URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 359 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ORZ001>008-010>013-WAZ020>022-039-040-132000- /O.EXT.KPQR.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-060115T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA- GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY- SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY- CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-WILLAPA HILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK... LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...VERNONIA...JEWELL...TRASK... GRANDE RONDE...TIDEWATER...SWISSHOME...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE... HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM... MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...SANDY... SILVER FALLS STATE PARK...SWEET HOME...GOVERNMENT CAMP... DETROIT...SANTIAM PASS...VIDA...LOWELL...COTTAGE GROVE... MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS...FRANCES... RYDERWOOD...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...CATHLAMET...LONGVIEW...KELSO... CASTLE ROCK...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL...TOUTLE... ARIEL...COUGAR 359 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * SMALLER RIVERS HAVE RECEDED THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY BUT WILL RISE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. ANOTHER WET WEATHER SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION IS FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...ONCE AGAIN ALLOWING MUCH OF THE RAIN TO GO DIRECTLY TO RUNOFF. EXPECT RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST...AND UP TO 3 INCHES IN THE COAST RANGE AND CASCADES. THIS WILL CAUSE MANY RIVERS WHICH HAVE RECEDED BELOW FLOOD STAGE TO RISE BACK ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BEGINNING AS EARLY AS FRIDAY MORNING. * COASTAL RIVERS OF GREATEST CONCERN FOR THE WATCH ARE THE WILLAPA... NEHALEM...WILSON...TRASK...SILETZ...ALSEA AND SIUSLAW. THESE RIVERS WILL RISE THURSDAY NIGHT AND MAY EXCEED FLOOD STAGE AS EARLY AS FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...LOWER COLUMBIA...AND LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVERS OF GREATEST CONCERN FOR THE WATCH INCLUDE THE COWLITZ AND THE LEWIS. THE COWLITZ RIVER AT KELSO MAY REACH FLOOD STAGE AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING...AND THE LEWIS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOUT 2 FEET BELOW FLOOD STAGE THROUGH SATURDAY. WILLAMETTE RIVER MAINSTEM POINTS OF GREATEST CONCERN FOR THE WATCH ARE ALBANY AND ABOVE THE FALLS AT OREGON CITY...WITH RIVER LEVELS REMAINING ABOVE BANKFULL ALONG MOST REACHES OF THE WILLAMETTE. FLOODING CONTINUES ON SEVERAL OTHER RIVERS IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY...AND NUMEROUS FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT. REFER TO SPECIFIC WARNINGS FOR MORE INFORMATION. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL 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 NOON FRIDAY.

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