[pct-l] Southern Sierra Flood Watch

[Stephen Clark]

*...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... *

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT,  AT LEAST THE END OF THE WEEK. , FOR THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA ABOVE RESERVOIRS... FROM YOSEMITE PARK SOUTH TO THE
KERN COUNTY LINE.

INCREASING SNOWMELT WILL OCCUR AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN WARM OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS... WITH EVEN WARMER WEATHER PREDICTED  FOR MID WEEK.

POTENTIAL FLOODING OF RIVERS AND STREAMS WOULD INCLUDE THE MERCED RIVER IN
YOSEMITE PARK... THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER ABOVE MILLERTON... THE KINGS RIVER
ABOVE PINE FLAT... AND THE KAWEAH RIVER ABOVE TERMINUS DAM INCLUDING THREE
RIVERS.

*...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... *

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLOODING.
FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS
AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

REMEMBER... THAT HIGHEST RIVER FLOWS GENERALLY OCCUR DURING THE LATE EVENING
AND EARLY MORNING HOURS... USUALLY WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO EITHER SIDE
MIDNIGHT. A CAMPGROUND OR TRAIL MAY BE DRY AND APPEAR QUITE SAFE DURING THE
AFTERNOON... BUT CAN QUICKLY TAKE ON WATER AT NIGHT.

VERY COLD WATER THIS TIME OF YEAR CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS WHEN RUNNING FAST
AND DEEP. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE WATER FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME
UNPROTECTED... HYPOTHERMIA IS A DEADLY POSSIBILITY.