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WGUS45 KMSO 141510
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 
910 AM MDT SUN APR 14 2002


...A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FISHER RIVER...YAAK RIVER...

FOR THE FISHER RIVER...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECASTED.  FOR THE YAAK RIVER...MINOR
FLOODING IS FORECASTED.  

                        FLD     OBSERVED        FORECAST 7AM     
LOCATION                STG   STG DAY TIME    MON    TUE    WED

FISHER RIVER
  NEAR LIBBY            7.5   7.3 SUN 07 AM   7.8    7.7    7.4

YAAK RIVER
  NEAR TROY             8.0   7.6 SUN 08 AM   8.0    7.5    7.1

FOR THE FISHER RIVER NEAR LIBBY.  THE STAGE WILL RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 
7.5 FEET AT 10 AM SUNDAY.  THE STAGE WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 12 AM 
WEDNESDAY.  AT 7.5 FEET...FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE 
RIVER.  FLOODING ALSO CAUSES MINOR WASHOUTS ALONG FISHER RIVER ROAD.  THE 
FORECASTED STAGE OF 7.8 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS STAGE OF 6.5 FEET THAT 
OCCURRED ON MAY 28 1998.  

FOR THE YAAK RIVER NEAR TROY.  THE STAGE WILL RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 8.0 
FEET AT 12 PM SUNDAY.  THE STAGE WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 06 AM MONDAY.  
AT 8.0 FEET...FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER.  THE 
FORECASTED STAGE OF 8.1 FEET COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS STAGE OF 9.6 FEET THAT 
OCCURRED ON MAY 17 1997.  

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES...