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WGUS44 KCRP 301447
FLWCRP
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
947 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007

...OBSERVED FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR 
THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
  NUECES RIVER AT MATHIS AFFECTING NUECES AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES

.RECENT AND ANTICIPATED HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AFOREMENTIONED  
RIVER BASINS AND RELEASES FROM LAKE CORPUS CHRISTI WILL RESULT IN
RIVER RISES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 

ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR 
THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY 
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RIVER STAGE FORECASTS 
ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND RAINFALL. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES 
FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY.

FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT 
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP. CLICK ON THE RIVER FORECASTS 
IMAGE AT THE TOP...THEN CLICK ON THE FORECAST POINT.

TXC355-409-010247-
/X.EXT.KCRP.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070702T0942Z/
/MTBT2.3.ER.070629T1643Z.070629T2315Z.070701T1742Z.NO/
947 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007

...OBSERVED FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NUECES RIVER AT MATHIS.
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:40 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.0 FEET. 
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL WILL FLUCTUATE AROUND 28 FEET ON
  SATURDAY...THEN BEGIN A FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  SUNDAY EVENING. 
* AT 28.0 FEET MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS...CAUSING WIDESPREAD 
EVACUATIONS DOWNSTREAM ABOVE CALALLEN.  THE WEST BANK RESIDENTS BELOW
BLUNTZER MAY BE CUT OFF FOR 4 TO 6 WEEKS.

$$

&& 

  BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND STAGE FORECASTS:


                      FLD LATEST               FORECAST 6 AM LST
LOCATION              STG  STG  DAY  TIME   SUN  MON  TUE  WED  THU

NUECES RIVER
  MATHIS               25  28.0 SAT 10 AM  26.9 22.0 20.2 16.7     

$$

SBS