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Currently
Reported at Great Falls, Great Falls International Airport, MT
4:53 PM MDT SUN JUN 3 2012- 72°F22°C
Clear- Feels Like:72°F22°CDew Point:39°F4°CHumidity:31%
Winds:SSW 9 mph 14 kph
Pressure:29.88 in1012 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS CANCELLED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 344 ISSUED AT 130 PM CDT FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA MISSISSIPPI
Marine Warning
ANZ530-531-040045- /O.CON.KLWX.MA.W.0061.000000T0000Z-120604T0045Z/ 755 PM EDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT... FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS... CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD AT 750 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS FROM TURKEY POINT TO 8 NM WEST OF POOLES ISLAND...OR FROM 3 NM EAST OF ELK RIVER TO 3 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLE RIVER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 KNOTS. THIS BOUNDARY WILL BE NEAR... WORTON POINT... STILL POND... BUSH RIVER... POOLES ISLAND... PHOENIX SHOAL... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 34 KNOTS AND LOCALLY HIGH WAVES CAN BE EXPECTED. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. && LAT...LON 3941 7635 3933 7628 3946 7628 3948 7621 3939 7619 3945 7607 3949 7614 3955 7608 3952 7598 3942 7598 3934 7613 3932 7609 3932 7618 3924 7619 3920 7625 3927 7641 3932 7633 3939 7642 TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 315DEG 22KT 3941 7590 3938 7610 3931 7640
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 730 PM CDT * AT 656 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ASHPORT... OR 10 MILES EAST OF LUXORA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ASHPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5. && LAT...LON 3576 8945 3571 8980 3584 8984 3591 8965 3591 8964 3592 8962 3593 8959 3593 8957 TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 245DEG 21KT 3578 8975
Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH 345 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARC005-007-009-015-023-029-033-047-049-063-065-067-071-087-089- 101-115-129-135-137-141-143-145-147-040400- /O.CON.KWNS.TO.A.0345.000000T0000Z-120604T0400Z/ AR . ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BAXTER BENTON BOONE CARROLL CLEBURNE CONWAY CRAWFORD FRANKLIN FULTON INDEPENDENCE IZARD JACKSON JOHNSON MADISON MARION NEWTON POPE SEARCY SHARP STONE VAN BUREN WASHINGTON WHITE WOODRUFF
High Surf Advisory
706 AM SST SUN JUN 3 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * SURF...8 TO 10 FEET WILL PEAK TO NEAR 11 TO 13 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND HAZARDOUS SURF. 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 706 TAEAO ASO SA IUNI 3 2012 ...O LOO TUMAU PEA FAUTUAGA MO GALU MAUALULUGA... * GALU...8 I LE 10 FUTU O LE A SIISII ATU E LATA I LE 11 I LE 13 FUTU I LE PO O LE ASO SA. * TAIMI...O LENEI FAUTUAGA O LE A TUMAU PEA SEIA OO I LE PO O LE ASO GAFUA. * NOFOAGA AAFIA...O LE A MALOLOSI GALU MA AAVE 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
310 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 /310 PM MST SUN JUN 3 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING 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. &&
Red Flag Warning
400 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT...RISING TO ABOVE 25 PERCENT LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY MAY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. &&
High Wind Warning
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA...AND STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. CAZ519>521-NVZ014-041200- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0013.120604T2200Z-120605T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0011.120604T2100Z-120605T1600Z/ 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 331 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE OWENS VALLEY...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...AND MAINLY THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF ESMERALDA COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH OR GREATER. WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE... LONE PINE...OLANCHA...DYER. INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH INYO COUNTY AND 264 ACROSS 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 WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. &&
Wind Advisory
