FGUS76 KOTX 111918 ESFOTX IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031>033-036>038-041>043-121930- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1218 PM PDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS ARE POSSIBLE LATE IN THE WEEK... UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH ABOVE NORMAL MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK ARE FORECAST TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON MANY RIVERS THROUGHOUT THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THE BIGGEST RISES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN NORTH IDAHO. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN BOTH THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WARMING AND THE DURATION OF THE WARM WEATHER EPISODE. AS A RESULT...RIVER LEVEL FORECASTS WILL LIKELY BE MODIFIED SOME THIS WEEK BASED ON THE LATEST DATA AND WEATHER TRENDS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR DAILY WEATHER AND RIVER FORECASTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR THE LOCAL MEDIA. MONITOR CURRENT RIVER LEVELS AND FORECASTS AT: HTTP://AHPS2.WRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX /ALL LOWER CASE/ $$