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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
434 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2009

...FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...

ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM MAY BRING HEAVY RAIN TO THE WILLAPA
HILLS AND CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND THE
NORTHWEST OREGON COAST RANGE STARTING WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 5
INCHES FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD BEGINNING WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW
LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 2000 FEET ON WEDNESDAY...RISING TO 4000 FEET ON
THURSDAY AND 5500 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT. 

SEVERAL RIVERS ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH FROM THE STORM THAT MOVED
THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY...AND FURTHER SHARP RISES AND FLOODING
ARE POSSIBLE STARTING THURSDAY MORNING ON STREAMS AND CREEKS
DRAINING THE WILLAPA HILLS AND CASCADES FOOTHILLS IN SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON...AND THE COAST RANGE IN NORTHWEST OREGON.

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FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND.