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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
200 PM EDT SUN APR 27 2008

...POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT RISES ON NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MAINE     
   RIVERS FOR THE LAST HALF OF THIS WEEK...

POTENTIAL HEAVY RAIN FROM AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM TUESDAY WILL 
EXACERBATE RUN-OFF FROM ANY REMAINING MELTING SNOW. RIVERS ARE 
EXPECTED TO APPROACH BANKFULL IN THE UPPER REACHES OF THE SAINT JOHN 
RIVER...AT NINEMILE AND ON THE BIG BLACK RIVER NEAR DEPOT 
MOUNTAIN...ON WEDNESDAY...AND ON THE MAINSTEM OF THE SAINT JOHN AND 
FISH RIVERS AT FORT KENT THURSDAY. 

REMOTE SENSORS REPORT 5.0 TO 9.0 INCHES OF WATER REMAINING IN THE 
PROTECTED AREAS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MAINE. 
PRELIMINARY FORECASTS ARE FOR AS MUCH AS ONE OR TWO INCHES OF RAIN 
ON TUESDAY. THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF THIS RAIN AND SNOWMELT WILL BE 
SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREAS RIVERS THIS WEEK.

PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR WATERWAYS OF ALL TYPES SHOULD CONTINUE TO 
MONITOR WATER LEVELS. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS NEEDED. STAY TUNED TO THIS AND OTHER 
PRODUCTS BY VISITING OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR.

REPORT ANY FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THEY CAN 
RELAY THE INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN 
CARIBOU. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT FLOODING VIA OUR AUTOMATED SYSTEM BY 
CALLING 1-877-633-6772.  

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MAT