THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE




STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR HEAVY RAIN IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 AM PST MON NOV 06 2006

...LONG DURATION RAIN EVENT CONTINUES ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST...

...ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...

...HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ALONG THE COASTAL RANGES FROM
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON INTO OREGON...

SOME RIVERS MAY APPROACH RECORD FLOOD STAGE LEVELS LATER MONDAY
INTO TUESDAY.

FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE AND
NORTHWEST OREGON THROUGH LATE MONDAY.

FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING
OVER PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AS AN ONSHORE COMPONENT TO
THE WIND HAS BROUGHT AN INFLUX OF PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. SOILS HAVE BECOME SATURATED AND ADDITIONAL
HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING.

STRONG WINDS ARE AFFECTING COASTAL SECTIONS OF WASHINGTON WITH
WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH...WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO BE AS HIGH AS 60
MPH TODAY.


...SELECTED STORM RAIN TOTALS IN INCHES FROM THURSDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY /EXCEPT WHERE SPECIFIED/...

...WASHINGTON

JUNE LAKE                             17.80
YACOLT                                9.62
SNOWQUALMIE PASS                      9.30*
SKYKOMISH                             7.50*
CASTLE ROCK                           7.02
STAMPEDE PASS                         6.50*
BAKER LAKE                            6.40*
CHEHALIS                              5.61
BATTLE GROUND                         5.35
OLYMPIA                               5.10*
HOQUIAM                               4.20*
SEATTLE                               3.80*
KALAMA                                3.55
QUILLAYUTE                            3.50*

...OREGON

LEES CAMP                             12.80
SOUTH FORK RAWS                       12.63
MOUNT HEBO                            10.36
SADDLE MOUNTAIN                       11.60
WILKINSON RIDGE                       8.42
VILLAGE CREEK                         9.00
ROCK HOUSE RAWS                       8.45
GOODWIN PEAK                          8.89
CANNIBAL MTN                          7.60
ASTORIA                               5.55
REDHILL                               6.70
PORTLAND (NWS)                        4.70
DALY LAKE                             4.60
EUGENE                                3.57
SALEM                                 3.32
PORTLAND (AIRPORT)                    3.09

* 72-HOUR RAINFALL ENDING MONDAY 6AM PST

RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT TWO
DAYS BEFORE A COLD FRONT FINALLY MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN CASCADES
AND THE OLYMPIC RANGES...WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER TOTALS OVER 15
INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1 PM PST.  PLEASE REFER TO STATEMENTS FROM
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT.

FRACASSO




Last Updated: 950 AM EST MON NOV 06 2006