...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY EAST OF BEAVER IN ZONE 220...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY...

AKZ220-240600-
/X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0002.130523T1900Z-130524T0600Z/
YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS-
639 AM AKDT THU MAY 23 2013



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
AKDT THIS EVENING. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL
OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS
FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM...
TO THE PUBLIC.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

AKZ220-240000-
/O.CON.PAFG.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130525T0000Z/
/00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS-
INCLUDING...FORT YUKON...VENETIE...CENTRAL...CIRCLE...
STEVENS VILLAGE...BEAVER...CHALKYITSIK...BIRCH CREEK...
CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS...EAGLE SUMMIT...TWELVEMILE SUMMIT
530 AM AKDT THU MAY 23 2013



...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE YUKON RIVER FROM BEAVER TO RAMPART...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* THE YUKON RIVER FROM BEAVER TO RAMPART.

* THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON

* MOST CURRENT INFORMATION IS THAT VIA WEB CAM WHICH SHOWS THAT
THE RIVER CONTINUES TO RUN WITH SMALL ICE CHUNKS. A RESIDENT IN
BEAVER REPORTED THAT ICE STARTED RUNNING PAST THE VILLAGE JUST
AFTER 6PM WED NIGHT. ICE IS OBSERVED STILL RUNNING PAST AT 0500
AM THU MORNING. ICE WAS REPORTED TO BE JUMBLED WITH SOME SHEETS
AS LARGE AS 100 FEET ACROSS ON WED NIGHT. IT APPEARS THAT THE
ICE CHUNKS ARE MUCH SMALLER NOW. WATER LEVEL WAS NOT REPORTED TO
HAVE RISEN MUCH WITH THE RUN OF ICE. THE BREAK UP FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DOWNRIVER AND REACH STEVENS VILLAGE
THURSDAY...AND TO REACH RAMPART BETWEEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.


AT 830 PM WEDNESDAY FORT YUKON REPORTED A HEAVY RUN OF ICE FROM
BANK TO BANK AND A SLOW RISE IN WATER LEVEL. THIS NEXT RUN OF  
ICE AND WATER IS EXPECTED TO GET TO BEAVER ON THURSDAY.

AKZ220-231800-
/O.CON.PAFG.FA.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130523T1800Z/
/00000.0.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS AK-
909 PM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013



...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM AKDT THURSDAY 
FOR THE YUKON RIVER AT FORT YUKON...

FORT YUKON RESIDENTS REPORT THAT A LARGE RUN OF ICE STRETCHING FROM 
BANK TO BANK IS NOW MOVING PAST FORT YUKON. THEY SAID THE WATER 
LEVEL WAS RISING SLOWLY AND THAT MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES. IT IS 
SUSPECTED THAT THIS COULD BE THE ICE AND WATER FROM THE JAM THAT WAS 
12 MILES UPSTREAM OF FORT YUKON...BUT THAT IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS 
TIME. 

FLOODING AT FORT YUKON WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH MINOR FLUCTUATIONS 
FROM THE CURRENT WATER LEVEL. AFTER THE CURRENT RUN OF ICE IS PAST 
FORT YUKON THE WATER LEVEL SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY FALL ON THURSDAY. 

RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION AND CONTINUE TO BE 
ALERT FOR CHANGES IN RIVER LEVELS. THEY SHOULD ACT NOW TO PROTECT 
LIVES AND PROPERTY.  

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. WATER 
LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND PEOPLE ALONG THE RIVER ARE ENCOURAGED TO 
MOVE PROPERTY TO HIGHER GROUND AWAY FROM THE RIVER BANK.

LAT...LON 6656 14556 6660 14528 6646 14486 6641 14516

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE
TO THE COMBINATION OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MILES PER HOUR 
OR HIGHER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 28 
PERCENT AND ERC VALUES OF 26 OR HIGHER...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR OUR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA COUNTIES DUE TO POSSIBLE 
LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WIND 
SPEEDS AT OR ABOVE 10 MPH AND KBDI VALUES AT OR ABOVE 500...

...VERY HIGH DISPERSION ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA TODAY AND AGAIN FRIDAY...

