STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR HEAVY RAIN IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 PM PST MON NOV 06 2006

...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...

...SOME RIVERS ARE FORECAST TO EXCEED RECORD FLOOD STAGES...

...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...

FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON STATE AND NORTHWEST OREGON THROUGH
TUESDAY.    

SINCE 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 ARE SATURATED AND ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL
CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING.

STRONG WINDS ARE AFFECTING COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON AND OREGON WITH WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH. SOME GUSTS COULD
REACH 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
 

...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
STEVENS PASS                          7.20&
CASTLE ROCK                           7.02
STAMPEDE PASS                         9.06&
BAKER LAKE                            6.40*
VIEWPOINT                             5.90&
CHEHALIS                              5.61
BATTLE GROUND                         5.35
OLYMPIA                               5.10*
PARK CREEK                            5.00&

...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

...IDAHO

BEAR MOUNTAIN                         6.50&
HUMBOLT GULCH                         3.10&
MULLAN PASS                           2.59&


* 72-HOUR RAINFALL ENDING MONDAY 6 AM PST
& 24-HOUR RAINFALL ENDING MONDAY 5 PM PST

RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR ANOTHER DAY
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 AM PST.  PLEASE REFER TO STATEMENTS FROM
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT.

ZIEGENFELDER