BOF 000 WGUS41 KGYX 250630 FLWGYX BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY, MAINE 230 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MAINE KENNEBEC RIVER AT SKOWHEGAN AFFECTING SOMERSET COUNTY DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW IF THE ROAD IS SAFE FOR TRAVEL. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET. MEC025-251830- /O.NEW.KGYX.FL.W.0024.080725T1136Z-080726T0142Z/ /SKOM1.1.ER.080725T1136Z.080725T1800Z.080725T1942Z.NO/ 230 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE KENNEBEC RIVER AT SKOWHEGAN * FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 2 AM THIS MORNING THE FLOW WAS...23335 CFS AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD FLOW IS 35000 CFS. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 36000 CFS BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MEC011-251830- /O.ROU.KGYX.HY.S.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SIDM1.N.UU.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 230 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 FORECAST INFORMATION FOR KENNEBEC RIVER AT NORTH SIDNEY * AT 1 AM THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS...10.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT NORTH SIDNEY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BETWEEN 14 AND 15 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MEC011-251830- /O.ROU.KGYX.HY.S.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /AUGM1.N.UU.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 230 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 FORECAST INFORMATION FOR KENNEBEC RIVER AT AUGUSTA * AT 2 AM THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS...1.6 FEET. * THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT AUGUSTA. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 11.4 FEET THIS EVENING. $$ EOF