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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
436 AM MDT SAT MAY 11 2013
INCREASED RELEASES OUT OF GIBSON RESERVOIR ARE CAUSING RISES 
ALONG THE SUN RIVER...AND THE HIGHER FLOWS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
AT LEAST THROUGH NEXT WEEK. AT THIS TIME...THESE RISES ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO EXCEED FLOOD STAGE. HOWEVER WITH THE HIGHER...FASTER
FLOWS...CAUTION IS URGED IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO BE NEAR THE SUN
RIVER DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. 
ADDITIONALLY...WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE ACCELERATING THE 
MELT OF THE MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK. RUNOFF FROM THE MELT WILL CAUSE
RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH-CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MONTANA INTO NEXT WEEK. 
TO MONITOR RIVER STAGES AND FLOWS...VISIT OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC
PREDICTION SERVICE WEBSITE AT WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO 
STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.