Saturday, May 12, 2012

National Weather Service Cautions Oregon Recreational Water Users Over Weekend!!!

1023 PM PDT FRI MAY 11 2012

...THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON COMBINED WITH COLD AND

SWIFT RIVERS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO RECREATIONAL WATERS USERS OVER

THE WEEKEND...

AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN COLD WITH ELEVATED WATER FLOWS DUE

TO THE ONGOING MELTING OF SPRING SNOW PACK. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE

EXPECTED TO RUN AS MUCH AS 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE

WEEKEND...LIKELY LEADING TO INCREASED RECREATIONAL WATER ACTIVITY.

THE COLD AND SWIFT RIVERS WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT DANGER FOR THOSE

WHO ENTER THE WATER. RIVER TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE 45 TO 50

DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE...MUCH COOLER THAN DURING THE HEIGHT OF

SUMMER. EXERCISE CAUTION IN OR AROUND AREA RIVERS AND LAKES...AS

HYPOTHERMIA CAN SET IN FAST WITH SUCH CHILLY WATER TEMPERATURES.

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