[pct-l] NWS Warning

[tom aterno]

>From the NWS in Hanford, CA.  Most of you know this already, but here it is as a 
reminder in the high snowpack year.

WARMING TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO WILL BRING INCREASING
SNOWMELT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. THE
SNOWPACK REMAINS QUITE DEEP FOR EARLY JUNE... AND THIS WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS. THE VERY COLD WATER THIS TIME OF
YEAR CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS WHEN RUNNING FAST AND DEEP. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN
THE WATER FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME UNPROTECTED. .. HYPOTHERMIA IS A DEADLY
POSSIBILITY. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO
FLOODING. FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
REMEMBER...THAT HIGHEST RIVER FLOWS GENERALLY OCCUR DURING THE LATE EVENING
AND EARLY MORNING HOURS... USUALLY WITHIN AND HOUR OR TWO OF MIDNIGHT. A
CAMPGROUND OR TRAIL MAY BE DRY AND APPEAR QUITE SAFE DURING THE
AFTERNOON... BUT CAN QUICKLY TAKE ON WATER AT NIGHT.