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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
936 AM CDT MON OCT 27 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...


  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
  RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES

  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
  SOUTH BRANCH BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY

  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
  BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY

. PROJECTED CRESTS INCLUDE DILWORTH NEAR 14 FEET LATE THURSDAY...SABIN
JUST OVER 12 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND BETWEEN 20 AND 21 FEET AT
FARGO LATE TUESDAY.

THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY
PRECIPITATION THROUGH 7 AM TUESDAY.

SAFETY MESSAGES...TURN AROUND, DON`T DROWN...

 - DON`T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO REPORT FLOODING.

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT:      WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

THE FOLLOWING SEGMENTS CONTAIN RIVER INFORMATION FOR
THE SELECTED LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS MESSAGE.

MNC027-290236-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0028.081027T2100Z-081031T0600Z/
/SABM5.1.ER.081027T2100Z.081028T1800Z.081030T1800Z.NO/
936 AM CDT MON OCT 27 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SOUTH BRANCH BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING
  IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:48 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.4 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 12.0 FEET, FLOOD WARNING STAGE...MINOR.VERY
  MINOR FLOODING.

&&

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON
(MONTH/DAY)         10/28  10/29  10/30  10/31  11/01  11/02  11/03

S. BUFFALO RIVER
  SABIN             12.3   12.3   12.1   11.7   11.1   10.4    9.8

$$


FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
936 AM CDT MON OCT 27 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...


  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
  RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES

  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
  SOUTH BRANCH BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY

  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
  BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY

. PROJECTED CRESTS INCLUDE DILWORTH NEAR 14 FEET LATE THURSDAY...SABIN
JUST OVER 12 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND BETWEEN 20 AND 21 FEET AT
FARGO LATE TUESDAY.

THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY
PRECIPITATION THROUGH 7 AM TUESDAY.

SAFETY MESSAGES...TURN AROUND, DON`T DROWN...

 - DON`T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO REPORT FLOODING.

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT:      WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

THE FOLLOWING SEGMENTS CONTAIN RIVER INFORMATION FOR
THE SELECTED LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS MESSAGE.

MNC027-290236-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/DILM5.1.ER.081028T2000Z.081031T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
936 AM CDT MON OCT 27 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.5 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 12.0 FEET, FLOOD WARNING STAGE...MINOR.

&&

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON
(MONTH/DAY)         10/28  10/29  10/30  10/31  11/01  11/02  11/03

BUFFALO RIVER
  DILWORTH          11.7   12.6   13.3   13.5   13.3   12.6   11.5

$$
WJB



FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
936 AM CDT MON OCT 27 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...


  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
  RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES

  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
  SOUTH BRANCH BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY

  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
  BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY

. PROJECTED CRESTS INCLUDE DILWORTH NEAR 14 FEET LATE THURSDAY...SABIN
JUST OVER 12 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND BETWEEN 20 AND 21 FEET AT
FARGO LATE TUESDAY.

THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY
PRECIPITATION THROUGH 7 AM TUESDAY.

SAFETY MESSAGES...TURN AROUND, DON`T DROWN...

 - DON`T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO REPORT FLOODING.

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT:      WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

THE FOLLOWING SEGMENTS CONTAIN RIVER INFORMATION FOR
THE SELECTED LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS MESSAGE.

MNC027-NDC017-290236-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-081101T0200Z/
/FGON8.1.ER.000000T0000Z.081029T0000Z.081031T1400Z.NO/
936 AM CDT MON OCT 27 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT FARGO.
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.5 FEET BY
  TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE FRIDAY
  MORNING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 20.6 FEET, FARGO...NORTH BROADWAY BRIDGE IS
  CLOSED.

&&

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON
(MONTH/DAY)         10/28  10/29  10/30  10/31  11/01  11/02  11/03

RED RIVER
  FARGO             20.3   20.5   19.6   18.1   17.0   16.4   16.1

$$




Hazardous Weather Outlook


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1157 AM CDT MON OCT 27 2008

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-281030-
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
1157 AM CDT MON OCT 27 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE
SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE NUMEROUS IN PORTIONS OF THE SNOW BELT ALONG
THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY IN THE SNOWBELT...WITH LESS THAN AN
INCH ELSEWHERE. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY
FOR ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES. SEE THE LATEST FORECAST AND WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE DETAILS.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER ASHLAND
AND IRON COUNTIES...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

$$


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