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CENTRAL COAST FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / CALIFORNIA NEVADA RFC / SACRAMENTO CA
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES / SACRAMENTO CA
816 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2025

NEXT ISSUANCE:     TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2025 AT  3PM PDT

FORECASTS THROUGH: SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2025 AT  5AM PDT

ALL LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS

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RIVER
   LOCATION               STAGE    FLOW      TIME    DATE         LEAD
   (NWSLI)                (FT)     (CFS)     (PT)  (MM/DD/YY)     TIME
--------------------     ------- --------    ----  ----------    ------
PAJARO RIVER         OBS    3.7       89 AT   8AM   03/11/25      (24)
   CHITTENDEN        >AS   22.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (AROC1)           >MI   24.1          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   27.1          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX    6.4      364 AT   5AM   03/15/25 IN  93 HRS

SALINAS RIVER        OBS   13.5        6 AT   8AM   03/11/25      (18)
   PASO ROBLES       >AS   23.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (PRBC1)           >MI   29.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MD   33.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   37.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX   18.6    1,700 AT  12PM   03/13/25 IN  52 HRS

SALINAS RIVER        OBS    3.2      200 AT   8AM   03/11/25      (24)
   BRADLEY           >AS   12.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (BRDC1)           >MI   14.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MD   20.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   22.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX    6.2    1,470 AT   8AM   03/14/25 IN  72 HRS

SALINAS RIVER        OBS    4.2       42 AT   8AM   03/11/25      (24)
   SPRECKELS         >AS   20.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (SPRC1)           >MI   23.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MD   26.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   28.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX    8.4      561 AT   6AM   03/15/25 IN  94 HRS

CARMEL RIVER         OBS    2.5       73 AT   8AM   03/11/25      (18)
   ROBLES DEL RIO    >AS    7.5          NOT EXPECTED
   (RDRC1)           >MI    8.5          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MD   11.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   13.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX    5.1    1,370 AT   3AM   03/13/25 IN  43 HRS

SAN LORENZO RIVER    OBS    4.2       87 AT   8AM   03/11/25      (24)
   BIG TREES         >AS   14.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (BTEC1)           >MI   16.5          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MD   19.5          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   21.76         NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX    7.8      961 AT   4AM   03/13/25 IN  44 HRS

GUADALUPE RIVER      OBS    1.4       10 AT   8AM   03/11/25      (24)
   ALMADEN EXPRWY    >AS    9.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (GUDC1)           >MI   10.5          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MD   11.5          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   15.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX    3.4      331 AT  12AM   03/13/25 IN  40 HRS

COYOTE CREEK         OBS    2.2       31 AT   8AM   03/11/25      (18)
   MADRONE           >AS    6.0          NOT EXPECTED
   (CYTC1)           >MI    7.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MD    9.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     >MJ   11.0          NOT EXPECTED
                     MAX    2.2       31 AT  CURRENT TIME

DEFINITIONS:
OBS        MOST RECENT OBSERVATION (MAY BE ESTIMATED)
AS         ACTION/MONITOR STAGE
MI         MINOR FLOOD STAGE
MD         MODERATE FLOOD STAGE
MJ         MAJOR FLOOD STAGE
MAX        MAXIMUM FORECAST WITHIN PERIOD
LEAD TIME  FORECASTS WITHIN THIS PERIOD (HOURS) ARE CONSIDERED
           RELIABLE ENOUGH TO INITIATE PHYSICAL MITIGATION EFFORTS.

*          EVENT EXCEEDS AS/MI/MD/MJ WITHIN LEAD TIME PERIOD

SIM        03/11/2025 @ 1511 UTC

NOTE:      ALL TIMES IN SHEF ENCODED MESSAGES BELOW ARE UTC

.A  AROC1 20250311 Z DH15/HG    3.7
.ER AROC1 20250311 Z DH16/DC202503111511/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     3.7/   3.7/   3.7/   3.7/   3.7/   3.7/   3.7/   3.7/   3.7/   3.6/
.ER2     3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/
.ER3     3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/
.ER4     3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/
.ER5     3.6/   3.7/   3.7/   3.7/   3.8/   3.9/   4.0/   4.1/   4.2/   4.3/
.ER6     4.5/   4.7/   4.9/   5.1/   5.3/   5.4/   5.6/   5.7/   5.8/   5.8/
.ER7     5.9/   5.9/   5.9/   6.0/   6.0/   6.0/   6.0/   6.0/   6.0/   6.0/
.ER8     6.0/   6.0/   6.1/   6.1/   6.1/   6.1/   6.1/   6.1/   6.2/   6.2/
.ER9     6.2/   6.2/   6.2/   6.3/   6.3/   6.3/   6.3/   6.3/   6.4/   6.4/
.ER10    6.4/   6.4/   6.4/   6.4/   6.4/   6.4/   6.4/   6.4/   6.3/   6.3/
.ER11    6.3/   6.3/   6.2/   6.2/   6.2/   6.2/   6.1/   6.1/   6.1/   6.0/
.ER12    6.0/   5.9/   5.9/   5.9/   5.8/   5.8/   5.8/

