Port Ludlow, Washington

The Flood Warning continues for
the Skokomish River near Potlatch
* until late Tuesday night.
* At 4:00 PM Monday the stage was 16.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river crested at 17.0 feet at 1 PM Monday and will
continue to fall to below flood stage Tuesday evening.
* Impact... at 16.8 feet... the Skokomish River will cause major
flooding... with deep and quick flood waters inundating some
residential areas... many roads including US 101 and sr 106... and
much of The Farm land in the Skokomish Valley. Flooding will
occur all along the river including headwaters... tributaries... and
other streams within and near the Skokomish River basin.

1130 am PST Mon Nov 16 2009

The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a

* Flood Warning for small streams in...
Clallam County...
Jefferson County...
Mason County...
Grays Harbor County...

* until 1115 PM PST Tuesday.

* At 1117 am PST heavy rain over the Olympic Mountains will cause
widespread high water... including flooding... on small streams and
rivers of the olympic peninsula.

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
Stream rises will be slow and flash flooding is not expected.
However... all interested parties should take necessary precautions
immediately.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Runoff from the heavy rains could trigger landslides and debris
flows.

Additional rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are possible in the
warned area. Heavy rain will continue to fall this afternoon and
tonight before tapering to showers during the day Tuesday. Rivers
will remain high... in some cases flooding adjacent areas... through
Tuesday evening.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause elevated levels on
small creeks and streams... and ponding of water on country roads and
farmland along the banks of creeks and streams.

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 4839 12476 4817 12404 4806 12270 4811 12270
      4810 12269 4788 12261 4768 12284 4782 12287
      4738 12315 4735 12315 4752 12280 4718 12286
      4708 12320 4679 12316 4679 12411 4696 12382
      4704 12411 4692 12417 4693 12417


Burke
weather.Gov/Seattle

... Flood Watch remains in effect through Wednesday morning...

The Flood Watch continues for

* portions of western Washington... including the following
counties... Grays Harbor... Clallam... Jefferson... Skagit...
Whatcom... Lewis... Mason... Snohomish... Thurston.

* Through Wednesday morning

* heavy rain in the Olympics drove several rivers above flood
stage today. More rivers could flood tonight as heavy rain
continues. The Chehalis river and its tributaries could
experience minor flooding late tonight or Tuesday... but flooding
is not yet certain on most of the river.

* The Nooksack river in Whatcom County cloud also flood. If
flooding does develop on the Nooksack river it would most likely
occur Tuesday morning. The Skagit River in Skagit County and the
stillaguamish river in Snohomish County could also have minor
flooding.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means conditions are favorable for flooding but
flooding is not imminent or occurring. Monitor the latest
forecasts from the National Weather Service and be ready to act
quickly if flooding is observed or a warning is issued.

... Wind Advisory remains in effect until noon PST Tuesday...

A Wind Advisory remains in effect until noon PST Tuesday.

Another period of damaging winds is possible tonight through
Tuesday morning as a deep surface low moves northeast across
Vancouver Island. Widespread winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to
50 mph are possible with this system.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained winds of 30 to 39 mph or
gusts of 45 to 57 mph are likely. Winds this strong can snap small
tree branches... topple small or shallow-rooted trees... and cause
local power outages.

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Quillayute WA Airport...

a record rainfall of 2.23 inch(es) was set at Quillayute WA Airport
today. This breaks the old record of 1.57 set in 1983.