.A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS WILL BE FILTERING INTO THE REGION OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. TODAY TH
79b
E MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD STAY
ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BUT IS FORECAST TO DROP AT OR JUST BELOW 28
PERCENT OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
WESTERN BIG BEND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINED WITH ELEVATED ERC
VALUES AND SUSTAINED WINDS AT OR ABOVE 15 MPH WILL POSSIBLY MEET
RED FLAG CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED AND MAY
BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING LATER TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR OUR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA COUNTIES FRIDAY DUE TO
A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SUSTAINED
20 FOOT WINDS AT OR ABOVE 10 MPH AND KBDI VALUES AT OR ABOVE 500.
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS OUR GEORGIA ZONES
FRIDAY BUT THE 10-HOUR FUEL MOISTURE SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 6
PERCENT. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTH FLORIDA AND OUR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA COUNTIES AGAIN ON
SATURDAY. ON TOP OF ALL THIS...DISPERSIONS WILL BE VERY HIGH
ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY WITH
FORECAST VALUES APPROACHING 120.

FOG POTENTIAL AND OTHER REMARKS...AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE...
A LOW POTENTIAL FOR FOG DEVELOPMENT THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS.

ALZ065>069-231930-
/O.EXB.KTAE.FW.A.0014.130524T1800Z-130525T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
237 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 

* WIND...NORTH AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS

* HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT

* KBDI...500 TO 505

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

...THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...

MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR ARKANSAS CITY AFFECTING CHICOT...DESHA...
BOLIVAR AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES

ARC017-041-MSC011-151-242214-
/O.CON.KJAN.FL.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130525T2200Z/
/ARSA4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1114 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013



THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR ARKANSAS CITY.
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 10:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 36.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 37.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW THE ACTION STAGE
OF 36 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 35.0 FEET...THE ROAD TO DONALDSON POINT IS CUT OFF.

&&

FLOOD    OBSERVED        FORECAST 6AM       CREST
LOCATION      STG   STG DAY  TIME   FRI   SAT   SUN CREST TIME  DATE

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
ARKANSAS CITY  37  36.5 THU 10 AM  36.3  36.0  35.4     FALLING

AZZ004>007-009>017-039-040-231900-
/O.CON.KFGZ.WI.Y.0007.130523T1700Z-130524T0300Z/
KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-
COCONINO PLATEAU-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-
CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...PAGE...
GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK...
GANADO...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...ST. JOHNS...
SPRINGERVILLE...FLAGSTAFF...SHOW LOW...DILKON
241 AM MST THU MAY 23 2013



...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
MPH WILL DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID
EVENING.

* IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY FROM THE LITTLE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHEAST ARIZONA. CROSS WINDS MAY
HAMPER TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE BELONGINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.

&&

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING FOR THE
CENTRAL COAST...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING FOR THE
VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST...

.GALE FORCE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. THE BUILDING WIND-GENERATED WAVES WILL
PROPAGATE TOWARD THE COAST AND PRODUCE LARGE BREAKERS AT MANY OF
THE WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.

CAZ034-035-231800-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130523T1800Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
334 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013



...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

* WAVES AND SURF...SURF 9 TO 13 FEET WILL OCCUR AT SHORT
INTERVALS.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS
MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKERS AND THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS 
WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. JETTIES CAN ALSO BE DANGEROUS 
WITH THESE WAVES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

&&

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN DUTCHESS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PAWLING...BEACON...
LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...NEW MILFORD...

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 112 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE        
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO TRAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA DURING  
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4     
INCHES EXPECTED. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MILLBROOK...WINSTED...SHARON...NORFOLK...NEW HARTFORD...FALLS
VILLAGE...CORNWALL BRIDGE...CANAAN...MILLERTON AND AMENIA

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

MOST FLOO
2f0
D 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.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT
ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV...ON FACEBOOK AT
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV OR TWITTER
@NWSALBANY.

&&

LAT...LON 4147 7401 4203 7348 4204 7345 4203 7300
4197 7302 4197 7292 4190 7291 4186 7295
4182 7294 4179 7301 4164 7298 4155 7315
4151 7316 4150 7329 4148 7333 4148 7337
4151 7339 4149 7345 4166 7351 4152 7353

THE AIR QUALITY FORECASTS FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND FREDERICK
COUNTY VIRGINIA ARE PROVIDED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.  THE AIR QUALITY FORECAST FOR THE DC
METRO IS PROVIDED BY THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS.  AIR QUALITY FORECASTS FOR MARYLAND ARE PROVIDED
BY THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT.

