Expires:201001022215;;330728 FGUS86 KMFR 292135 RVSMFR ORC019-029-033-CAC093-022215- HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR 135 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY... JACKSON COUNTY...JOSEPHINE COUNTY IN OREGON AND SISKIYOU COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA... RIVERS AND STREAMS IN DOUGLAS...JACKSON...AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES IN OREGON AND SISKIYOU COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT RAPID RISES STARTING THURSDAY MORNING. THE RISES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL THEN STEADILY FALL THROUGH MONDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRON WILL THEN FOLLOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY BRINGING ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN. THOSE PARTICIPATING IN ANY ACTIVITY NEAR A RIVER OR STREAM ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE CAUTION AS RAPID RISES MAY POSE A SERIOU THREAT TO YOUR SAFETY. AT THIS TIME NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON RIVERS OR STREAMS IN THESE COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN IF RIVER LEVELS BEGIN TO APPROACH FLOOD LEVELS. && FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS...VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$