AKZ210-211-250030-
/O.NEW.PAFG.FA.Y.0005.130524T0033Z-130525T0030Z/
/00000.N.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST AK-
NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA AK-
433 PM AKDT THU MAY 23 2013



...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM AKDT FRIDAY 
FOR THE NOME AND SNAKE RIVERS IN THE NOME AREA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR RAIN AND MELTING SNOW IN THE NOME AND SNAKE 
RIVERS

* UNTIL 430 PM AKDT FRIDAY

* WATER FROM RAIN AND SNOW MELT IS FLOWING ON TOP OF THE ICE IN THE 
NOME AND SNAKE RIVER. WATER LEVELS HAVE REACHED ADVISORY STAGE AND 
CONTINUE TO RISE. IT IS EXPECTED THAT WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH 
THROUGH FRIDAY AND COULD POSSIBLE RISE TO HIGHER LEVELS. 

* FLOODING IS NOW OCCURRING IN LOW LYING YARDS ALONG THE SNAKE 
RIVER. AT THIS TIME IT IS EXPECTED THAT FLOODING WILL REMAIN MINOR 
AND ONLY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE NOME AND SNAKE RIVERS. 
WATER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGH THROUGH FRIDAY.

LAT...LON 6487 16541 6483 16443 6450 16439 6442 16475
6440 16492 6440 16506 6449 16556

AKZ220-240730-
/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
327 PM 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.

* AN ICE JAM HAS FORMED NEAR HODZANA SLOUGH APPROXIMATELY 25
MILES DOWNRIVER FROM BEAVER. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WATER
IS BACKING UP BEHIND THE ICE JAM FLOODING LOW LYING AREAS
AND CAUSING WATER LEVELS TO RISE AT BEAVER. CURRENTLY AT
BEAVER THE RIVER LEVEL REMAINS BELOW FLOOD STAGE. THIS ICE
JAM IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WHICH
WILL LIKELY CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE SHARPLY AT STEVENS 
VILLAGE.

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.

&&

...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.

&&

...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...

.A DRIER AIRMASS ON FRIDAY MAY LEAD TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE AREA. DUE TO UNCERTAINTY ON SOME OF THE VALUES THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS NOT BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING YET
BUT THAT MAY OCCUR LATER TONIGHT.

ALZ065>069-240900-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0014.130524T1800Z-130525T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
214 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT 
8bb
FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...

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

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 27 TO 28 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.

&&

AMZ610-240345-
/O.CON.KMFL.MA.W.0149.000000T0000Z-130524T0345Z/
1117 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013



...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA...
SOUTHEASTERN LAKE OKEECHOBEE

AT 1113 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OF 34 
KNOTS OR GREATER...LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SOUTH BAY...MOVING 
SOUTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS.

A WIND GUST OF 33 KNOTS WAS RECORDED BY A SOUTH FLORIDA WATER 
MANAGEMENT SENSOR OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE LAKE AT 10:50 PM.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT

SOUTH BAY...
BELLE GLADE...

AND SURROUNDING COASTAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AS THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE WATER...BOATERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WIND
AND HIGH WAVES. MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR OR STAY CLOSE TO SHORE UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.

&&

LAT...LON 2684 8067 2680 8070 2676 8069 2674 8070
2676 8073 2674 8074 2670 8072 2668 8074
2670 8078 2670 8082 2680 8098 2695 8077
TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 313DEG 15KT 2678 8079

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
ARKANSAS...LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI..

MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR GREENVILLE AFFECTING CHICOT...EAST 
CARROLL...ISSAQUENA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT VICKSBURG AFFECTING MADISON...TENSAS...
CLAIBORNE...JEFFERSON AND WARREN COUNTIES/PARISHES 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT NATCHEZ AFFECTING CONCORDIA...ADAMS AND 
WILKINSON COUNTIES/PARISHES 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS ROADWAYS! THE 
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION IF 
VENTURING NEAR RIVERBANKS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY SHOULD 
RISING WATER THREATEN YOUR SAFETY. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND, DON'T 
DROWN!

THE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED AND THAT WHICH 
IS FORECAST TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS FOR ALL SITES BUT TIBBEE 
CREEK...LUXAPALLILA CREEK...NOXUBEE RIVER...AND THE TOMBIGEE RIVER 
WHERE 48 HOURS OF FORECAST RAINFALL ARE ROUTINELY USED.

THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED UPDATE IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AND 10 AM.

&&

ARC017-LAC035-MSC055-151-250801-
/O.CON.KJAN.FL.W.0106.000000T0000Z-130526T0900Z/
/GEEM6.1.ER.130513T0035Z.130519T1100Z.130525T1800Z.NO/
901 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013



THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR GREENVILLE
* UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* AT 8:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 48.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 48.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

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

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GREENVILLE     48  48.5 THU 08 PM  48.4  48.1  47.7    FALLING

...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE FOR THE CENTRAL COAST AND ANTELOPE
VALLEY...

.GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING FOR THE
CENTRAL COAST AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. THERE WILL STILL BE GUSTY
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYON ALONG
THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST BUT THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE LESS
THAN 35 MPH.

