CNRFC Daily Briefing

Last issued: Thu May 16, 2024 at 09:30 AM PST (updated daily by 10 AM Pacific Time).
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Summary:

As high pressure off the CA coast retrogrades to the west, look for temperatures to slowly cool from their peak today back closer to normal by next week. Today's high temperatures will be greatest above normal across northeast CA and northwest NV (+10F to +15F).
Flow will turn more northwesterly aloft with several weak disturbances moving across the area. No organized threat of precip through the middle of next week, but there may be an opportunity for showers/t-storms on Saturday afternoon/evening across the southern Sierra.
Snowmelt-fed rivers and streams will see elevated flows through the week as a result of warm temperatures, with flows gradually diminishing next week with cooler temperatures.
Monitor stage exceedances are forecast to continue at the West Fork Carson at Woodfords for the next several days.

Confidence: Medium

Staffing Level: Normal

Detailed Hydrometeorological Discussion: www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/discussion

River Guidance Points Forecast Above Specified Stage Definitions (Select NWS ID for Specified Graphical RVF)

NWS ID	River / Creek	Gage / Station	Monitor Stage	Flood Stage	Danger Stage	Latest Observed Stage / Flow	Latest Observed Date / Time	Max Forecast Stage / Flow	Forecast Status
WOOC1	WEST FORK CARSON	WOODFORDS	12.5	13.5		12.41 / 392	05/16 07:05 PM PDT	12.90 / 575	Above Monitor
NOTE Stage is presented in "Feet" while Flow (Storage at CLKC1) is presented in "cfs" ("Acre-Feet").