The Coeur d'Alene River at Cataldo and the St. Joe River at St. Maries are predicted to reach flood stage by Monday due to warmer temperatures and snowpack in the mountains, according to the National Weather Service.

"We've had an above average snow year in the mountains," said John Livingston, National Weather Service meteorologist. "We normally see snowpack peak in early April and it starts to come off in an orderly fashion, but this year it's held on. Snow continued to build until the last week or so."

Livingston said that residents in areas where flooding is a concern have been notified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in cooperation with the NWS, to take precautions.

"We've been talking about this for weeks," he said. "They know it's coming."

The Coeur d'Alene River at Cataldo was at 40.8 feet on Wednesday and flood stage is 43 feet. The NWS predicts it could reach 44.4 feet.

"But stand by," Livingston said. "Situations change at least daily, if not hourly (depending on the weather)."

The St. Joe River at St. Maries was at 30.6 feet on Wednesday; flood stage is 32.5 feet.

"It's also forecasted to reach flood stage on Monday," Livingston said.

The Coeur d'Alene River at Enaville (the Snake Pit) isn't as big of an immediate concern, he said. That area was at 65.6 feet on Wednesday and is forecast to reach 69.2 feet on Monday. Flood stage is 72 feet.

Livingston said Lake Coeur d'Alene and the Spokane River also should be OK in the near future.

The lake's level was 2,128 feet on Wednesday, and flood stage is 2,133 feet.

"The lake will not go over flood stage with this (weather) event," Livingston said. "If it does, it will be the next one or the one after that."

Temperatures are expected to be in the 70s Friday and Saturday before cooling off starting Sunday.

Livingston said other areas throughout North Idaho have flooding concerns, including the Pend Oreille River.

Spring flooding in North Idaho occurred in 1997 and 2008 under different conditions.

"In 2008 there was a considerable amount of rain with the spring melt," he said. "There was a lot of snowpack in 1997 with a warming event."