PACIFIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER
2 PM FRIDAY MAY 8 2015
SPRING BREAKUP SUMMARY FOR ALASKA....
THE SPRING BREAKUP FLOOD POTENTIAL IS RATED AS LOW TO LOW-MODERATE STATEWIDE.
THIS FORECAST IS BASED ON OBSERVED SNOWPACK AND ICE THICKNESS REPORTS AND
MEDIUM TO LONG RANGE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION FORECASTS. CURRENTLY
BREAKUP AT MOST LOCATIONS IS EXPECTED TO BE A FEW DAYS EARLIER THAN AVERAGE.
THE ICE WENT OUT AT EAGLE ON WEDNESDAY. THE ICE REMAINS IN PLACE AT CIRCLE
AND FORT YUKON. FROM STEVENS VILLAGE TO RAMPART THE ICE IS SHIFTED AND
ROTTEN. THE TANANA RIVER HAS PUSHED THE YUKON ICE OUT AT ITS CONFLUENCE AND
PAST THE VILLAGE OF TANANA. THE ICE MOVED FOR A SHORT TIME AT BOTH RUBY AND
GALENA THURSDAY EVENING WITH LOW RIVER LEVELS BEING REPORTED.
THE TANANA RIVER IS MOSTLY OPEN AND ICE FREE.
ON THE KOYUKUK RIVER, THE ICE WENT OUT AT BETTLES ON THURSDAY. THE ICE WENT
AT ALLAKAKET AND HUGHES ON TUESDAY, MAY 5TH. RIVER LEVELS ARE LOW.
-------------------------------------------------------------SNOWMELT
FLOOD
AVERAGE
FORECAST
RIVER - REACH
------------YUKON RIVER (UPPER)
EAGLE
CIRCLE
FORT YUKON
RUNOFF
BREAKUP
BREAKUP
VOLUME
DATE *
DATE
---------- --------AVERAGE
LOW
LOW-MOD
LOW
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YUKON RIVER (MIDDLE)
TANANA
RUBY
GALENA
KOYUKUK
NULATO
KALTAG
BELOW
YUKON RIVER (LOWER)
MARSHALL
PILOT STATION
MOUNTAIN VILLAGE
BELOW
KOYUKUK RIVER
BETTLES
ALLAKAKET
HUGHES
POTENTIAL
------
05/05
05/10
05/11
05/06**
05/08-05/10
05/09-05/11
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
05/10
05/12
05/13
05/13
05/13
05/14
5/06**
05/09-05/11
05/09-05/12
05/09-05/13
05/10-05/14
05/10-05/15
LOW
LOW
LOW
05/16
05/17
05/19
05/12-05/18
05/13-05/18
05/13-05/19
LOW
LOW
LOW
05/10
05/11
05/11
05/07**
05/05**
05/05**
AVERAGE