000 AGUS72 KALR 041441 HMDALR ALR HYDROLOGIST FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHEAST RIVER FORECAST CENTER / ATLANTA, GA 1012 AM EDT THU OCT 04 2007 ATTENTION/ AREA AFFECTED WFO: TBW RIVER FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR CENTRAL FLORIDA: ... MANATEE DAM OUTFLOWS TO DECREASE ... AS OF 800 THIS MORNING THE POOL AT MANATEE DAM WAS DOWN TO 40.3 FT. THE DAM OPERATOR EXPECTS TO BE ABLE TO MERELY PASS INFLOWS BY LATER TODAY. AS A RESULT... RYEF1 SHOULD BEGIN A SLOW FALL SHORTLY. WIMF1 IS ALSO CLOSE TO CREST AND SHOULD BEGIN A SLOW FALL. UPSTREAM GAGES LOOK TO BE WELL INTO THEIR RECESSIONS. MKHF1 IS RECEDING MORE SLOWLY THAN IT SOMETIMES DOES. THE AREA OF HEAVIEST RAIN EXTENDED THE LENGTH OF THE MKHF1 BASIN... SO DRAINAGE FROM UPSTREAM IS SLOWING THE RECESSION. HOWEVER... MKHF1 SHOULD DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY. MCGEHEE ------------------------------------------------- THE SERFC IS INTERESTED IN THE USEFULNESS OF THIS PRODUCT AND WELCOMES YOUR COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK ON HOW THIS WAS USED IN YOUR OPERATIONS. PLEASE SEND ANY COMMENTS TO....JOHN.FELDT@NOAA.GOV ...SERFC... $$