Expires:201405191600;;173950 FGUS85 KRIW 182138 RVSRIW WYC039-191600- HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON, WY 338 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...PACIFIC CREEK NEAR MORAN WILL RISE TONIGHT DUE TO SNOWMELT... WARM TEMPERATURES HAVE INCREASED SNOWMELT OVER THE WEEKEND AND RIVERS AND CREEKS ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING HAVE RISEN. PACIFIC CREEK NEAR MORAN CLIMBED TO 6.62 FEET EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE FALLING. ANOTHER INCREASE IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT AS MORE WATER FROM MELTING SNOW ON SUNDAY REACHES THE CREEK. THE NEWEST FORECAST IS FOR PACIFIC CREEK TO CLIMB TO AROUND 6.8 FEET BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM EARLY MONDAY BEFORE FALLING DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. SIMILAR TRENDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE UPCOMING WEEK AS SNOWMELT CONTINUES. ACTION STAGE ON PACIFIC CREEK NEAR MORAN IS 7 FEET AT WHICH TIME MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. MORE WIDESPREAD FLOODING DOES NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE CREEK REACHES 8 FEET. ANYONE RECREATING ALONG PACIFIC CREEK AND ITS SMALLER TRIBUTARIES SHOULD PREPARE FOR HIGH WATER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON AT 1-800-211-1448 SHOULD YOU SEE FLOODING. && $$ CNJ