AKZ222-181400-
/X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0073.000000T0000Z-130518T2000Z/
MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...FAIRBANKS...FORT WAINWRIGHT...EIELSON AFB...ESTER...
NORTH POLE...MOOSE CREEK...TWO RIVERS...FOX...CHATANIKA...
CHENA HOT SPRINGS...SOURDOUGH CAMP
842 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013



...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT
SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET ELEVATION...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...ABOVE 1500 FEET ELEVATION

* SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...FOR A STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AMOUNTS
OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME OF THE SNOW MELTING
AS IT HITS THE GROUND.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING THEN 
DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 
INTO DRIFTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR 
ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER
HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

&&

AKZ225-181400-
/X.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130518T1400Z/
DENALI-
INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...
KANTISHNA
842 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013



...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY. 

* SNOW...3 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT...FOR A STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 
OF 6 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EAST OF TOKLAT. 

* VISIBILITY...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 
ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. 

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND DIMINISH 
SATURDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 
INTO DRIFTS. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ONE OR MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER
WEATHER HAZARDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED.

&&

AKZ222-223-190600-
/O.EXT.PAFG.FA.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130519T0600Z/
/00000.N.IJ.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS AK-MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY AK-
548 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013



...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR THE 
TANANA RIVER IN SALCHA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR ICE JAM FLOODING THE TANANA RIVER IN SALCHA

* UNTIL 1000 PM AKDT SATURDAY

* AN ICE JAM REMAINS IN PLACE ON THE TANANA RIVER APPROXIMATELY
1/2 MILE DOWNSTREAM OF THE BOONDOX BAR IN SALCHA.

* THE TANANA RIVER IS FLOWING OVERBANK IN THE VICINITY OF THE        
BOONDOX BAR IN SALCHA. SALCHA RESCUE REPORTS FLOODING CONTINUES ON 
THE SOUTH END OF THE OLD RICHARDSON HIGHWAY AND THE ROAD IS        
IMPASSABLE. MINOR FLOODING IS IMPACTING SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL YARDS  
AND HAS SURROUNDED AT LEAST ONE HOME IN THE AREA. FLOODING IS NOT  
IMPACTING THE MAIN RICHARDSON HIGHWAY.

WATER LEVELS HAVE BEEN FLUCTUATING BY SEVERAL FEET AND WILL C      
CONTINUE AS ADDITIONAL ICE MOVES DOWN THE TANANA RIVER AND HANGS   
UP BEHIND THE ICE JAM. AT THIS TIME THE TANANA RIVER IS NOT        
FLOWING INTO PILEDRIVER SLOUGH. RESIDENTS NEAR THE BOONDOX BAR AND 
ALONG THE OLD RICHARDSON HIGHWAY ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE     
LEVEL OF THE TANANA RIVER AND PILEDRIVER SLOUGH. FLOODING WILL     
LIKELY PERSIST UNTIL THE ICE JAM RELEASES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 6458 14717 6458 14706 6452 14697 6451 14708

AKZ220-190015-
/O.COR.PAFG.FA.A.0001.130518T0200Z-130522T0600Z/
/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
404 PM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013



...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE
YUKON RIVER AT CIRCLE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR THE YUKON RIVER AT C
e33
IRCLE

* THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING

* THE YUKON RIVER ICE STARTED MOVING IN EAGLE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
MAY 17TH. THE ICE MOVED FOR THREE HOURS BEFORE A JAM FORMED
DOWNSTREAM. EAGLE EXPERIENCED MODERATE FLOODING UNTIL THE JAM
BROKE FREE SEVERAL HOURS LATER. THE CONDITION OF THE ICE BETWEEN
EAGLE AND CIRCLE COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE FORMATION OF ADDITIONAL
ICE JAMS.

* THE BREAKUP FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE PAST CIRCLE SOMETIME EARLY
NEXT WEEK. IF ADDITIONAL ICE JAMS FORM UPSTREAM OF CIRCLE...A
SURGE OF WATER MAY MOVE DOWNRIVER WHEN THE ICE JAMS RELEASE.
WHEN THE BREAKUP FRONT MOVES PAST CIRCLE...WATER COULD START
RISING RAPIDLY IF ICE FLOWS BACK UP BEHIND THE BREAKUP FRONT.

