River Flood Watch 5, NWS Eureka, CA

429 
WGUS66 KEKA 101204
FFAEKA
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA
404 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016

...The flood watch continues for the following rivers in 
California...
  Navarro River At Navarro affecting Mendocino County 

Steady rain will result in a rapid and significant rise on the 
Navarro River and may result in flooding on Friday. Rainfall amounts 
are forecast to range from 3 to 5 inches across the Navarro River Basin
through Friday.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS.

Residents and those with interests near the river should monitor 
rising water levels and be prepared for possible flood warnings.

&&

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404 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016

 the Flood Watch continues for
  the Navarro River At Navarro
* from Friday morning to Saturday morning.
* At 3:15 AM Thursday the stage was 8.2 feet.
* Major flooding is possible. 
* Flood Stage is 23 feet.
* FORECAST...Flood Stage may be reached by 10 AM Friday morning.
* This river is forecast to rise above flood stage late Friday 
  morning. Then forecast to crest near 35 feet Friday evening. 
  Then forecast to fall below flood stage early Saturday morning. 

$$

536 
WGUS66 KEKA 101745
FFAEKA
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA
945 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016

...The flood watch is cancelled for the following rivers in 
California...
 
  Navarro River At Navarro affecting Mendocino County
 
  and has been replaced by a flood warning.


&&

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945 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016

The Flood Watch is cancelled for
  the Navarro River At Navarro
  and replaced by a Flood Warning.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
359 PM PST WED MAR 9 2016

.SYNOPSIS...SOME LIGHT RAIN TODAY AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL GIVE
WAY TO HEAVY RAIN THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY.
ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING MORE HEAVY RAIN FRIDAY
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE THREAT OF FLOODING IN LOW LYING
AREAS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...AN ACTIVE...WET AND WINDY
PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK ACROSS
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...AS A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT
THE REGION. AFTER A PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
MOVED THROUGH THE REGION LAST NIGHT...SPOTTY LIGHT SHOWERS HAVE
CONTINUED ACROSS A FEW INLAND AREAS THROUGH THE DAY THANKS TO
PERSISTENT MOIST ONSHORE FLOW AHEAD OF THE NEXT APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. WINDS HAVE ALSO INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...AND WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS FRONT IS CURRENTLY APPROACHING THE 130
W LINE...AND IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
BETWEEN LATE THIS EVENING AND LATE TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE
STALLING SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE BAY AREA LATE TOMORROW. AS THIS
INITIAL FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...AT LEAST A FEW HOURS OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...RESULTING IN RAPID RIVER RIVES AND PERHAPS
A BIT OF MINOR NUISANCE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS THROUGH
TOMORROW MORNING/AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE
TONIGHT AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
REGION.

AFTER WHAT WILL LIKELY BE AN EXTENDED 6 TO 12 HOUR LULL IN
HEAVY RAINFALL LATE TOMORROW...A DIGGING SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL
APPROACH THE COAST AND SPLIT OFF FROM ITS PARENT LONGWAVE TROUGH
BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE IN THE VICINITY OF MONTEREY BAY. AS
THIS OCCURS...THAT INITIAL BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BE DRAWN
BACK NORTH...RESULTING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL EARLY FRIDAY FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...PARTICULARLY MENDOCINO COUNTY. IT IS THIS
SECOND ROUND OF PRECIPITATION THAT IS MOST CONCERNING IN THE
SHORT TERM...AS RIVERS WILL NOT HAVE MUCH TIME TO RECEDE
FOLLOWING THE FIRST WAVE OF RAIN. HOWEVER...THERE IS CONSIDERABLE
UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EVOLUTION OF THE APPROACHING
TROUGH...WHICH WILL LIKELY HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON JUST HOW MUCH
RAIN MOVES BACK INTO THE REGION ON FRIDAY. AS SUCH...WE WILL HOLD
OFF ON ISSUING ANY AREAL FLOOD WATCHES FOR URBAN/SMALL STREAM
FLOODING FOR NOW...BUT IT MAY BE NEEDED SOON AS CERTAINTY
INCREASES REGARDING RAINFALL AMOUNTS ON FRIDAY. AS FOR MAIN STEM
RIVER LEVELS...A RIVER FLOOD WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE NAVARRO
RIVER FOR FRIDAY AS CURRENT RIVER CENTER FORECASTS PREDICT THAT
IT WILL CREST SEVERAL FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. MORE DETAILS ABOUT
MAIN STEM RIVERS CAN BE FOUND IN THE HYDROLOGY SECTION.

WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL TAPER OFF AND TRANSITION TO SCATTERED
SHOWER ACTIVITY LATE FRIDAY...BUT THIS LULL WILL BE SHORT LIVED
AS TWO MORE STORM SYSTEMS WILL QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THESE STORM SYSTEMS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS...AND SNOW
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO PROGRESSIVELY LOWER AS WELL...ESPECIALLY
LATE ON SUNDAY. AT THE VERY LEAST THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE RIVER
LEVELS TO REMAIN IN AN ELEVATED STATE THROUGH MONDAY.

