THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN... CLALLAM COUNTY... JEFFERSON COUNTY... MASON COUNTY... GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY...

* UNTIL 1115 PM PST TUESDAY.

* AT 1117 AM PST HEAVY RAIN OVER THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD HIGH WATER... INCLUDING FLOODING... ON SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER... ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS COULD TRIGGER LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SHOWERS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. RIVERS WILL REMAIN HIGH... IN SOME CASES FLOODING ADJACENT AREAS... THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.