THE RIVER WATCH TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CONDITIONS ON THE
RIVER BETWEEN EAGLE AND CIRCLE.

RESIDENTS NEAR THE RIVER IN CIRCLE SHOULD MONITOR CONDITIONS
AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. WATER LEVELS
CAN RISE VERY QUICKLY WHEN AN ICE JAM OCCURS DOWNSTREAM OF A
COMMUNITY.

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.

&&

ALC015-121-181400-
/O.CON.KBMX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130518T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CALHOUN AL-TALLADEGA AL-
603 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TALLADEGA AND
SOUTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM CDT...

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR OXFORD...ANNISTON...AND TALLADEGA...

AT 557 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING WAS 
OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA...AND SWIFT WATER 
RESCUES WERE ONGOING. IN ADDITION...STREAMS AND CREEKS HAVE RISEN 
OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND NUMEROUS ROADWAYS ARE IMPASSABLE. FOUR TO SIX 
INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THIS AREA WITH AN 
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHILDERSBURG...COBB TOWN...OXFORD...SYLACAUGA...TALLADEGA...TALLADEGA
SPRINGS...WEST END-COBB TOWN...ALPINE...ANNISTON REGIONAL AIRPORT...
BYNUM...FAYETTEVILLE...GRANT TOWN...HOBSON CITY...HONDA MANUFACTURING
OF ALABAMA...LINCOLN...OXFORD LAKE...SYCAMORE...TALLADEGA MUNICIPAL 
AIRPORT...TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY...WALDO AND WINTERBORO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS...LIFE THREATENING SITUATION AND EVERY PRECAUTION
SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AVOID LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EXTENSIVE
FLOODING IS EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID WATER COVERED ROADS AND
FIND ALTERNATIVE ROUTES.

&&

LAT...LON 3365 8571 3350 8585 3350 8590 3340 8593
3338 8598 3335 8598 3329 8603 3330 8612
3320 8612 3319 8617 3311 8618 3311 8649
3312 8646 3314 8647 3368 8611

...DENSE FOG TO IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH...

.MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE HAS CREATED FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
DENSE FOG ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI
BOOTHEEL...MUCH OF WEST TENNESSEE...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS
MORNING BEFORE IMPROVING CONDITIONS RETURN BY MID MORNING.

ARZ008-009-017-018-028-MOZ113-115-MSZ005-006-TNZ001>004-019>021-
048>055-089>092-181400-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FG.Y.0010.130518T0723Z-130518T1400Z/
RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-MISSISSIPPI-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-ALCORN-
TISHOMINGO-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-
LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-
DECATUR-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...
BLYTHEVILLE...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...CORINTH...IUKA...
UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...
MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH
223 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013



...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AND CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS EARLY THIS
MORNING. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REDUCE HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN
AREAS WHERE DENSE FOG IS ENCOUNTERED.

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.

&&

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BUTTAHATCHIE RIVER...MISSISSIPPI 
RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE NEXT RIVER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED TOMORROW MORNING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

FOR GRAPHICAL RIVER AND FLOOD INFORMATION...PLEASE GO TO 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK NEAR MEMPHIS ON THE MAP. THEN SELECT RIVERS
AND LAKES AHPS UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS.

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE 
LATEST RIVER INFORMATION.

&&

ARC093-TNC097-167-190159-
/O.CON.KMEG.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/OSGA4.2.ER.130424T1410Z.130511T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
859 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013



THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BELOW OSCEOLA
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 08 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 33.1 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.
* AT 33.0 FEET...TENNESSEE HIGHWAY 19 WEST IS FLOODING EAST OF 
JOHNSON LAKE SOUTHWEST OF ASHPORT. SETTLEMENT ON CRAWFORD ROAD EAST
NORTH OF FORT PILLOW IS BEGINNING TO FLOOD. T. ROSSINGER, CONNER 
AND JACK RABBIT ROADS ARE FLOODED.  WEST LEG OF CRUTCHER LAKE ROAD 
IS FLOODING STOPPING EVACUATIONS. FARMSTEAD ON HIGHWAY 19 JUST WEST
OF THE NORTH END OF T. ROSSINGER IS BEGINNING TO FLOOD. LONG HOLE 
ROAD IS COVERED. MOST HOMESTEADS ALONG COLD CREEK ROAD ARE FLOODED.
OLD MIDDLE FORK FORKED DEER RIVER IS FLOWING WEST.

