Expires:201403091909;;942938 FGUS82 KRAH 081909 RVSRAH NCZ028-088-091909- SPECIAL RIVER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH,NC 209 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 DUE TO RECENT HEAVY PRECIPITATION...THE CAPE FEAR AT FAYETTEVILLE... AND THE TAR RIVER AT TARBORO...ARE STILL FORECAST TO APPROACH OR SLIGHTLY EXCEED THEIR FLOOD STAGES. HOWEVER...THE LATEST TREND ON RIVER LEVELS AT THE CAPE FEAR AT FAYETTEVILLE HAS BEEN DOWNWARD. IF THE TREND CONTINUES ON THE TAR RIVER...THE TAR RIVER AT TARBORO WOULD NOT APPROACH ITS FLOOD STAGE UNTIL INTO MARCH 12. INTERESTS ALONG THESE STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST LEVELS AND INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND 7AM FORECAST STAGES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU CAPE FEAR FAYETTEVIL 35 29.0 SAT 01 PM 35.1 31.6 23.2 18.1 15.9 TAR RIVER TARBORO 19 12.6 SAT 01 PM 14.7 16.9 19.0 20.3 17.7 $$