.LONG TERM MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES
ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY. THE TROUGH WILL GENERATE RAIN
SHOWERS AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS. THE SNOW LEVEL IS
FORECAST TO BE NEAR 3,500 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4,000 FEET. LATE MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. TUESDAY MORNING SCATTERED LINGERING SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA OREGON BORDER. WEDNESDAY IS
EXPECTED TO BE DRY AS A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM HOLDS OVER THE
REGION.

&&

.AVIATION...ACTIVE WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR THE TAF PERIOD AS A
COLD FRONT ADVANCES TOWARDS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING.
AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO SEE AN INCREASE
IN WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON PRIMARILY ALONG
THE COASTAL COUNTIES. PRECIP WISE...A BRIEF DRY PERIOD IS
ANTICIPATED FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 0Z AND 5Z
BEFORE THE FRONT ARRIVES. PRECIP WILL FIRST ENTER DEL NORTE COUNTY
AND THEN WORK ITS WAY SOUTH WHICH MATCHES UP WITH THE ADDITIONAL
INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS. EXPECT TO SEE GUSTS PEAK UP TO 30-45KTS
ALONG THE COAST AND UP TO 50KTS IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH THE ARRIVAL
OF THE FRONT AND THEN SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. OVERALL MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH LIFR BEING POSSIBLE IF/WHEN
HEAVIER RAIN PASSES THROUGH. KAR

&&

.MARINE...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
THIS EVENING. GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE WATERS
TONIGHT AHEAD OF AND LONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. A GALE WARNING IS
IN EFFECT ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH 2:00 AM THURSDAY MORNING. THE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BECOMING LIGHT TO
MODERATE. ELEVATED SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE THROUGH THE
WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO A WESTERLY SWELL BEING GENERATED
BY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN. A SERIES OF
COLD FRONTS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS OVER THE
WEEKEND.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...SIGNIFICANT AND RAPID RISES ARE FORECAST ON AREA
RIVERS AND STREAMS DUE TO THE STEADY RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
THROUGH FRIDAY WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA WITH
SOME OROGRAPHICALLY FAVORED AREAS RECEIVING IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES.
THE KING RANGE SHOULD BE A RAIN MAXIMUM DUE TO PERSISTENT SOUTH
LOW- LEVEL FLOW. THE RIVER FORECAST CENTER IS PRESENTLY
FORECASTING THE EEL AT FERNBRIDGE...THE RUSSIAN AT HOPLAND...AND
THE MAD AT ARCATA TO REACH MONITOR STAGE. THE NAVARRO RIVER NEAR
NAVARRO IS FORECAST TO CREST SEVERAL FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY
MORNING. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NAVARRO RIVER.
RESIDENTS ALONG LOCAL RIVERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR RIVER
FORECASTS.

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY FOR CAZ001.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY FOR CAZ003.

NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
     GALE WARNING UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY FOR PZZ450-455-470-475.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
402 PM PST WED MAR 9 2016

CAZ002-076-110015-
MENDOCINO COAST-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
402 PM PST WED MAR 9 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN TO MENDOCINO COUNTY TONIGHT.
LOCALIZED URBAN OR SMALL STREAM FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

A WET WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAM
AND MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING. THE MOST LIKELY WINDOW FOR FLOODING
WILL BE ON FRIDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

CAZ003-110015-
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
402 PM PST WED MAR 9 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.

A WIND ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT NOON TODAY
THROUGH 1 AM TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED RIDGES.

A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN TO INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

A WET WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAM
AND POSSIBLY MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING. THE MOST LIKELY WINDOW FOR
FLOODING WILL BE OVER THE WEEKEND. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN
GENERALLY ABOVE 3500 FEET THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

STRONG SOUTH WIND GUSTS ON EXPOSED RIDGES WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN
ON SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

CAZ001-110015-
REDWOOD COAST-
402 PM PST WED MAR 9 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.

A WIND ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH 1 AM TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE ON COASTAL HEADLANDS AND IN THE EEL RIVER VALLEY
SUCH AS NEAR FORTUNA.

A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN TO INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

A WET WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAM
AND POSSIBLY MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING. THE MOST LIKELY WINDOW FOR
FLOODING WILL BE OVER THE WEEKEND.

STRONG SOUTH WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.

CAZ004-110015-
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
402 PM PST WED MAR 9 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN TO INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

A WET WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAM
AND MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING. THE MOST LIKELY WINDOW FOR FLOODING
WILL BE ON FRIDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN
GENERALLY AT 3000 FEET OR HIGHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA.