &&
Coastal Flood Advisory
113 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...A 3 TO 4 FOOT LONG-PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL BUILD OVER THE COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE SURF HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 6 FEET ALONG SOUTH FACING BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES. * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SHORES. * TIMING...SUNDAY EVENING AND MONDAY EVENING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * TIDES...FOR DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO NAVY PIER: SATURDAY: 7.2 FEET AT 811 PM. SUNDAY: 7.4 FEET AT 856 PM. MONDAY: 7.4 FEET AT 942 PM. TUESDAY 7.1 FEET AT 1028 PM. FOR NEWPORT BEACH: SATURDAY: 6.65 FEET AT 809 PM. SUNDAY: 6.86 FEET AT 854 PM. MONDAY: 6.85 FEET AT 939 PM. TUESDAY: 6.62 FEET AT 1027 PM. * IMPACTS...MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH...INCLUDING PARKING LOTS...ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SOME OF THE SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY INCLUDE LA JOLLA...DEL MAR AND CARDIFF NEAR HIGHWAY 101. SOME OF THE SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS IN ORANGE INCLUDE COUNTY SEAL BEACH...SUNSET BEACH AND PORTIONS OF NEWPORT BEACH ARE SUSCEPTIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH TIDE COMBINED WITH LARGER THAN AVERAGE SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO COASTAL FLOODING SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONARY ACTION. &&
Wind Advisory
CAZ059-030400- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-120603T0400Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 102 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS THE DESERT. EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WHICH CAN CAUSE VEHICLE LOSS OF CONTROL. &&
Statement
1059 AM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS 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. && ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FOR MARINA STATE BEACH FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...THROUGH 10Z SUNDAY...3 AM PDT SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN COLORADO WESTERN KANSAS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE TEXAS PANHANDLE EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 235 PM UNTIL 1000 PM MDT. HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF LIMON COLORADO TO 10 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF DALHART TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES. OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 340... DISCUSSION...HIGH-BASED STORMS MOVING ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE AND NERN NM MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST INTO A WARM AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS ERN CO/NERN NM/WRN KS AND THE OK/TX PNHDLS. BAND OF MODEST WLY MID LEVEL FLOW ACCOMPANYING A WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH...ATOP WEAK SELY LOW LEVEL FLOW...WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SUFFICIENT DEEP SHEAR FOR STORM UPDRAFTS TO PERSIST. INITIAL HAZARDS WILL LIKELY TAKE THE FORM OF STRONG TO SEVERE DOWNBURST WINDS GIVEN EVAPORATIONAL COOLING INTO WARM TO HOT DEEPLY MIXED SUB-CLOUD AIRMASS. WITH TIME...A FEW SUPERCELLS WITH HAIL MAY DEVELOP. STORMS MAY MERGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING WITH ONE OR TWO SMALL CONVECTIVE COMPLEXES POSING A WIND THREAT SPREADING EAST/SOUTHEAST INTO WRN KS AND/OR OK/TX PNHDLS. AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26030. ...CARBIN
Air Quality Index
425 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 THE FORECAST SUNDAY 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 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 COUNTIES 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 . && IAC063-040124- /O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120607T0600Z/ /ESVI4.1.ER.120530T0452Z.120604T0000Z.120606T0600Z.NO/ 824 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE...OR FROM THE IOWA-MINNESOTA BORDER...TO NEAR WALLINGFORD. * UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 8:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FORECAST...RISE TO 8.4 FEET SUNDAY EVENING. GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * 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
Air Quality Alert
LAZ034-046>050-032030- POINTE COUPEE-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION- LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA...PLAQUEMINE... WHITE CASTLE...PORT ALLEN...ADDIS...BRUSLY...BATON ROUGE... GONZALES...DONALDSONVILLE...DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER 317 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE BATON ROUGE AREA... THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IS FORECASTING AN OZONE ACTION DAY FOR EAST BATON ROUGE...WEST BATON ROUGE... LIVINGSTON...ASCENSION...IBERVILLE AND POINTE COUPEE PARISHES...IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX INDICATES THAT OZONE WILL BE AT THE ORANGE LEVEL...WHICH IS UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS. INCREASING OZONE LEVELS MAY CAUSE UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY DURING AFTERNOON HOURS. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES SUCH AS ASTHMA...SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION. PLEASE TAKE WHATEVER VOLUNTARY STEPS YOU CAN TO REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OZONE FORMATION. DRIVE LESS AND MAKE SURE YOUR AUTOMOBILE IS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. MAKE SURE YOUR GAS CAP IS TIGHT. WAIT UNTIL AFTER 6 PM TO REFUEL YOUR VEHICLE AND USE GAS POWERED LAWN EQUIPMENT. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CURRENT AIR QUALITY AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP PREVENT OZONE FORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE D E Q WEBSITE WWW.DEQ.LOUISIANA.GOV/ENVIROFLASH OR BY CALLING 8 6 6 8 9 6 5 3 3 7.
