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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD WATCH

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME

338 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2005



THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN

MAINE...



CENTRAL SOMERSET...NORTHERN FRANKLIN...NORTHERN OXFORD...SOUTHERN

FRANKLIN...SOUTHERN OXFORD AND SOUTHERN SOMERSET.



IN NEW HAMPSHIRE...



NORTHERN CARROLL...NORTHERN COOS...NORTHERN GRAFTON AND SOUTHERN

COOS.





THE COMBINATION OF RUNOFF FROM RAIN SHOWERS AND MELTING SNOW MAY

RESULT IN FLOODING TODAY. IN ADDITION...FLOODING IN THE VICINITY OF

ICE JAMS IS POSSIBLE.



RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL BECOME MORE

NUMEROUS THIS MORNING. AT THE SAME TIME...MILDER TEMPERATURES ON

INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN SNOWMELT. THE

COMBINATION MAY CAUSE FLOODING ON SOME OF THE MORE RAPIDLY REACTING

SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS TODAY.



IN ADDITION...ICE JAMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON THE ANDROSCOGGIN RIVER

AND SOME OF ITS TRIBUTARIES. THE RUNOFF AND SNOWMELT MAY RESULT IN

FLOODING IN THESE LOCATIONS. IF YOU ARE NEAR AN ICE JAM...BE ON THE

ALERT FOR RAPID RISES IN THESE LOCATIONS.



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