.A  PRBC1 20250311 Z DH15/HG   13.5
.ER PRBC1 20250311 Z DH16/DC202503111511/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1    13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/
.ER2    13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/
.ER3    13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/
.ER4    13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/  13.5/
.ER5    13.6/  14.3/  15.2/  15.9/  16.4/  17.0/  17.5/  18.0/  18.3/  18.5/
.ER6    18.6/  18.6/  18.6/  18.5/  18.4/  18.4/  18.3/  18.3/  18.1/  18.0/
.ER7    17.9/  17.7/  17.6/  17.5/  17.5/  17.4/  17.3/  17.2/  17.1/  17.1/
.ER8    17.0/  16.9/  16.8/  16.7/  16.7/  16.6/  16.5/  16.5/  16.4/  16.4/
.ER9    16.3/  16.3/  16.3/  16.2/  16.2/  16.2/  16.1/  16.1/  16.0/  16.0/
.ER10   16.0/  15.9/  15.9/  15.8/  15.8/  15.7/  15.7/  15.6/  15.5/  15.5/
.ER11   15.4/  15.4/  15.3/  15.3/  15.3/  15.2/  15.2/  15.2/  15.1/  15.1/
.ER12   15.1/  15.1/  15.0/  15.0/  15.0/  15.0/  15.0/

.A  BRDC1 20250311 Z DH15/HG    3.2
.ER BRDC1 20250311 Z DH16/DC202503111511/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     3.2/   3.2/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/
.ER2     3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/
.ER3     3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/
.ER4     3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/
.ER5     3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/
.ER6     3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.1/   3.0/   3.0/   3.0/
.ER7     3.1/   3.3/   3.8/   4.3/   4.7/   5.1/   5.4/   5.7/   6.0/   6.1/
.ER8     6.2/   6.2/   6.1/   6.1/   6.0/   5.9/   5.8/   5.7/   5.7/   5.6/
.ER9     5.6/   5.5/   5.4/   5.4/   5.3/   5.3/   5.2/   5.2/   5.1/   5.1/
.ER10    5.0/   5.0/   4.9/   4.9/   4.8/   4.8/   4.7/   4.7/   4.7/   4.6/
.ER11    4.6/   4.6/   4.5/   4.5/   4.5/   4.4/   4.4/   4.4/   4.3/   4.3/
.ER12    4.3/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.1/   4.1/   4.1/

.A  SPRC1 20250311 Z DH15/HG    4.2
.ER SPRC1 20250311 Z DH16/DC202503111511/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/
.ER2     4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/
.ER3     4.1/   4.1/   4.1/   4.1/   4.1/   4.1/   4.1/   4.1/   4.1/   4.1/
.ER4     4.1/   4.1/   4.1/   4.1/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.3/
.ER5     4.3/   4.4/   4.5/   4.5/   4.6/   4.7/   4.8/   5.0/   5.1/   5.3/
.ER6     5.4/   5.5/   5.6/   5.7/   5.9/   6.0/   6.1/   6.2/   6.3/   6.3/
.ER7     6.4/   6.4/   6.4/   6.5/   6.5/   6.5/   6.6/   6.6/   6.7/   6.7/
.ER8     6.8/   6.9/   7.0/   7.1/   7.2/   7.3/   7.4/   7.5/   7.6/   7.7/
.ER9     7.8/   7.8/   7.9/   8.0/   8.1/   8.2/   8.2/   8.3/   8.3/   8.3/
.ER10    8.4/   8.4/   8.4/   8.4/   8.4/   8.4/   8.4/   8.3/   8.3/   8.3/
.ER11    8.3/   8.2/   8.2/   8.1/   8.1/   8.1/   8.0/   8.0/   7.9/   7.9/
.ER12    7.9/   7.9/   7.8/   7.8/   7.8/   7.8/   7.8/