DCZ001-MDZ004-009-013-016>018-VAZ042-052>054-232000-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-MONTGOMERY-PRINCE GEORGES-
CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-LOUDOUN-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-
426 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013



THE FORECAST THURSDAY FOR THE DC METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL
GREEN...WHICH IS GOOD...AND MEANS LITTLE OR NO HEALTH RISK.
PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE PARTICLES.

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

INZ003-MIZ077-232315-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130525T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
1107 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 /1007 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013/



...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH
AND WAVES BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY
OUT OF THE WATER.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD.

STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND
WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN
SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER STRUCTURE.

&&

MIZ037>040-044>046-232030-
/O.CON.KGRR.FR.Y.0001.130524T0500Z-130524T1100Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...
CLARE...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT
1242 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013



...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE LOW AND MID 30S LATE TONIGHT.

* AREAS OF FROST CAN BE EXPECTED.

IMPACTS...

* DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED TENDER VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

* A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP 
DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS 
IN THE ADVISED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER 
VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS 
SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD.

&&

MTZ002-003-043-231800-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WS.W.0003.130523T1543Z-130523T1800Z/
WEST GLACIER REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
943 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013



...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY WET SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
MDT TODAY.

* IMPACTS/TIMING: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS MORNING.
THE HEAVY NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO
BREAK CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED BRANCHES. SLUSHY ROADWAYS
ARE MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BAD ROCK CANYON...ESSEX...HIGHWAY
83 BIGFORK TO SWAN LAKE...MARIAS PASS...POLEBRIDGE...FLATHEAD
VALLEY...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY
LAKE TO CONDON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

MTZ009-048-232100-
/O.CON.KTFX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130524T1800Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS
454 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013



...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT
FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR SNOW REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY.

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS
MORNING AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET THEN DIMINISH TO LIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER NOON TODAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL
REDEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
BEFORE ENDING WITH SNOW LEVELS CONTINUING AROUND 5500 FEET. TEMPERATURES
AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS ON
ROADWAYS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES...HOWEVER HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS
EXPECTED OVER MARIS PASS...WHILE ABOVE 7000 FEET ISOLATED

3a5
AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE 
HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS: TRAVELERS OVER MARIAS PASS SHOULD EXPECT REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLY SOME MINOR SLUSH BUILDUP ON THE
ROADWAY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
THOSE VENTURING TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET IN GLACIER NATIONAL
PARK AND IN THE BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR WINTER CONDITIONS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MARIAS PASS.

* TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE 
VISIT. WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

MTZ016-017-021>023-241000-
/O.EXT.KGGW.LW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130524T1000Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-
PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-MCCONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK...
HINSDALE...FRAZER...WINNETT...JORDAN...CIRCLE
343 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013



...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR
FORT PECK LAKE...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR FORT PECK LAKE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM MDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF THE LAKE ROUGH 
AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP 
OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO FORT PECK
LAKE. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY
CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

&&

...RENWICK DAM SITUATION...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN AFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
AREAS DOWNSTREAM OF THE RENWICK DAM ON THE TONGUE RIVER. WATER
REMAINS VERY HIGH AT THE DAM SITE AND IS BEING HELD BACK BY A
CONSTRUCTED EARTHEN LEVEE ON TOP OF THE DAM STRUCTURE. ALSO...
OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEVERAL RETENTION DAMS WEST OF
RENWICK DAM.

AT THIS TIME...OFFICIALS NOTE THE TEMPORARY LEVEE ON TOP OF THE
RENWICK DAM APPEARS TO BE STABLE AND WILL BE CONTINUALLY
MONITORED. HOWEVER...THE THREAT REMAINS AND FAILURE WOULD MEAN
MAJOR FLOODING WOULD BE IMMINENT FOR THE CITIES OF AKRA...
CAVALIER...AND BATHGATE.

NDZ008-241800-
/O.CON.KFGF.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-130524T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PEMBINA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CAVALIER
1032 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
AREA...PEMBINA COUNTY. 

* THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON

* WATER REMAINS VERY HIGH AT THE RENWICK DAM AND IS BEING HELD 
BACK BY A CONSTRUCTED EARTHEN LEVEE ON TOP OF THE DAM 
STRUCTURE. OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DAM AND THE NEW 
CLAY LEVEE FOR ANY EROSION. 

* AT THIS TIME...OFFICIALS NOTE THE TEMPORARY LEVEE ON TOP OF 
THE RENWICK DAM APPEARS TO BE STABLE AND WILL BE CONTINUALLY 
MONITORED. HOWEVER...THE THREAT REMAINS AND FAILURE WOULD MEAN 
MAJOR FLOODING WOULD BE IMMINENT FOR THE CITIES OF AKRA... 
CAVALIER...AND BATHGATE. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

NYC045-049-075-231800-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-130523T1800Z/
LEWIS NY-JEFFERSON NY-OSWEGO NY-
120 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013



...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN OSWEGO...SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND CENTRAL LEWIS
COUNTIES...

AT 115 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 16 MILES WEST OF
MARTINSBURG...OR 21 MILES SOUTH OF WATERTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
MARTINSBURG...
LOWVILLE...

LAT...LON 4359 7589 4374 7594 4399 7544 4369 7521
TIME...MOT...LOC 1720Z 244DEG 37KT 4370 7572

...POCKETS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY ALONG NARRAGANSETT BAY
EARLY THIS EVENING...

.THE COMBINATION OF A SOUTHWEST WIND PUSHING WATER UP THE BAY AND
A HIGH SPRING TIDE WILL LIKELY CAUSE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN A
FEW SPOTS ALONG NARRAGANSETT BAY...AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE BETWEEN
7 AND 8 PM THIS EVENING.

RIZ002-004>007-232315-
/O.NEW.KBOX.CF.Y.0005.130523T2200Z-130524T0100Z/
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-
NEWPORT RI-
1106 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013



...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.

* LOCATION...NARRAGANSETT BAY SHORELINE IN RHODE ISLAND.

* COASTAL FLOODING...LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG
VULNERABLE AREAS.

* TIMING...WITHIN AN HOUR OR SO OF THE HIGH TIDE...WHICH OCCURS
BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM.

* IMPACTS...A FEW SHORE ROADS AND POSSIBLY A FEW BASEMENTS WILL BE
FLOODED AROUND THE TIME OF THE EVENING HIGH TIDE. THE FLOODING
COULD BE EXACERBATED IF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS PRODUCE FRESH WATER
RUNOFF AT THE TIME OF THE HIGH TIDE.

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.

&&

&&

ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.

NARRAGANSETT BAY - FOX POINT

TOTAL                ASTRO
TIDE    DAY/TIME     TIDE    SURGE    WAVES      FLOOD
/FT/                 /FT/     /FT/     /FT/    CATEGORY
-------  ----------  -------  -------  -------  ----------
7.2    23/07 PM     6.0      1.2       2       MINOR
5.1    24/08 AM     5.1      0.0       1        NONE
6.1    25/08 PM     6.1      0.0      1-2       NONE
5.3    25/09 AM     5.3      0.0       3        NONE
6.3    25/09 PM     6.3      0.0       3        NONE

NARRAGANSETT BAY - CONIMICUT POINT

TOTAL                ASTRO
TIDE    DAY/TIME     TIDE    SURGE    WAVES      FLOOD
/FT/                 /FT/     /FT/     /FT/    CATEGORY
-------  ----------  -------  -------  -------  ----------
6.7    23/07 PM     5.5      1.2       2       MINOR
5.2    24/08 AM     4.8      0.4       1        NONE
5.9    25/08 PM     5.8      0.1      1-2       NONE
5.0    25/09 AM     5.0      0.0       3        NONE
6.0    25/09 PM     6.0      0.0       3        NONE

POINT JUDITH

TOTAL                ASTRO
TIDE    DAY/TIME     TIDE    SURGE    WAVES      FLOOD
/FT/                 /FT/     /FT/     /FT/    CATEGORY
-------  ----------  -------  -------  -------  ----------
5.1    23/07 PM     4.2      0.9      5-6       NONE
3.5    24/08 AM     3.3      0.2      5-6       NONE
4.5    25/08 PM     4.4      0.1      5-6       NONE
3.6    25/08 AM     3.4      0.2       6        NONE
4.5    25/09 PM     4.5      0.0       5        NONE