ASZ001-002-181415-
TUTUILA-AUNUU-MANUA-
307 PM SST FRI MAY 17 2013



...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...

* SURF...HAZARDOUS SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 12 FEET.

* TIMING...UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL AFFECT SOUTH
FACING REEFS.

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 THE SHORELINE 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
307 AOAULI ASO FARAILE ME 17 2013

...O LOO FAAAUAU PEA FAUTUAGA MO GALU MAUALULUGA...

* GALU...10 I LE 12 FUTU.

* TAIMI...SEIA OO INA FAAITIITIA I LE PO O LE ASO SA.

* NOFOAGA AAFIA...E MAUALULUGA MA SIISII TULAGA O GALU MA
SAMI...MA O LE A AAFIA AI MATAFAGA I LE ITU I SAUTE O LE ATUNUU.

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. 
FAAMOLEMOLE IA FAAUTAGIA MAI LENEI FAUTUAGA.

...GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A TIGHTENING NORTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING
GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR
AND ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AS WELL AS THE ANTELOPE
VALLEY.

CAZ053-054-181915-
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-130519T1800Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
402 AM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013



...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
45 AND 50 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS DRIVING ON 
AREA ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138 
SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR
GREATER ARE EXPECTED.

&&

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
HIGH HAINES INDICES...PROLONGED DROUGHT AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON UNTIL 8 PM TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227...233 AND
237. THIS INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY
AND BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

COZ224-227-190200-
/O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0013.130518T1800Z-130519T0200Z/
SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
410 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES
INDICES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224 AND 227...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES
INDICES AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8
PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224 AND 227.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE 
WERE TO START. 

* HAINES...5.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

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>054-182000-
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 FRI MAY 17 2013



THE FORECAST SATURDAY 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.

MEZ001>006-181845-
/O.CON.KCAR.FZ.W.0001.130519T0600Z-130519T1100Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK...
CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...
EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...
SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
634 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013



...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...MID TO UPPER 20S.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

MEZ011-017-032-181845-
/O.CON.KCAR.FR.Y.0005.130519T0600Z-130519T1100Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...
PRINCETON...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
634 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013



...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...LOWER 30S.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

MSC017-181130-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-130518T1130Z/
CHICKASAW MS-
604 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013



...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CHICKASAW COUNTY...

AT 604 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VAN
VLEET...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OKOLONA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO OKOLONA...VAN
VLEET...EGYPT AND BUENA VISTA.

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 3390 8896 3406 8889 3401 8872 3381 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 1104Z 300DEG 9KT 3394 8884

...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM NEAR A SLOW MOVING FRONT
THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SOME OF
THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-015-182000-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FF.A.0004.130518T1600Z-130519T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
537 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND 
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...ALLEGHANY NC...ASHE AND WATAUGA. IN 
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...GRAYSON AND SMYTH. 

* FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING

* SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA HAD AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES OF
RAIN SINCE FRIDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAINFALL...DUE TO STRONG...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE LARGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN ON FRIDAY.

* HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS...AND ANY FLOOD PRONE LOW-LYING
AREAS. 

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
3a
 WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY 11AM MDT TO 9PM MDT WEST CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS/LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING
FOR THE LOWER/MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

.AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF ARIZONA INTO NEW
MEXICO SATURDAY WILL RETURN GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW
HUMIDITIES...AND DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM EXPANDS
COVERAGE OVER NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL
DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN WITH CONTINUED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER POSSIBLE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND FROM THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS BORDER.

NMZ104-106>108-181400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.130519T1600Z-130520T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
741 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON 
HOURS UNTIL SUNSET SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
MPH SATURDAY. WEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH SUNDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY 
BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS SOUTH AND 
EAST. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

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