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WILL FALL OVER THE SOUTHERN OLYMPICS TODAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE 5000 TO 6000 FEET. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THIS IS THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. WAC045-270630- /O.NEW.KSEW.FL.Y.0003.050427T0415Z-050427T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 403 PM PST SAT APR 26 2005 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH * FROM SATURDAY EVENING UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING * AT 345 PM PST SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS...13.9 FEET * FLOOD STAGE IS...16.0 FEET * FORECAST... CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE NEAR 15.7 FEET AROUND 11 PM SATURDAY. THEN FALL TO 13.7 FEET SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 15.0 FEET...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL LOCALY SPILL OVER ITS BANKS INTO LOW AREAS OF SKOKOMISH VALLEY. $ $ WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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WGUS86 KSEW 270003 FLSSEW FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 403 PM PST SAT APR 26 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN WESTERN WASHINGTON... SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLACH AFFECTING MASON COUNTY . FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 1 HEAVY RAIN
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gaging sites and established flood stages is possible. Flooding may have many causes, such as heavy rain in the vicinity of the river, melting
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The following is an example of a river flood advisory issued by the
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Weather statement indicating river-stem flooding has been observed or is imminent
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Appendix H – Products
Examples – Watches, Warnings, Advisories, and Statements
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1085:Heavy freezing spray warning
795:Urban and small stream flood
117:"River Flood Advisory (FLS)"
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1080:Heavy freezing spray watch
184:Severe weather terminology
1431:Hazardous weather outlook
1421:Special weather statement
618:Hurricane local statement
1426:Severe weather statement
1098:Marine weather statement
148:National Weather Service
25:National Weather Service
1309:Air stagnation advisory
1108:Beach hazards statement
1075:Freezing spray advisory
311:Winter weather advisory
845:Excessive heat warning
442:Freezing rain advisory
282:Special marine warning
1460:Information statement
1374:Volcanic ash advisory
1226:Blowing dust advisory
1103:Rip current statement
352:Blowing snow advisory
344:Blizzard/blowing snow
88:The Weather Channel.
1404:Saffir–Simpson scale
1346:Evacuation immediate
1268:Dense smoke advisory
1231:Blowing dust warning
1195:Extreme wind warning
1148:Advisory-force winds
1026:Hurricane-force wind
963:Small craft advisory
840:Excessive heat watch
21:river flood advisory
1406:(tropical cyclones)
968:Brisk wind advisory
920:Hard freeze warning
275:Marine thunderstorm
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1241:Dust storm warning
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1341:Fire warning
1211:particulates
1167:-force winds
956:Marine winds
887:Extreme cold
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321:Winter storm
205:Thunderstorm
127:. Retrieved
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98:. Retrieved
94:the original
83:
50:
20:
18:
1400:(tornadoes)
1385:used by NWS
878:PDS warning
818:temperature
769:River flood
673:Flash flood
592:Storm surge
416:Snow squall
261:PDS warning
855:Wind chill
827:Heat index
523:Hurricanes
371:Heavy snow
304:Advisories
75:References
1219:Dust/sand
1117:High surf
760:Statement
729:Statement
696:Emergency
686:PDS watch
457:Avalanche
266:Emergency
251:PDS watch
223:PDS watch
1475:Category
1455:Advisory
1392:Beaufort
1361:Aviation
1209:Airborne
943:Maritime
863:Advisory
816:Apparent
802:Advisory
776:Advisory
750:Advisory
714:Advisory
664:Advisory
569:Cyclones
546:Typhoons
491:cyclones
489:Tropical
475:Advisory
396:Advisory
213:Advisory
63:See also
41:ice jams
1450:Warning
1440:Tsunami
1059:Warning
1033:Warning
1017:Warning
996:Warning
949:weather
947:coastal
915:Warning
894:Warning
873:Warning
786:Warning
745:Warning
724:Warning
691:Warning
659:Warning
605:Warning
582:Warning
559:Warning
536:Warning
513:Warning
465:Warning
424:Warning
406:Warning
378:Warning
334:Warning
297:weather
256:Warning
238:Tornado
228:Warning
186:in the
47:Example
27:of the
1394:(wind)
1369:SIGMET
903:Freeze
295:Winter
197:storms
195:Severe
129:17 May
100:17 May
1446:Watch
1414:Other
1255:Smoke
1054:Watch
1038:Watch
1012:Watch
1005:Storm
991:Watch
910:Watch
868:Watch
781:Watch
755:Watch
719:Watch
681:Watch
654:Watch
647:Flood
638:Flood
600:Watch
577:Watch
554:Watch
531:Watch
508:Watch
470:Watch
401:Watch
329:Watch
246:Watch
218:Watch
120:(PDF)
33:river
1328:Fire
1165:Gale
1141:Wind
983:Gale
131:2011
102:2011
37:snow
1278:Ash
1251:Fog
945:and
434:Ice
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