673 WGUS66 KPQR 200522 FFAPQR FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 922 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH FOR RIVERS IN NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON DRAINING THE COAST RANGE AND WILLAPA HILLS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .HEAVY RAIN AND SOME SNOW MELT WILL CAUSE SHARP RISES ON SEVERAL RIVERS DRAINING THE COASTAL HILLS AND MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. RIVERS ARE RISING IN RESPONSE TO HEAVY RAIN THAT OCCURRED OVER THE COAST RANGE THIS EVENING. A STALLING FRONT WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL RAIN...AND POSSIBLY SOME SNOW MELT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVY RAIN BROUGHT SNOW LEVELS DOWN IN THE NORTH COAST RANGE TO AROUND 600 FEET EARLIER THIS EVENING. THE RAIN WAS LIGHTER FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND SNOW LEVELS WHERE SNOW LEVELS HAVE REMAINED ABOVE 2500 FEET. ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...AND EXPECT VARIATIONS IN SNOW LEVELS WITH THE HEAVIER RAIN. THE TIMING OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND CHANGES IN THE SNOW LEVEL ADDS UNCERTAINTY TO HOW HIGH RIVERS DRAINING THE COAST RANGE WILL GET. ORZ001>004-006>008-WAZ021-201200- /O.CON.KPQR.FA.A.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY- SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK... LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...VERNONIA...JEWELL...TRASK... GRANDE RONDE...TIDEWATER...SWISSHOME...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND... OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS...EUGENE... CORVALLIS...ALBANY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...CATHLAMET 922 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWEST OREGON...CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON...CENTRAL OREGON COAST...CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY...COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON...GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA...NORTH OREGON COAST AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY. IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST. * THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...ALONG WITH SOME SNOW MELT...WILL CAUSE SHARP RISES ON SEVERAL RIVERS AND CREEKS DRAINING THE COAST RANGE IN NORTHWEST OREGON AND WILLAPA HILLS IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. SOME RIVERS MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED FLOOD STAGE. AT THIS TIME...ONLY MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED. * BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS...THE RIVERS MOST LIKELY TO REACH FLOOD STAGE INCLUDE...THE GRAYS RIVER IN WAHKIAKUM COUNTY... THE LOWER NEHALEM AND WILSON RIVERS IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY...THE MARYS RIVER IN BENTON COUNTY... AND THE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER IN POLK COUNTY...AND THE TUALATIN RIVER IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THESE AREAS MAY ALSO SEE FLOODING. AT THIS TIME... ANY FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE MINOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE AT SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES. 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. THE NEXT UPDATE FOR THIS WATCH WILL BE ISSUED BY 4 AM PST THURSDAY. && $$  386 WGUS66 KMFR 200550 FFAMFR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR 950 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OREGON... COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AFFECTING COOS COUNTY... NORTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER NEAR MYRTLE POINT AFFECTING COOS COUNTY... SOUTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER AT MYRTLE POINT AFFECTING COOS COUNTY... ORZ021-201750- /O.NEW.KMFR.FL.A.0044.121220T0550Z-121223T0600Z/ /COQO3.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 950 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE * UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 9:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.7 FEET. * FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD FRIDAY RISING TO 20.5 FEET...BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE. $$ ORZ021-023-201750- /O.NEW.KMFR.FL.A.0045.121220T0550Z-000000T0000Z/ /MYNO3.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 950 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR THE NORTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER NEAR MYRTLE POINT * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8:45 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 35.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD FRIDAY RISING TO 31 FEET...BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE. $$ ORZ021-201750- /O.NEW.KMFR.FL.A.0046.121220T0550Z-000000T0000Z/ /MYPO3.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 950 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SOUTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER AT MYRTLE POINT * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 33.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD FRIDAY RISING TO 31 FEET...BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE. $$ PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE AT SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE OR THERE MAY BE UNSEEN DAMAGE TO THE ROADWAY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS LIVING ALONG OR PLANNING ACTIVITIES NEAR RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS WEATHER SITUATION. BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS...VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. &&  335 WGUS66 KPQR 200759 FFAPQR FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1159 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH FOR RIVERS IN NORTHWEST OREGON DRAINING THE COAST RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...ALONG WITH SOME SNOW MELT WILL CAUSE CONTINUED RISES ON SEVERAL RIVERS DRAINING THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON. THE HEAVY RAIN BROUGHT SNOW LEVELS DOWN IN THE NORTH COAST RANGE TO AROUND 600 FEET EARLIER THIS EVENING. THE RAIN WAS LIGHTER FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST WHERE SNOW LEVELS HAVE REMAINED ABOVE 2500 FEET. ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...AND EXPECT VARIATIONS IN SNOW LEVELS WITH THE HEAVIER RAIN. THE TIMING OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND CHANGES IN THE SNOW LEVEL ADD UNCERTAINTY TO HOW HIGH RIVERS DRAINING THE COAST RANGE WILL GET. ORZ006-WAZ021-200900- /O.CAN.KPQR.FA.A.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY... GRESHAM...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...CATHLAMET 1159 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NOTE THAT THE WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON FOR RIVERS AND CREEKS DRAINING THE COAST RANGE. $$ ORZ001>004-007-008-201800- /O.CON.KPQR.FA.A.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY- SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK... LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...VERNONIA...JEWELL...TRASK... GRANDE RONDE...TIDEWATER...SWISSHOME...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE... DALLAS...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY 1159 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR RIVERS AND CREEKS DRAINING THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST RANGE IN NORTHWEST OREGON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHWEST OREGON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON...CENTRAL OREGON COAST...CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY...COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON...NORTH OREGON COAST AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY. * THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS...THE RIVERS MOST LIKELY TO APPROACH OR EXCEED FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY INCLUDE...THE LOWER NEHALEM RIVER IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY...THE SIUSLAW RIVER IN WESTERN LANE COUNTY...THE MARYS RIVER IN BENTON COUNTY...AND THE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER IN POLK COUNTY. SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THESE AREAS MAY ALSO SEE FLOODING. AT THIS TIME...ANY FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE MINOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE AT SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. THE NEXT UPDATE FOR THIS WATCH WILL BE ISSUED BY 10 AM PST THURSDAY. && $$  152 WGUS66 KMFR 201743 FFAMFR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR 943 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OREGON... COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AFFECTING COOS COUNTY... NORTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER NEAR MYRTLE POINT AFFECTING COOS COUNTY... SOUTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER AT MYRTLE POINT AFFECTING COOS COUNTY... ORZ021-210543- /O.CON.KMFR.FL.A.0044.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/ /COQO3.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 943 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE * UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 9:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. $$ ORZ021-023-210543- /O.CON.KMFR.FL.A.0045.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/ /MYNO3.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 943 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE NORTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER NEAR MYRTLE POINT * UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 8:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 35.0 FEET. * FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING. $$ ORZ021-210543- /O.CON.KMFR.FL.A.0046.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/ /MYPO3.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 943 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER AT MYRTLE POINT * UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 9:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 33.0 FEET. * FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY EARLY TOMORROW. $$ PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE AT SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE OR THERE MAY BE UNSEEN DAMAGE TO THE ROADWAY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS LIVING ALONG OR PLANNING ACTIVITIES NEAR RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS WEATHER SITUATION. BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS...VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. &&  548 WGUS66 KPQR 201758 FFAPQR FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 958 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH FOR RIVERS AND STREAMS IN NORTHWEST OREGON DRAINING THE COAST RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ORZ001>004-007-008-210230- /O.CON.KPQR.FA.A.0009.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY- SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK... LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...VERNONIA...JEWELL...TRASK... GRANDE RONDE...TIDEWATER...SWISSHOME...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE... DALLAS...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY 958 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR RIVERS AND STREAMS DRAINING THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST RANGE IN NORTHWEST OREGON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHWEST OREGON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON...CENTRAL OREGON COAST...CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY...COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON...NORTH OREGON COAST AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS...THE RIVERS MOST OF CONCERN THAT MAY RISE ABOVE BANKFULL AND APPROACH OR POSSIBLY EXCEED FLOOD STAGE TODAY INCLUDE...THE LOWER NEHALEM RIVER IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY...THE MARYS RIVER IN BENTON COUNTY...THE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER IN POLK COUNTY AND THE SIUSLAW RIVER IN COASTAL LANE COUNTY. SMALLER RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THESE AREAS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME FLOODING. AT THIS TIME... ANY FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE MINOR. * EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS THIS MORNING HAVE REPORTED HIGH WATER ON HIGHWAY 101 NEAR SEASIDE AS WELL AS THE TRASK RIVER ROAD...RESORT ROAD...SAND LAKE ROAD AND MIAMI-FOLEY ROAD IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE AT SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES. 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. THE NEXT UPDATE FOR THIS WATCH WILL BE ISSUED BY 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. && $$