STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR HEAVY RAIN IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
100 PM 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 TUESDAY.    

FROM THURSDAY 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 4 AM
MONDAY /EXCEPT WHERE SPECIFIED/...

...WASHINGTON              
 
JUNE LAKE                             17.80
WYNOOCHEE DAM AND LAKE                12.38
YACOLT                                9.62
STAIRCASE RAPIDS                      9.55
SPENCER MEADOWS                       9.20
ABERDEEN                              9.13
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT          8.74
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                             16.90
SOUTH FORK RAWS                       12.63
LAUREL MOUNTAIN                       11.92
SADDLE MOUNTAIN                       11.60
MOUNT HEBO                            10.36
VILLAGE CREEK                         9.00
GOODWIN PEAK                          8.89
ROCK HOUSE RAWS                       8.45
WILKINSON RIDGE                       8.42
CANNIBAL MTN                          7.60
REDHILL                               6.70
ASTORIA                               5.55
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 7 PM PST.  PLEASE REFER TO STATEMENTS FROM
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT.

ZIEGENFELDER