River Forecast
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727 FGUS53 KKRF 241538 RVFYEL RIVER FORECAST NWS MISSOURI BASIN RIVER FORECAST CENTER PLEASANT HILL MO 1534Z Fri May 24 2024 : : THIS PRODUCT HAS PRELIMINARY DATA AND SUBJECT TO REVISION. : REFER TO YOUR LOCAL WFO FOR THE LATEST OFFICIAL RIVER FORECAST. : FORECAST GROUP IS YELLOW : ***************************************************************** : *** This forecast includes projected snowmelt due to *** : *** forecasted 6-hour mean temperatures for the next 15 days *** : ***************************************************************** : ==> This forecast includes obsd precip & 72 hours of QPF <== :________________________________________________________________ :LIVINGSTON MT 5S - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - BYZ :FLOOD STAGE 10.0 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 8.0 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 10.5 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 11.0 FT :LATEST RIVER STAGE 3.8 FT AT 1445Z ON 0524 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0523 / 3.9 : 0524 / 3.9 / 3.8 / 3.8 .ER LIVM8 20240524 Z DC202405241534/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0524 : / 3.7 .E2 : 0525 : / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.4 / 3.4 .E3 : 0526 : / 3.4 / 3.5 / 3.6 / 4.1 .E4 : 0527 : / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.0 / 4.2 .E5 : 0528 : / 4.2 / 4.0 / 4.0 / 4.4 .E6 : 0529 : / 4.4 / 4.2 / 4.5 / 5.0 .E7 : 0530 : / 5.1 / 5.0 / 5.3 / 5.6 .E8 : 0531 : / 5.5 / 5.3 / 5.3 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0523 / 0.34 : 0524 / 0.14 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 24: 0.48 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0524 / 0.00 : 0525 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0526 / 0.16 / 0.17 / 0.11 / 0.02 : 0527 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 27: 0.47 inches :LIVINGSTON MT 5S - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - BYZ :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 6.85 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0524 .ER LIVM8 20240524 Z DC202405241534/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0524 : / 6.66 .E2 : 0525 : / 6.34 / 6.18 / 6.10 / 6.07 .E3 : 0526 : / 6.02 / 6.26 / 6.42 / 7.53 .E4 : 0527 : / 7.53 / 7.53 / 7.41 / 7.88 .E5 : 0528 : / 7.82 / 7.40 / 7.38 / 8.27 .E6 : 0529 : / 8.40 / 7.81 / 8.50 / 9.96 .E7 : 0530 : / 10.18 / 9.97 / 10.75 / 11.68 .E8 : 0531 : / 11.57 / 10.83 / 10.78 :________________________________________________________________ :BILLINGS MT 1NE - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - BYZ :FLOOD STAGE 13.5 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 11.5 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 14.5 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 15.0 FT :LATEST RIVER STAGE 6.2 FT AT 1500Z ON 0524 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0523 / 5.7 : 0524 / 6.0 / 6.4 / 6.3 .ER BILM8 20240524 Z DC202405241534/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0524 : / 6.3 .E2 : 0525 : / 6.2 / 6.1 / 6.0 / 5.7 .E3 : 0526 : / 5.5 / 5.3 / 5.2 / 5.1 .E4 : 0527 : / 5.1 / 5.2 / 5.4 / 5.5 .E5 : 0528 : / 5.5 / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.4 .E6 : 0529 : / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.5 / 5.6 .E7 : 0530 : / 5.7 / 5.8 / 6.1 / 6.4 .E8 : 0531 : / 6.5 / 6.6 / 6.8 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0523 / 0.80 : 0524 / 0.50 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 24: 1.30 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0524 / 0.00 : 0525 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0526 / 0.10 / 0.07 / 0.04 / 0.02 : 0527 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 27: 0.23 inches :BILLINGS MT 1NE - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - BYZ :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 15.10 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0524 .ER BILM8 20240524 Z DC202405241534/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0524 : / 14.77 .E2 : 0525 : / 14.40 / 13.90 / 13.22 / 12.17 .E3 : 0526 : / 11.20 / 10.44 / 9.97 / 9.65 .E4 : 0527 : / 9.78 / 10.21 / 11.06 / 11.55 .E5 : 0528 : / 11.41 / 11.10 / 11.06 / 10.78 .E6 : 0529 : / 10.58 / 10.63 / 11.18 / 11.80 .E7 : 0530 : / 12.03 / 12.59 / 14.00 / 15.13 .E8 : 0531 : / 15.63 / 16.28 / 17.13 :________________________________________________________________ :MILES CITY MT 1NW - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - BYZ :FLOOD STAGE 14.0 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE MISSING MAJOR FLOOD STAGE MISSING :LATEST RIVER STAGE 6.3 FT AT 1500Z ON 0524 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0523 / 6.1 : 0524 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.2 .ER MILM8 20240524 Z DC202405241534/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0524 : / 6.6 .E2 : 0525 : / 6.4 / 6.5 / 6.7 / 6.9 .E3 : 0526 : / 7.1 / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.2 .E4 : 0527 : / 7.1 / 7.0 / 6.8 / 6.7 .E5 : 0528 : / 6.5 / 6.4 / 6.3 / 6.3 .E6 : 0529 : / 6.4 / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.2 .E7 : 0530 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E8 : 0531 : / 6.0 / 6.1 / 6.2 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0523 / 0.11 : 0524 / 0.30 / 0.04 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 24: 0.45 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0524 / 0.00 : 0525 / 0.02 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0526 / 0.00 / 0.08 / 0.04 / 0.07 : 0527 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 27: 0.23 inches :MILES CITY MT 1NW - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - BYZ :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 18.91 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0524 .ER MILM8 20240524 Z DC202405241534/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0524 : / 21.37 .E2 : 0525 : / 20.32 / 20.72 / 21.85 / 23.12 .E3 : 0526 : / 24.04 / 24.57 / 24.80 / 24.77 .E4 : 0527 : / 24.38 / 23.62 / 22.63 / 21.55 .E5 : 0528 : / 20.72 / 20.14 / 19.85 / 19.82 .E6 : 0529 : / 19.89 / 19.84 / 19.56 / 19.12 .E7 : 0530 : / 18.67 / 18.27 / 18.01 / 17.95 .E8 : 0531 : / 18.12 / 18.42 / 18.82 :________________________________________________________________ :GLENDIVE MT 1E - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - GGW :FLOOD STAGE 53.5 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 51.5 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 60.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 65.0 FT :LATEST RIVER STAGE 46.0 FT AT 1500Z ON 0524 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0523 / 46.0 : 0524 / 46.0 / 46.0 / 46.0 .ER GLNM8 20240524 Z DC202405241534/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0524 : / 46.0 .E2 : 0525 : / 46.1 / 46.1 / 46.3 / 46.4 .E3 : 0526 : / 46.4 / 46.5 / 46.6 / 46.7 .E4 : 0527 : / 46.8 / 46.8 / 46.7 / 46.7 .E5 : 0528 : / 46.5 / 46.4 / 46.3 / 46.2 .E6 : 0529 : / 46.1 / 46.1 / 46.1 / 46.0 .E7 : 0530 : / 46.0 / 46.0 / 45.9 / 45.8 .E8 : 0531 : / 45.8 / 45.8 / 45.8 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0523 / 0.00 : 0524 / 0.22 / 0.15 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 24: 0.37 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0524 / 0.00 : 0525 / 0.03 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0526 / 0.00 / 0.02 / 0.05 / 0.08 : 0527 / 0.02 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 27: 0.21 inches :GLENDIVE MT 1E - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - GGW :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 21.23 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0524 .ER GLNM8 20240524 Z DC202405241534/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0524 : / 21.20 .E2 : 0525 : / 21.48 / 22.02 / 22.84 / 23.45 .E3 : 0526 : / 24.04 / 24.74 / 25.46 / 26.05 .E4 : 0527 : / 26.39 / 26.45 / 26.19 / 25.63 .E5 : 0528 : / 24.83 / 23.92 / 23.06 / 22.37 .E6 : 0529 : / 21.92 / 21.66 / 21.50 / 21.33 .E7 : 0530 : / 21.07 / 20.71 / 20.29 / 19.88 .E8 : 0531 : / 19.56 / 19.40 / 19.42 :________________________________________________________________ :SIDNEY MT 2S - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - GGW :FLOOD STAGE 19.0 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 17.0 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 20.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 21.7 FT :LATEST RIVER STAGE 7.3 FT AT 1400Z ON 0524 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0523 / 7.5 : 0524 / 7.4 / 7.3 / 7.3 .ER SIDM8 20240524 Z DC202405241534/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0524 : / 7.3 .E2 : 0525 : / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.4 / 7.5 .E3 : 0526 : / 7.6 / 7.8 / 7.9 / 8.0 .E4 : 0527 : / 8.2 / 8.3 / 8.4 / 8.4 .E5 : 0528 : / 8.4 / 8.3 / 8.1 / 8.0 .E6 : 0529 : / 7.8 / 7.6 / 7.5 / 7.4 .E7 : 0530 : / 7.4 / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.2 .E8 : 0531 : / 7.1 / 7.0 / 6.9 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0523 / 0.00 : 0524 / 0.19 / 0.10 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 24: 0.29 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0524 / 0.00 : 0525 / 0.05 / 0.02 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0526 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.02 / 0.06 : 0527 / 0.02 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 27: 0.17 inches :SIDNEY MT 2S - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - GGW :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 20.17 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0524 .ER SIDM8 20240524 Z DC202405241534/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0524 : / 20.18 .E2 : 0525 : / 20.21 / 20.29 / 20.53 / 21.01 .E3 : 0526 : / 21.64 / 22.27 / 22.90 / 23.57 .E4 : 0527 : / 24.24 / 24.81 / 25.19 / 25.30 .E5 : 0528 : / 25.13 / 24.67 / 23.97 / 23.13 .E6 : 0529 : / 22.31 / 21.59 / 21.07 / 20.70 .E7 : 0530 : / 20.46 / 20.22 / 19.95 / 19.61 .E8 : 0531 : / 19.19 / 18.80 / 18.47 :***************************************************************** :COMMENT : : :HSA - Hydrologic Service Area :WFO - Weather Forecast Office :RIW - NWS WFO Riverton, Wyoming :BYZ - NWS WFO Billings, Montana :GGW - NWS WFO Glasgow, Montana :OBS - Observed :EST - Estimated :M - Missing :Stage Fcst - River Stage forecast including future precipitation :Flow Fcst - River Flow forecast including future precipitation :Precip - Precipitation :QPE - Observed radar estimated precipitation :QPF - Forecasted mean areal precipitation for local basin : : $$ : alc :...END of MESSAGE...