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA...AND STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. CAZ522>525-NVZ015>020-022-041200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0037.120604T2100Z-120605T1600Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 331 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR FOR PORTION OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE AREA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE DECREASING EARLY TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO FURNACE CREEK... BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...MOUNTAIN PASS... MORONGO VALLEY... CALIENTE...RACHEL...MESQUITE...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...MOUNTAINS EDGE... BLUE DIAMOND. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON THE AREA HIGHWAYS WHILE VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. &&
Lake Wind Advisory
...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY... LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST TODAY WILL MOVE INLAND AND PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA MONDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING STRONG...GUSTY WINDS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA MONDAY WITH WINDS SUBSIDING BEHIND THE FRONT BY LATE MONDAY EVENING. CAZ071-041200- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0049.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-120604T0400Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 310 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS SUNDAY EVENING: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WINDS MONDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST-SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE MONDAY EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING 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. &&
Coastal Flood Advisory
119 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...A 3 TO 4 FOOT LONG-PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL BUILD OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS 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: TODAY: 7.4 FEET AT 856 PM. MONDAY: 7.4 FEET AT 942 PM. TUESDAY 7.1 FEET AT 1028 PM. FOR NEWPORT BEACH: TODAY: 6.9 FEET AT 854 PM. MONDAY: 6.9 FEET AT 939 PM. TUESDAY: 6.6 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. SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY INCLUDE LA JOLLA...DEL MAR AND CARDIFF NEAR HIGHWAY 101. SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS IN ORANGE COUNTY INCLUDE SEAL BEACH... SUNSET BEACH...NEWPORT BEACH...AND THE PARKING LOTS NEAR BALBOA PIER. THERE WILL ALSO BE STRONG RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH TIDE COMBINED WITH LARGER THAN AVERAGE SURF WILL PRODUCE 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. &&
Statement
235 AM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * 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
426 PM EDT SUN JUN 3 2012 THE FORECAST MONDAY 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 CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA... LITTLE SIOUX RIVER AT SPENCER LITTLE SIOUX RIVER AT LINN GROVE LITTLE SIOUX RIVER NEAR MILFORD .THE FOLLOWING RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE FORECAST PRECIPITATION THROUGH TONIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL FUTURE RAINS COULD AFFECT THE CREST FORECASTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER DEPTH AND ROAD CONDITION MAY BE UNSAFE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=FSD STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS. THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED TOMORROW MORNING. && IAC041-059-041903- /O.CON.KFSD.FL.W.0037.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MIFI4.1.ER.000000T0000Z.120601T1320Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1003 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LITTLE SIOUX RIVER NEAR MILFORD. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * AT STAGES NEAR 14.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF PASTURE AND OTHER FARM LANDS BEGIN TO FLOOD.
High Wind Watch
200 PM MDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AT THE TIME OF FRONTAL PASSAGE AND WILL LAST LESS THAN ONE HOUR. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...7 PM TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY. COLD FRONT SHOULD PASS THROUGH ONTARIO/OR BETWEEN 6 AND 7 PM MDT MONDAY...BOISE BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM MDT...AND MOUNTAIN HOME SHORTLY AFTER 8 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. BLOWING DUST MAY CREATE A TRAVEL HAZARD. 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...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. &&
Air Quality Alert
LAZ034-046>050-040200- 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 551 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... 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 THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 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 Warning