CAZ034-035-240400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-130524T0400Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...
MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...
VANDENBERG
712 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013



...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND
ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO HIGH PROFILE 
VEHICLES AND TRAILERS ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAYS 1 AND 101.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

...NOT AS COLD TONIGHT BUT STILL FROSTY FOR PORTIONS
OF INTERIOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...

CAZ004-240700-
/O.NEW.KEKA.FR.Y.0020.130524T0900Z-130524T1500Z/
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
232 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013



...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* LOW TEMPERATURES...LOW TO MID 30S.

* LOCATIONS...TRINITY COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO PROTECT
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ADDITIONALLY...SENSITIVE POTTED PLANTS
NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
DURING THE GROWING SEASON.

&&

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
FAIRFIELD COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...
EASTERN PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
NORTHWESTERN NEW HAVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...
WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
EASTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 245 AM EDT...

* HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED FOR THE TIME BEING. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM 
EARLIER RAINFALL...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL 
FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS AND LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE 
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 4088 7376 4092 7392 4074 7402 4071 7407
4075 7421 4086 7420 4097 7414 4109 7412
4100 7389 4115 7389 4125 7397 4129 7394
4132 7398 4136 7356 4147 7353 4148 7333
4151 7331 4152 7317 4155 7317 4160 7305

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>004-008>012-026-NHZ011-015-241000-
/O.NEW.KBOX.FF.A.0001.130524T0141Z-130524T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION...
VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...
ORANGE...BARRE...FITCHBURG...CHESTERFIELD...BLANDFORD...AMHERST...
NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...AYER...
JAFFREY...KEENE...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
941 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... 
MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INCLUDING THE 
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD CT... 
TOLLAND CT AND WINDHAM CT. IN MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN FRANKLIN 
MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...NORTHERN 
MIDDLESEX MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...
WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...WESTERN HAMPDEN MA AND WESTERN 
HAMPSHIRE MA. IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...CHESHIRE NH AND 
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH. 

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* PERSISTENT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SOME AREAS WITH THE WATCH HAVE ALREADY SEEN
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL EARLIER THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
OVERNIGHT...PARTICULARLY WITHIN STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS...COULD
RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. 

* THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALLER
TRIBUTARIES...STREAMS AND CREEKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

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>054-242000-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-MONTGOMERY-PRINCE GEORGES-
CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-LOUDOUN-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-
425 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013



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

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

IDZ010-240500-
/O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-130524T1500Z/
EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-
611 PM MDT THU MAY 23 2013



...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT
FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...WITH
THE PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO MOSTLY SNOW BY 10 PM THIS EVENING.
ROADS MAY BECOME SLUSHY CAUSING DIFFICULT TRAVEL...PARTICULARLY
OVER LOST TRAIL PASS AND GILMORE SUMMIT. SLUSHY SNOW IN SALMON
COULD BREAK TREE BRANCHES WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES OVER LOST TRAIL PASS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY 
TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE...
LEMHI PASS...SALMON

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.

&&

INZ003-MIZ077-240430-
/O.CON.KIWX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-130525T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
419 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 /319 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013/



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

* HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPE
4ec
CTED...

* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...

* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH
AND WAVES 10 TO 14 FEET THIS EVENING SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET
OVERNIGHT. WAVES OF 4 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY.

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.

&&

.A SURFACE LOW ACROSS WYOMING WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A VERY
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST MONTANA RESULTING IN
STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

MTZ033-037-240600-
/O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130524T0600Z/
FALLON-CARTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...EKALAKA
909 PM MDT THU MAY 23 2013



...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING 
CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST 
ORIENTED ROADS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. A WIND GUST CLOSE TO
50 MPH WAS RECORDED AT BAKER AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

MTZ007-240500-
/O.CON.KMSO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130524T1500Z/
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION-
611 PM MDT THU MAY 23 2013



...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS/TIMING: A STEADY RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE BUTTE
AREA THIS EVENING. THE RAIN WILL GENERALLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY
10 PM THIS EVENING. BECAUSE THIS SNOW IS VERY WET...SOME TREE
AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. SLUSHY ROADWAYS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES IS
EXPECTED FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 
12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS

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.

&&

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.

&&

NVZ030-031-034-037>040-241300-
/O.CON.KLKN.FZ.W.0001.130524T0900Z-130524T1300Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN...
AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...ELKO...
SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...
ROUND MOUNTAIN
716 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013



...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* TEMPERATURES...29 TO 32 DEGREES WITH A FEW VALLEY LOCATIONS 
BELOW 29 DEGREES. 

* TIMING...COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL BETWEEN 4AM AND 6AM.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...WINNEMUCCA...
MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND
VALLEY...WELLS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...TONOPAH...ROUND
MOUNTAIN.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN DAMAGE OR KILL EXPOSED
PLANTS. PLEASE PROTECT YOUR PLANTS FROM THE COLD. OUTDOOR
ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR COLD WEATHER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

TXC173-240345-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-130524T0345Z/
GLASSCOCK TX-
1020 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013



...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR GLASSCOCK COUNTY...

AT 1017 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEES
TO SAINT LAWRENCE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTHEAST
OF GARDEN CITY TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF GARDEN CITY...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE...
SOUTHEASTERN GLASSCOCK COUNTY AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GLASSCOCK
COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3165 10175 3203 10169 3209 10167 3209 10126
3165 10126
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 280DEG 20KT 3199 10131 3164 10146

...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.