Sunrise at Hanson on Wednesday; Thanks Mr. Boyle!!! Mostly cloudy with rain developing and periods of rain through Thursday for Western Washington; there is a high wind watch through tomorrow for the coast and north interior, and gale warnings for the coast and the strait entrances today. Eastern Washington, mostly cloudy weekend, with a chance of rain and mountain snow late Saturday and Sunday. Northern Idaho, partly cloudy through Saturday, then mostly cloudy Sunday with chance of valley rain and mountain snow showers. Montana, partly cloudy and breezy through Saturday, then mostly cloudy Sunday with a chance of valley rain and mountain snow showers, and locally brisk. Have a good weekend! Here's some Seattle Ideas for the weekend: New movie "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" opens today, get your tickets at www.hollywood.com and see it at Cinerama! David Copperfield is in town, check out details about his new illusion show "Portal" here: http://www.seattleinsider.com/shared/events/calendar/events.html?id=Calendar::Event%3d13945 A T-Rex named Sue invades the Pacific Science Center through March, take your kids and see the life-size bones of this huge dinosaur! http://www.seattleinsider.com/shared/events/calendar/events.html?id=Calendar::Event%3d13916 Weather summary for Friday, November 15: ? Synoptic situation: A ridge will remain over Western Washing today, while a developing frontal system moves into the offshore waters. Rain will spread inland this evening, with windy conditions developing tonight along the coast and in the north interior. A cold front will move in late Saturday, followed by high pressure Saturday night, the wet pattern will likely continue into next week. ? Western Washington 5-day forecast: High wind watch for the coast and western Whatcom County for tonight and Saturday. Today, mostly cloudy with patchy morning fog, chance of rain late in the afternoon, highs 50 to 55, and rain likely tonight, becoming very windy along the coast and in the north interior, lows in the 40s. Saturday, periods of rain, windy, especially along the coast and in the north interior, highs 50 to 55, lows in the 40s. Sunday, mostly cloudy with scattered showers, highs near 50, lows in the 40s. Monday through Thursday, rain at times, highs 50 to 55, lows in the lower to mid 40s. ? Eastern Washington 5-day forecast: Today, partly to mostly cloudy with patchy fog in the morning, a slight chance of rain in the southern Cascades late, highs in the mid 40s to mid 50s, lows 34 to 44 with mostly cloudy skies and a chance of rain in the Cascades and northern mountains. Saturday, increasing cloudy with a chance of rain mainly west, windy with highs 52 to 65, lows 35 to 45. Sunday, partly to mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and mountain snow showers, highs in the 40s to mid 50s, lows 31 to 40. Monday, mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and mountain snow, highs 40 to 55, lows around 40. Tuesday, mostly cloudy with rain and high mountain snow likely, highs 40 to 55, lows 33 to 42. ? Idaho Panhandle 5-day forecast: Today, partly cloudy with patchy morning valley fog, highs 46 to 57, and mostly cloudy tonight with lows in the 30s. Saturday, increasing clouds, breezy, highs 53 to 63, lows in the 30s. Sunday, mostly cloudy with a chance of valley rain showers and mountain snow showers, highs 44 to 53, lows 35 to 42. Monday, mostly cloudy north with a chance of rain and mountain snow, partly cloudy south, highs 43 to 54, lows 33 to 40. Tuesday, mostly cloudy with highs 43 to 54, lows around 40. ? Western Montana to the Continental Divide 5-day forecast: Today, partly cloudy then increasing high clouds, highs in the 40s, and tonight mostly cloudy with lows 24 to 34. Saturday, partly cloudy and warmer, locally breezy, highs 45 to 55, lows in the mid 20s to mid 30s. Sunday, becoming cloudy with a chance of valley rain and mountain snow, locally brisk, highs 39 to 49, lows 32 to 42. Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight chance of mountain snow showers mainly near the divide, highs 35 to 45, lows 25 to 35. Tuesday, becoming partly cloudy, highs 38 to 48, lows in the 20s. Construction site 5-day forecasts: ? Colorado Springs, CO (Air Force Academy): Today, mostly cloudy with isolated snow showers this morning and becoming partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow or rain showers in the afternoon, highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s, lows 5 to 10 with mostly cloudy skies tonight. Saturday, partly cloudy with highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s, lows 7 to 18 with mostly clear skies. Sunday through Tuesday, partly cloudy, highs in the mid 40s to mid 50s and lows 15 to 22. Wednesday, mostly clear with highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s, lows 13 to 20. Thursday, partly cloudy with highs in the mid 40s to mid 50s, lows 15 to 20. ? Great Falls, MT (Malmstrom AFB): High wind watch Saturday afternoon through Sunday Morning. Today, mostly cloudy, becoming partly cloudy this afternoon, highs in the mid 40s, and partly cloudy tonight with lows in the lower 30s. Saturday, mostly cloudy, warmer and windy, highs in the mid 50s, lows around 40 with very windy conditions. Sunday, mostly cloudy, highs in the mid 40s, lows around 30. Monday and Tuesday, partly cloudy, highs in the upper 40s to 50, lows in the lower 30s. Wednesday, mostly cloudy with highs around 50, lows in the lower 30s. Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers, highs in the upper 40s, lows around 30. ? Mountain Home, ID (Mountain Home AFB): Today, partly cloudy, highs 43 to 53, lows 24 to 32 with mostly clear skies tonight and breezy conditions. Saturday, partly cloudy and breezy, highs 52 to 60, lows 29 to 38 with mostly cloudy skies. Sunday and Monday, partly cloudy, highs 48 to 58, lows 24 to 32. Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear with highs 46 to 56, lows 25 to 32. Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain or snow showers, highs 46 to 56, lows 28 to 34. National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements: ? High Wind Watch on the coast and north interior tonight through Saturday. ? Gale Warning for coasts and entrances to the straits. ? Small Craft Advisory from Camano Island to Point Roberts. River and stream forecast: ? Inflows are expected to rise in response to forecast precipitation this weekend, however no flooding is expected at this time. Project status and plan of operation as of 0800: ? Howard A. Hanson Dam: o Gate settings: G1=G2=closed Bypass = 44% o Reservoir status: The pool is ~1085.15 with an inflow of ~200 cfs and a release of ~210 cfs. o Control point flow (AUBW): Flow is ~260 cfs. o Special operations: None in progress. o Inflow forecast: Inflows are expected to rise in response to forecast precipitation, however no flooding is expected at this time. o Planned release: Outflows will be about ~190- 210 cfs. ? Mud Mountain Dam: o Gate settings: R1=70%, R2=70%, R3= 100% o Reservoir status: The pool is ~900.0 feet with inflow of ~500 cfs and release of ~500 cfs. o Control point flow (PUYW): Flow is ~900 cfs. o Special operations: None in progress. o Inflow forecast: Inflows are expected to rise in response to forecast precipitation, however no flooding is expected at this time. o Planned release: The plan is to pass inflow all week. ? Lake Washington Ship Canal: o Lake elevation: The lake is at 20.24 feet this morning. o Fish ladder: The ladder is on 24-hours per day. o Smolt passage flumes: The flumes are closed for the season. o Salt water drain: The SWD is ON 24-hours per day. o Salt-water barrier: The barrier should be up whenever possible. Only lower the barrier for "deep-draft" vessels. o Spill: Spill as needed to stay on the 70% reliability rule curve. Follow the Spillway Flow Pattern as given in Table 8-2 of the Lake Washington Water Control Manual. o The sensors in LWSC have been removed for the season. o NOTE: The large lock is dewatered for annual maintenance until 1600 on 26 November. ? Chief Joe: o Forebay: The pool is at 954.10' o Inflow: Grand Coulee is discharging about 100,000 cfs. o Discharge: Release is 93,000 cfs. o Special operations: None in progress. ? Albeni Falls: o Forebay: The pool is at 2055.15'. o Inflow: ~12,000 cfs. o Discharge: Release is ~16,000 cfs. o Special operations: None in progress. ? Libby Dam: o Forebay: The pool is at 2436.67' with an inflow of ~3,000 cfs and the discharge is ~4,000 cfs. Water temperature = 46.39ºF. o Control point flow: The flow at Bonners Ferry is ~N/A cfs. Water temperature = 43.90ºF. Update schedule: ? The next update is scheduled for Monday, November 18, 2002. In the interim, project status information may be obtained from the reservoir regulator at 206-764-6702 during normal duty hours (6:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday). ? Comprehensive hydrologic data for most Pacific Northwest river basins can be obtained at any time from our web site: ? http://www.nwd-wc.usace.army.mil/nws/hh/index.html