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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
927 PM CDT SAT SEP 20 2008

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED
 A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE...

  RIO GRANDE

 ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS.
 ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CHANGE THESE RIVER FORECAST LEVELS.

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927 PM CDT SAT SEP 20 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE RIO GRANDE AT FOSTER RANCH.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 08PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS...22.9 FEET (7.0 METERS).
* RECORD FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND RECORD FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET (4.3 METERS).
* BANKFULL STAGE IS 14.0 FEET (4.3 METERS).
* THE RIVER IS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.8 FEET
  (7.3 METERS) BY MONDAY MORNING. THIS IS A NEW RECORD FLOOD EVENT FOR FOSTER
  RANCH ON THE RIO GRANDE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FLOODING WAS 22.7 FEET
  (6.9 METERS) BACK ON JULY 18, 1976. THE RIVER WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO FALL
   BY EARLY TUESDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 22.0 FEET...MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS ABOVE DRYDEN TO LAKE
  AMISTAD. BELOW FOSTER RANCH...THE RIVER IS ONE THIRD MILE WIDE AND COVERS
  THE RIGHT FLOOD PLAIN TO THE CANYON WALL. CAMPERS...AUTOS...GEAR AND
  LIVESTOCK FLOOD ANYWHERE IN THE RIO GRANDE CANYON BOTTOM AND WILL WASH
  DOWNSTREAM.  CANOEING AND KAYAKING ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN THE RIO
  GRANDE RIVER ABOVE DRYDEN TO LAKE AMISTAD. TURBULENT FLOW...HUGE EDDIES
  AND WHIRLPOOLS OCCUR.

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BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (FEET):
                    BF  FLD   OBSERVED            FORECAST 7AM (FT)
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   SUN   MON   TUE   WED   THU
  FOSTER RANCH      14   14   22.9   SAT 08 PM  23.3  23.8  23.0  21.2  20.2


BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS (METERS):
                    BF  FLD   OBSERVED           FORECAST 7AM (M)
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   SUN   MON   TUE   WED   THU
  FOSTER RANCH       4    4    7.0   SAT 08 PM   7.1   7.3   7.0   6.5   6.2

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