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PAJARO RIVER - CHITTENDEN (AROC1)
Latitude: 36.90º NLongitude: 121.60º WElevation: 82 Feet
Location: Santa Cruz County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Central CoastRiver Group: Salinas/Pajaro
Issuance Time: Mar 27, 2024 at 3:43 PM PDT
Monitor Stage: 22.0 FeetFlood Stage: 24.1 Feet
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22.0 FeetMonitor Stage. Water beginning to rise onto levee slopes.
24.1 FeetMinor Flood Stage. Water levels within 3 feet of top of levee protecting Pajaro. Increased potential for seepage through levee at vulnerable locations.
25.1 FeetWater levels within 2 feet of top of levee protecting Pajaro.
27.1 FeetMajor Flood Stage. Levees protecting Pajaro at risk of overtopping at lowest points or severely strained if sandbagged. Seepage likely throughout the levee system.
29.0 FeetLevees protecting Watsonville and Pajaro at risk of failure. Flooding throughout the Pajaro Valley.
33.73 FeetStage and flow of record on 02/03/1998. 25,100 cfs.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ529)
Today: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 60. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight. Rain likely after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening and Becoming light.

Friday: Patchy fog in the morning. Rain. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.

Saturday: Rain in the morning, then showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 60. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog. A slight chance of rain. Highs in the lower 60s.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 40s.

Monday: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 60s.

Monday Night and Tuesday: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 40s.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 60s.