Flood Forecast and WarningHydrology UnitNational Meteorological Service A. DATE and TIME: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010 4 p.m. B. SYNOPSIS: FAIR AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER DAY OR SO... MAXIMUM RAINFALL (SEP. 6 - 7, 2010) REGION 7 - Nil REGION 9 - Nil REGION 11 - 36.2 mm ( 1.43 ins.) which occurred at Big Falls in the Rio Grande Watershed. NO RAINFALL REPORTS RECEIVED FROM REGION 13 24hr FORECAST: ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. OUTLOOK: THROUGH TO FRIDAY MIDDAY: A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY INLAND ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THEN IN THE SOUTH ON FRIDAY.
REGION 7: THE RIO HONDO is steady at san Antonio Village. THE NEW RIVER AT CALEDONIA village is ABOVE NORMAL AND RISING slowly. Thursday FCST: THE RIO HONDO REMAINS STEADY AT SAN ANTONIO VILLAGE. AT CALEDONIA THE NEW RIVER BECOMES STEADY. Friday OUTLOOK: AT SAN ANTONIO THE RIO HONDO REMAINS STEADY. MEANWHILE THE NEW RIVER FALLS SLOWLY AT CALEDONIA. REGION 9: ON THE MACAL RIVER THE MOLLEJON RESERVOIR IS BELOW THE SPILLWAY. THE CHALILLO AND VACA RESERVOIR LEVELS ARE SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE SPILLWAY AND falling SLOWLY. AT SAN IGNACIO LEVELS are below THE LOW LEVEL BRIDGE AND falling. ON THE MOPAN RIVER NEAR BENQUE VIEJO TOWN LEVELS ARE ABOVE NORMAL AND steady. ON THE BELIZE RIVER LEVELS ARE BELOW THE IGUANA CREEK BRIDGE AND STEADY. the CROOKED TREE LAGOON IS ABOVE NORMAL AND CONTINUES TO FALL slowly. AT DOUBLE RUN TO THE COAST (HAULOVER bridge) LEVELS ARE ABOVE NORMAL AND falling. Thursday FCST: ON THE MACAL BOTH THE CHALILLO AND VACA RESERVOIRS FALL BELOW THE SPILLWAYS. LEVELS ON THE MACAL AT SAN IGNACIO CONTINUE TO FALL. THE MOPAN AT BENQUE VIEJO REMAINS STEADY. ALL POINTS ALONG THE BELIZE RIVER SHOW DECLINING LEVELS. Friday OUTLOOK: THE MACAL BECOMES STEADY AND THE MOPAN REMAINS REMAINS STEADY. levels on THE BELIZE RIVER CONTINUE TO FALL. REGION 11: ON THE SIBUN RIVER LEVELS ARE NORMAL AND steady AT Gracie ROCK and JAGUAR PAW AND below normal near FREETOWN SIBUN. THE NORTH STANN CREEK is normal and STEADY NEAR MIDDLESEX and HOPE CREEK. ON THE SITTEE RIVER AT KENDAL LEVELS ARE BELOW THE CAUSEWAY AND STEADY. LEVELS ON THE DEEP RIVER, GOLDEN STREAM and rio Grande ARE NORMAL AND STEADY. THE MOHO RIVER AT BLUE CREEK IS NORMAL AND STEADY. Thursday FCST: THE SIBUN RIVER REMAINS STEADY AT JAGUAR PAW, GRACIE ROCK AND FREETOWN. AT MIDDLESEX AND HOPE CREEK THE NORTH STANN CREEK REMAINS STEADY. LEVELS REMAIN BELOW THE KENDALL CAUSEWAY. THE DEEP RIVER, GOLDEN STREAM, RIO GRANDE AND MOHO RIVERS ALL REMAIN STEADY. Friday OUTLOOK: THE SIBUN REMAINS STEADY. THE NORTH STANN CREEK AT HOPE CREEK AND MIDDLESEX remains STEADY. THE DEEP RIVER, RIO GRANDE AND GOLDEN STREAM REMAIN steady REGION 13: THE Sarstoon AND TEMASH Rivers ARE NORMAL AND STEADY. Thursday FCST: SARSTOON AND TEMASH REMAIN STEADY. Friday OUTLOOK: BOTH SARSTOON AND TEMASH REMAIN STEADY C. FLOOD WARNING AREA: NONE D: FLOOD WATCH AREA: NONE E: FLOOD ALERT AREA: NONE Flood Warning – Floods are occurring and may become more severe. Flood Watch - Conditions are such that the threat of flooding is imminent Flood Alert - Conditions are such that there is a threat of flooding F: CURRENT FLOODING SITUATION (see watersheds map below) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G. DATE and TIME of NEXT UPDATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 AT 2:00 p.m. D. Gonguez Chief Meteorologist |