633 PM EDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 5 AM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 5 AM EDT TUESDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS COASTLINE FROM SALISBURY SOUTHWARD TO CAPE COD. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY DURING THIS EVENING/S HIGH TIDE CYCLE...WITH MORE MODERATE TO EVEN HIGH END MODERATE POSSIBLE DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...AROUND THE HIGH TIDE TONIGHT... AT 11 PM LOCAL. THEN TOMORROW NIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT LOCAL...AND LINGERING LATER INTO THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADWAYS ALONG SHORELINES IS ANTICIPATED. BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY AND MAY BECOME SIGNIFICANT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AS HIGH WATER LEVELS COMBINE WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES OVER MULTIPLE TIDE CYCLES. * FORECAST CONFIDENCE...HIGHEST PROBABILITY FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WITH THIS EVENING/S HIGH TIDE CYCLE WILL BE ACROSS CAPE ANN NORTHWARD TO SALISBURY...WITH LESS OF A RISK SOUTHWARD THROUGH CAPE COD. THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING WITH MONDAY EVENING/S HIGH TIDE CYCLE AS STRONGER WINDS AND A LARGER STORM SURGE ARE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && && ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR. NEWBURYPORT TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 11.2 03/11 PM 10.0 1.2 5-8 MINOR 10.0 04/12 PM 8.7 1.3 8-11 NONE 11.4 05/12 AM 10.2 1.2 7-8 MINOR 9.7 05/01 PM 8.8 0.9 7-8 NONE 10.9 06/01 AM 10.1 0.8 4-5 NONE 9.3 06/02 PM 8.8 0.5 3-4 NONE GLOUCESTER HARBOR TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 12.3 03/11 PM 11.1 1.2 7-9 MINOR 10.9 04/12 PM 9.6 1.3 11 NONE 12.5 05/12 AM 11.3 1.2 10-11 MINOR 10.5 05/01 PM 9.6 0.9 8-9 NONE 12.0 06/01 AM 11.2 0.8 5 NONE 10.1 06/01 PM 9.6 0.5 4 NONE REVERE TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 13.1 03/11 PM 11.9 1.2 5-6 MINOR 11.7 04/12 PM 10.3 1.4 6-7 NONE 13.2 05/12 AM 12.0 1.2 6-7 MINOR 11.3 05/01 PM 10.3 1.0 7 NONE 12.7 06/01 AM 11.9 0.8 4 MINOR 10.7 06/01 PM 10.2 0.5 3 NONE BOSTON HARBOR TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 13.4 03/11 PM 12.2 1.2 2 MINOR 11.9 04/12 PM 10.5 1.4 2-3 MINOR 13.5 05/12 AM 12.3 1.2 1-2 MINOR 11.5 05/01 PM 10.5 1.0 2 NONE 13.0 06/01 AM 12.2 0.8 1 MINOR 11.0 06/01 PM 10.5 0.5 1 NONE SCITUATE TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 12.6 03/11 PM 11.4 1.2 7-9 MODERATE 11.3 04/12 PM 9.9 1.4 9-10 MINOR 12.7 05/12 AM 11.5 1.2 12-14 MODERATE 10.9 05/01 PM 9.9 1.0 8 NONE 12.2 06/01 AM 11.4 0.8 4-5 MINOR 10.3 06/01 PM 9.8 0.5 4 NONE SANDWICH HARBOR TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 12.8 03/11 PM 11.7 1.1 4 MODERATE 11.4 04/12 PM 10.1 1.3 4-5 NONE 13.0 05/12 AM 11.8 1.2 4-5 MODERATE 11.2 05/01 PM 10.2 1.0 5-6 NONE 12.5 06/01 AM 11.7 0.8 2 MINOR 10.6 06/02 PM 10.1 0.5 1 NONE PROVINCETOWN HARBOR TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 11.8 03/11 PM 11.5 0.3 2 NONE 10.4 04/12 PM 10.1 0.3 2 NONE 12.0 05/12 AM 11.7 0.3 2 NONE 10.4 05/01 PM 10.1 0.3 1 NONE 11.9 06/01 AM 11.6 0.3 1 NONE 10.4 06/02 PM 10.1 0.3 1 NONE CHATHAM - EAST COAST TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 9.4 03/11 PM 8.3 1.1 5 MINOR 8.7 04/12 PM 7.3 1.4 5-7 MINOR 9.7 05/12 AM 8.5 1.2 12-13 MODERATE 8.4 05/01 PM 7.4 1.0 9 MINOR 9.3 06/01 AM 8.5 0.8 5 MINOR 7.9 06/02 PM 7.4 0.5 4 NONE CHATHAM - SOUTH COAST TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 8.4 03/11 PM 7.3 1.1 2 NONE 7.8 04/12 PM 6.4 1.4 2 NONE 8.6 05/12 AM 7.4 1.2 2 NONE 7.5 05/01 PM 6.5 1.0 2 NONE 8.2 06/01 AM 7.4 0.8 1 NONE 7.1 06/02 PM 6.5 0.6 1 NONE BUZZARDS BAY - WOODS HOLE TOTAL ASTRO TIDE DAY/TIME TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- 4.0 04/08 PM 3.2 0.8 1 NONE 3.1 04/08 AM 2.0 1.1 1-2 NONE 4.5 04/09 PM 3.2 1.3 2 NONE 3.1 05/09 AM 2.1 1.0 1-2 NONE 4.0 05/10 PM 3.1 0.9 1 NONE 2.7 06/10 AM 2.1 0.6 1 NONE
Flood Advisory
653 PM EDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL HANCOCK...SOUTHWESTERN PENOBSCOT...NORTH CENTRAL SOMERSET AND PISCATAQUIS COUNTIES... AT 649 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. SHARP RISES HAVE ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED ON AREA RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS...INCLUDING THE PISCATAQUIS RIVER AND KINGSBURY STREAM. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. && LAT...LON 4657 6978 4657 6931 4466 6847 4460 6883 4469 6884 4464 6919 4472 6921 4472 6927 4507 6935 4502 6963 4553 6978 4565 6970 4573 6981 4577 6978 4576 6972 4588 6972 4586 6965 4598 6969 4598 6985
Coastal Flood Watch
