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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
441 PM EDT TUE MAR 30 2010
...HIGHER THAN NORMAL RIVER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS...
RUNOFF FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH 
THE JAMES, APPOMATTOX, CHOWAN AND LOWER ROANOKE BASINS. THOSE RIVERS 
THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN FLOOD HAVE EITHER CRESTED OR WILL SEE SOME 
FLUCTUATIONS BELOW FLOOD STAGE. DESPITE NOT REACHING FLOOD STAGE,
RIVERS AND SMALLER TRIBUTARIES FROM NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA 
THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA ACROSS TO THE VIRGINIA 
DELMARVA AND MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN AT 
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH AND DANGEROUS LEVELS. THESE  HIGHER THAN 
NORMAL RIVER FLOWS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND.
PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING NEAR RIVERBANKS. 
SEE THE LATEST FLSAKQ/FLWAKQ FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON RIVER
FLOOD CONDITIONS.
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THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7AM FORECAST STAGES
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
             FLD  OBSERVED                   FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION     STG  STG  DAY TIME     WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN
LOWER JAMES BASIN
  PALMYRA     17   6.3 TUE 04 PM    5.0    4.3                     
  CARTERSVIL  20  12.9 TUE 04 PM   12.4   10.4    8.8              
  RICHMOND W  12  11.4 TUE 03 PM   11.3   10.2    9.0              
  RICHMOND L   8   5.8 TUE 04 PM    5.2    4.2    3.0              
APPOMATTOX BASIN
  FARMVILLE   16  12.8 TUE 03 PM    8.7    6.0                     
  MATTOAX     21  19.0 TUE 03 PM   19.3   19.5   15.4              
  MATOACA     10   9.4 TUE 04 PM    9.4    8.3    7.6              
CHOWAN BASIN
  EMPORIA     23  18.1 TUE 03 PM   20.3   21.1   18.2   13.8   10.2
  FRANKLIN    12  10.0 TUE 04 PM   10.3   10.9   11.3   11.6   11.7
$$
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