.A  RDRC1 20250311 Z DH15/HG    2.5
.ER RDRC1 20250311 Z DH16/DC202503111511/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/
.ER2     2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/
.ER3     2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.5/
.ER4     2.5/   2.5/   2.5/   2.7/   3.0/   3.2/   3.5/   3.8/   4.2/   4.5/
.ER5     4.9/   5.1/   5.1/   5.1/   5.0/   4.9/   4.9/   4.8/   4.7/   4.6/
.ER6     4.5/   4.4/   4.3/   4.2/   4.2/   4.1/   4.0/   4.0/   3.9/   3.9/
.ER7     3.8/   3.8/   3.8/   3.7/   3.7/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.5/   3.5/
.ER8     3.5/   3.5/   3.4/   3.4/   3.4/   3.4/   3.4/   3.4/   3.5/   3.5/
.ER9     3.5/   3.5/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.6/   3.5/   3.5/
.ER10    3.5/   3.5/   3.4/   3.4/   3.4/   3.4/   3.4/   3.4/   3.3/   3.3/
.ER11    3.3/   3.3/   3.3/   3.3/   3.3/   3.2/   3.2/   3.2/   3.2/   3.2/
.ER12    3.2/   3.2/   3.2/   3.2/   3.2/   3.1/   3.1/

.A  BTEC1 20250311 Z DH15/HG    4.2
.ER BTEC1 20250311 Z DH16/DC202503111511/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/
.ER2     4.1/   4.1/   4.1/   4.1/   4.1/   4.1/   4.1/   4.1/   4.1/   4.1/
.ER3     4.1/   4.1/   4.1/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.2/   4.3/   4.3/   4.3/
.ER4     4.3/   4.4/   4.4/   4.4/   4.6/   4.9/   5.2/   5.7/   6.3/   6.8/
.ER5     7.2/   7.5/   7.7/   7.8/   7.8/   7.7/   7.6/   7.5/   7.3/   7.1/
.ER6     7.0/   6.9/   6.8/   6.7/   6.6/   6.6/   6.5/   6.4/   6.4/   6.3/
.ER7     6.2/   6.1/   6.0/   5.9/   5.9/   5.8/   5.7/   5.7/   5.6/   5.6/
.ER8     5.6/   5.5/   5.5/   5.6/   5.7/   6.0/   6.5/   6.9/   7.2/   7.4/
.ER9     7.4/   7.4/   7.3/   7.2/   7.1/   7.0/   6.8/   6.7/   6.6/   6.4/
.ER10    6.3/   6.2/   6.1/   6.0/   5.9/   5.9/   5.8/   5.8/   5.8/   5.7/
.ER11    5.7/   5.7/   5.6/   5.6/   5.6/   5.6/   5.5/   5.5/   5.5/   5.5/
.ER12    5.5/   5.4/   5.4/   5.4/   5.4/   5.4/   5.3/
.A  BTEC1 20250312 Z DH15/HIIFE 1

.A  GUDC1 20250311 Z DH15/HG    1.4
.ER GUDC1 20250311 Z DH16/DC202503111511/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     1.4/   1.4/   1.4/   1.4/   1.4/   1.4/   1.4/   1.4/   1.4/   1.4/
.ER2     1.4/   1.4/   1.4/   1.4/   1.4/   1.4/   1.5/   1.5/   1.5/   1.6/
.ER3     1.6/   1.7/   1.8/   1.8/   1.8/   1.9/   1.9/   2.0/   2.3/   2.5/
.ER4     2.8/   3.0/   3.1/   3.1/   3.0/   3.0/   3.1/   3.2/   3.3/   3.4/
.ER5     3.4/   3.3/   3.3/   3.2/   3.1/   3.1/   3.0/   3.0/   2.9/   2.9/
.ER6     2.9/   2.8/   2.8/   2.7/   2.7/   2.7/   2.6/   2.6/   2.5/   2.5/
.ER7     2.4/   2.3/   2.3/   2.3/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.1/   2.2/
.ER8     2.4/   2.6/   2.8/   2.9/   3.0/   3.0/   2.9/   2.9/   2.8/   2.8/
.ER9     2.8/   2.8/   2.7/   2.6/   2.6/   2.5/   2.5/   2.4/   2.4/   2.3/
.ER10    2.3/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.1/   2.1/   2.1/   2.0/   2.0/   2.0/
.ER11    1.9/   1.9/   1.9/   1.9/   1.8/   1.8/   1.8/   1.8/   1.8/   1.7/
.ER12    1.7/   1.7/   1.7/   1.7/   1.7/   1.7/   1.6/

.A  CYTC1 20250311 Z DH15/HG    2.2
.ER CYTC1 20250311 Z DH16/DC202503111511/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1     2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/
.ER2     2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/
.ER3     2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/
.ER4     2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/
.ER5     2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/
.ER6     2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/
.ER7     2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/
.ER8     2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/
.ER9     2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/
.ER10    2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/
.ER11    2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/
.ER12    2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/   2.2/

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