324 PM EDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT MONDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY 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 EXPECTED NEAR TIME OF HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...9 PM TO 1 AM TONIGHT WITH...THE GREATEST IMPACT AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE WHICH IS 1048 PM. * IMPACTS...COASTAL FLOODING...SPLASH-OVER AND BEACH EROSION. THE CURRENT RAINFALL ALONG WITH THE PRIOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY ALLOW FOR INCREASED RUNOFF AND POSSIBLY FLOODING WITH THE INCOMING TIDES IN ESTUARIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. &&
Flood Watch
...HEAVY RAIN COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE FLOODING OVER WESTERN DOWNEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF MAINE THROUGH TONIGHT. .A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK SOUTH OF THE GULF OF MAINE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS WESTERN DOWNEAST AND THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A TOTAL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 1.5 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. RAINFALL WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE FLOOD WATCH AREA ON MONDAY AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST INTO THE OPEN ATLANTIC. MEZ004-010-015-016-029-031-040400- /O.CON.KCAR.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-120604T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT- INTERIOR HANCOCK-COASTAL HANCOCK-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON... BLANCHARD...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST... AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...ELLSWORTH... BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD 305 PM EDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MAINE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT...PISCATAQUIS...AND HANCOCK COUNTIES. * THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...FOR A TOTAL OF 2 TO 3.5 INCHES. THIS WILL CAUSE SHARP RISES AND POSSIBLE FLOODING OF BROOKS AND STREAMS. HIGH RUNNING TRIBUTARY STREAMS FLOWING INTO THE PISCATAQUIS RIVER COULD ALSO RESULT IN SHARP RISES AND POSSIBLE FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE PISCATAQUIS RIVER AS WELL BY MONDAY. 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. &&
Tornado Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... SOUTHEASTERN WALSH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... * UNTIL 730 PM CDT * AT 642 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF OAKWOOD...OR 6 MILES EAST OF GRAFTON... MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * THE TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR... WARSAW AROUND 650 PM CDT. BIG WOODS AROUND 705 PM CDT. ALVARADO AROUND 725 PM CDT. FOR MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 29...THE TORNADIC STORM WILL BE BETWEEN...MILE MARKER 175 AROUND 650 PM CDT...AND MILE MARKER 169 AROUND 655 PM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDY BUILDING. && LAT...LON 4826 9667 4818 9705 4834 9745 4847 9718 TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 298DEG 22KT 4838 9726
Coastal Flood Statement
531 PM EDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ALONG THE LAKE SHORE. * TIMING...THE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 8 PM THIS EVENING WHEN THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH WAVE ACTION WILL CAUSE CURRENTS TO DEVELOP ON BEACHES AND NEAR STRUCTURES EXTENDING OUT INTO THE LAKE. SWIMMERS COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE CURRENTS AND SWEPT OUT INTO OPEN WATER QUICKLY.
Special Weather Statement
133 PM CHST SUN JUN 3 2012 ...A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE IS SOUTHEAST OF KOROR... THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WAS ROUGHLY NEAR 4N AND 137E AT 100 PM CHST. THIS WAS ABOUT 275 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KOROR...ABOUT 290 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NGULU ATOLL AND 375 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YAP. THE DISTURBANCE HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY AND NEEDS TO BE MONITORED. SHOWERS HAVE PERSISTED ACROSS YAP STATE AND THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS IN AN AREA FROM YAP ACROSS NGULU TO SOUTHEAST OF KOROR TOWARD THE EQUATOR. RAINFALL ACROSS FAR WESTERN MICRONESIA WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS MAY ALSO INCREASE WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME...RAINFALL ACCUMULATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO PRODUCE MUDSLIDES FOR PALAU. SEAS NEAR KOROR...NGULU AND YAP WILL BUILD TO A RANGE OF 4 TO 5 FEET DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HAZARDOUS SURF IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. PEOPLE PLANNING INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL BY BOAT SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM...AND CHECK WITH THEIR WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE BEFORE ATTEMPTING SUCH TRAVEL. KEEP ALERT FOR ANY LATER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