WESTERLY

TOTAL                ASTRO
TIDE    DAY/TIME     TIDE    SURGE    WAVES      FLOOD
/FT/                 /FT/     /FT/     /FT/    CATEGORY
-------  ----------  -------  -------  -------  ----------
4.2    23/07 PM     3.3      0.9      3-4       NONE
3.0    24/08 AM     2.9      0.1      3-4       NONE
3.8    24/09 PM     3.7      0.1       4        NONE
3.1    25/09 AM     3.0      0.1       4        NONE
3.7    25/10 PM     3.7      0.0      3-4       NONE

NEWPORT HARBOR

TOTAL                ASTRO
TIDE    DAY/TIME     TIDE    SURGE    WAVES      FLOOD
/FT/                 /FT/     /FT/     /FT/    CATEGORY
-------  ----------  -------  -------  -------  ----------
6.1    23/07 PM     4.9      1.2       2        NONE
4.5    24/08 AM     4.1      0.4      1-2       NONE
5.3    25/08 PM     5.2      0.1      1-2       NONE
4.3    25/08 AM     4.2      0.1       3        NONE
5.3    25/09 PM     5.3      0.0       3        NONE

...UNSEASONABLY COLD NIGHT EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...

.A CHILLY CANADIAN AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE INTO THE AREA
TODAY ON NORTH WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF CLEAR SKIES...COOL DRY
AIR...AND DIMINISHING WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO
UNSEASONABLY COLD LEVELS TONIGHT. COLD-SENSITIVE PLANTS WILL
REQUIRE PROTECTION TO ENSURE THEIR SURVIVAL.

WIZ005-010>013-018-019-021-240000-
/O.CON.KGRB.FZ.W.0002.130524T0500Z-130524T1200Z/
VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-
NORTHERN OCONTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO
1033 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013



...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
CDT FRIDAY...

* LOW TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 30 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST 
OF THE AREA TONIGHT. SOME OF THE CLIMATOLOGICALLY COLD SPOTS 
COULD HAVE TEMPERATURES DROP TO NEAR 20 DEGREES. 

* THE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS... 
RESULTING IN A HARD FREEZE. THIS WILL LIKELY KILL ANY COLD- 
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 

* FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES 
THEN WILL NOT BE AS COLD AS THOSE EXPECTED TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED.
COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION THAT IS LEFT UNPROTECTED WILL LIKELY BE
KILLED. IF POSSIBLE...SHELTER ANY COLD-SENSITIVE PLANTS IN A
GARAGE OR SHED OVERNIGHT. IF THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE...COVER THE
PLANTS WITH A TARP OR CLOTH.

&&

...DENSE FOG TO CONTINUE OVER THE SUMMIT THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE WILL MAINTAIN
AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING FOR THE SUMMIT AND EASTERN 
FOOTHILLS. VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING.

WYZ116-117-231800-
/O.EXT.KCYS.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130523T1800Z/
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...PUMPKIN VINE...
HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER
1000 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013



...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. 

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
HAZARDOUS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 318 AND 355. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

&&

...BLOWING DUST HEALTH ALERT IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE POWDER
RIVER BASIN OF NORTHEASTERN WYOMING UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS 
TO 60 MPH. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING.

THE WYOMING AIR QUALITY DIVISION RECOMMENDS THE ELDERLY...YOUNG
CHILDREN...AND INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS AVOID EXCESSIVE
PHYSICAL EXERTION AND MINIMIZE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THIS
TIME. ALTHOUGH THESE PEOPLE ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEALTH
IMPACTS...THE AIR QUALITY DIVISION ALSO ADVISES THAT EVERYONE SHOULD
AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE POOR AIR QUALITY CONDITIONS.

WYZ054>056-058-231945-
/O.NEW.KUNR.HW.W.0005.130523T1137Z-130524T0300Z/
NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTERN CROOK-WESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILLETTE...WRIGHT...MOORCROFT...
HULETT...NEWCASTLE
537 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013



...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN LARGE TREES...AND 
DAMAGE ROOFS...SMALL OUTBUILDINGS...AND SIGNS. SUDDEN WIND 
GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN 
LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE 
BLOWING DUST...REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND FLYING DEBRIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS 40 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&