Expires:No;;969463 WGUS61 KCAR 221807 FFACAR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 207 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2008 ...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTHERN MAINE... AROOSTOOK RIVER AT MASARDIS. BIG BLACK RIVER AFFECTING. ST JOHN RIVER AT FORT KENT. FISH RIVER AT FORT KENT. .SNOWMELT HAS CAUSED A CONTINUED RISE IN RIVER LEVELS ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE. THE RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING THROUGH MID WEEK AS WARM WEATHER RELEASES MORE SNOWMELT INTO THE RIVERS. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT. THE LATEST STAGES AND FORECAST FOR RIVERS ANS STREAMS CAN BE FOUND AT OUR WEB PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR. 230607- /O.CON.KCAR.FL.A.0002.080423T1824Z-000000T0000Z/ /MASM1.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 207 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR THE AROOSTOOK RIVER AT MASARDIS. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 1 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE AROUND 2 PM WEDNESDAY APRIL 23RD. $$ 230607- /O.CON.KCAR.FL.A.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /BBRM1.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 207 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BIG BLACK RIVER. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 12 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE AROUND 4 AM WEDNESDAY APRIL 23RD. $$ 230607- /O.CON.KCAR.FL.A.0004.080424T0900Z-000000T0000Z/ /FTKM1.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 207 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ST JOHN RIVER AT FORT KENT. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 12 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE AROUND 6 AM THURSDAY APRIL 24TH. $$ 230607- /O.CON.KCAR.FL.A.0005.080424T1200Z-000000T0000Z/ /FIHM1.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 207 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU MAINE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FISH RIVER AT FORT KENT. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 12 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE AROUND 8 AM THURSDAY APRIL 24TH. $$