CNRFC Daily Briefing

Last issued: Tue May 14, 2024 at 09:31 AM PST (updated daily by 10 AM Pacific Time).
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Summary:

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible again today and Wednesday, mainly during the afternoon and early evening hours across the central/southern Sierra along with points east across southern NV.
Temperatures will remain primarily above normal through the end of the week before a cooling trend to near or below normal by next week. Another round of showers/t-storms over the higher terrain may occur by the upcoming weekend.
Snowmelt-fed rivers and streams will see increased flows through the week as a result of warm temperatures. Elsewhere, rivers and streams are gradually receding.
Monitor stage exceedances are forecast to continue at the West Fork Carson at Woodfords and Humboldt River at Comus due to snowmelt.

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	05/14 12:35 PM PDT	12.93 / 588	Above Monitor
CMSN2	HUMBOLDT	COMUS	8.5	9.5		8.70 / 1,458	05/14 12:15 PM PDT	8.70 / 1,458	Above Monitor
NOTE Stage is presented in "Feet" while Flow (Storage at CLKC1) is presented in "cfs" ("Acre-Feet").