Coastal Flood Watch
954 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...EAST COAST OF NEW ENGLAND. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING TONIGHT/S HIGH TIDE...WITH POTENTIALLY MORE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING SUNDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY AT HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. MORE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE OR WAVE SPLASHOVER. THE MAJORITY OF ROADS REMAIN PASSABLE WITH ONLY ISOLATED CLOSURES. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND ANY IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MODERATE OR MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING. MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING PRODUCES WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE AND/OR WAVE ACTION. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES ARE NEEDED. LIVES MAY BE AT RISK FOR PEOPLE WHO PUT THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY. ISOLATED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY BE OBSERVED.
Flood Watch
...FLOODING THREAT PERSISTS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... .A BAND OF TORRENTIAL RAIN WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST FROM THE MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER OVERNIGHT...AND CONTINUE TO TRACK INTO CENTRAL MAINE ON SUNDAY. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN AREAS ALONG THE STATE BORDER...WHERE ANOTHER INCH OR SO IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. TO THE EAST...THIS BAND OF HEAVY RAIN COULD PRODUCE TWO TO FOUR INCHES FROM PORTLAND NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE ANDROSCOGGIN AND KENNEBEC VALLEYS....AS WELL AS THE MID-COAST. THIS AMOUNT WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON STREAMS AND CREEKS...AS WELL AS MAIN STEM RIVERS...AND COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED URBAN FLOODING AS WELL. MEZ007>009-012>014-018>028-NHZ001>006-031030- /O.CON.KGYX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-120604T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON- NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON... WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM... JACKMAN...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON... WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...SANFORD...BERWICK... NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...LEWISTON-AUBURN... LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR... WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST... LINCOLNVILLE...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...LITTLETON... NORTH CONWAY...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE 1029 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF WESTERN MAINE AND NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN WESTERN MAINE... ANDROSCOGGIN...CENTRAL SOMERSET...COASTAL CUMBERLAND...COASTAL WALDO...COASTAL YORK...INTERIOR CUMBERLAND...INTERIOR WALDO... INTERIOR YORK...KENNEBEC...KNOX...LINCOLN...NORTHERN FRANKLIN...NORTHERN OXFORD...SAGADAHOC...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN... SOUTHERN OXFORD AND SOUTHERN SOMERSET. IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN CARROLL...NORTHERN COOS...NORTHERN GRAFTON...SOUTHERN CARROLL...SOUTHERN COOS AND SOUTHERN GRAFTON. * THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * EXCESSIVE RAIN MAY FALL ACROSS THE REGION. * RAPID RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS AREA ALREADY OCCURRING IN AREAS AROUND THE MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER. THE BAND OF HEAVY RAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EAST OVERNIGHT AND INTO CENTRAL MAINE ON SUNDAY. PEOPLE NEAR RIVERS SHOULD TAKE CAUTION WITH THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE ANDROSCOGGIN AND KENNEBEC VALLEYS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING BEGINS OR FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE URBAN AREAS IS ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. &&
Coastal Flood Warning
332 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...COASTAL MAINE FROM PENOBSCOT BAY AND POINTS SOUTH AND WEST TO KITTERY AS WELL AS THE SEACOAST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. * COASTAL FLOODING...COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING AND IS A POSSIBILITY AGAIN LATE SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY EVENING BETWEEN 8PM AND MIDNIGHT AND AGAIN POSSIBLY LATE SUNDAY EVENING BETWEEN 9PM AND 1AM MONDAY WHICH IS NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN LATE MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...COASTAL FLOODING...SPLASH-OVER AND BEACH EROSION. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY ALLOW FOR INCREASED RUNOFF AND POSSIBLY FLOODING WITH THE INCOMING TIDES IN ESTUARIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT... AS FLOODING...SIGNIFICANT SPLASH OVER...AND BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED. &&
Lake Wind Advisory
316 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET...HIGHEST ON EASTERN SHORES. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. &&
High Surf Advisory
300 AM CHST SUN JUN 3 2012 ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING REEFS... HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 9 FEET WILL PERSIST ALONG EAST FACING SHORES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ON TUESDAY. AVOID VENTURING NEAR EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST FACING SHORES AS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.
Flood Advisory
351 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A * SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... WEST CENTRAL KITTITAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON... * UNTIL 330 PM PDT SUNDAY * AT 230 PM PDT THE WATER LEVEL ALONG THE YAKIMA RIVER NEAR EASTON WAS 51.1 FEET DUE TO RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS. MINOR STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE ELK MEADOWS SUBDIVISION 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLE ELUM. ADDITIONAL RELEASES WILL KEEP THE WATER LEVEL HIGH...SO MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. && LAT...LON 4725 12109 4721 12095 4715 12094 4719 12113
