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River Forecast
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705 FGUS53 KKRF 181501 RVFYEL RIVER FORECAST NWS MISSOURI BASIN RIVER FORECAST CENTER PLEASANT HILL MO 1500Z Tue Jun 18 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 5.4 FT AT 1345Z ON 0618 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0617 / 5.6 : 0618 / 5.6 / 5.5 / 5.4 .ER LIVM8 20240618 Z DC202406181500/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0618 : / 5.4 .E2 : 0619 : / 5.3 / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.1 .E3 : 0620 : / 5.0 / 5.0 / 4.9 / 4.9 .E4 : 0621 : / 4.8 / 4.8 / 4.7 / 4.7 .E5 : 0622 : / 4.7 / 4.6 / 4.6 / 4.6 .E6 : 0623 : / 4.5 / 4.4 / 4.4 / 4.3 .E7 : 0624 : / 4.3 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.3 .E8 : 0625 : / 4.2 / 4.2 / 4.2 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0617 / 0.01 : 0618 / 0.05 / 0.10 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending Jun 18: 0.16 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0618 / 0.04 : 0619 / 0.05 / 0.03 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0620 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0621 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending Jun 21: 0.12 inches :LIVINGSTON MT 5S - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - BYZ :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 12.25 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0618 .ER LIVM8 20240618 Z DC202406181500/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0618 : / 12.14 .E2 : 0619 : / 11.93 / 11.64 / 11.49 / 11.30 .E3 : 0620 : / 11.08 / 10.93 / 10.77 / 10.67 .E4 : 0621 : / 10.53 / 10.37 / 10.23 / 10.12 .E5 : 0622 : / 9.98 / 9.83 / 9.74 / 9.76 .E6 : 0623 : / 9.58 / 9.41 / 9.28 / 9.17 .E7 : 0624 : / 9.03 / 8.90 / 8.97 / 9.01 .E8 : 0625 : / 8.86 / 8.73 / 8.76 :________________________________________________________________ :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 7.8 FT AT 1400Z ON 0618 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0617 / 8.3 : 0618 / 8.2 / 8.0 / 7.8 .ER BILM8 20240618 Z DC202406181500/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0618 : / 7.7 .E2 : 0619 : / 7.5 / 7.3 / 7.2 / 7.0 .E3 : 0620 : / 6.8 / 6.7 / 6.6 / 6.5 .E4 : 0621 : / 6.4 / 6.3 / 6.2 / 6.2 .E5 : 0622 : / 6.2 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.0 .E6 : 0623 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 5.9 / 5.8 .E7 : 0624 : / 5.8 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 .E8 : 0625 : / 5.7 / 5.8 / 5.8 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0617 / 0.00 : 0618 / 0.01 / 0.10 / 0.16 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending Jun 18: 0.27 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0618 / 0.07 : 0619 / 0.05 / 0.02 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0620 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0621 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending Jun 21: 0.14 inches :BILLINGS MT 1NE - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - BYZ :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 22.53 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0618 .ER BILM8 20240618 Z DC202406181500/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0618 : / 21.86 .E2 : 0619 : / 20.92 / 20.02 / 19.12 / 18.12 .E3 : 0620 : / 17.29 / 16.61 / 16.02 / 15.51 .E4 : 0621 : / 15.04 / 14.63 / 14.45 / 14.26 .E5 : 0622 : / 14.08 / 13.95 / 13.71 / 13.47 .E6 : 0623 : / 13.27 / 13.19 / 12.94 / 12.59 .E7 : 0624 : / 12.34 / 12.12 / 12.10 / 12.06 .E8 : 0625 : / 12.23 / 12.49 / 12.65 :________________________________________________________________ :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 8.7 FT AT 1400Z ON 0618 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0617 / 9.0 : 0618 / 8.8 / 8.8 / 8.8 .ER MILM8 20240618 Z DC202406181500/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0618 : / 8.6 .E2 : 0619 : / 8.4 / 8.2 / 8.1 / 7.9 .E3 : 0620 : / 7.7 / 7.5 / 7.3 / 7.2 .E4 : 0621 : / 7.1 / 6.9 / 6.8 / 6.6 .E5 : 0622 : / 6.5 / 6.4 / 6.3 / 6.2 .E6 : 0623 : / 6.1 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E7 : 0624 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.8 .E8 : 0625 : / 5.8 / 5.7 / 5.7 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0617 / 0.00 : 0618 / 0.02 / 0.06 / 0.18 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending Jun 18: 0.26 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0618 / 0.22 : 0619 / 0.05 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0620 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0621 / 0.01 / 0.06 / 0.05 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending Jun 21: 0.39 inches :MILES CITY MT 1NW - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - BYZ :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 34.72 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0618 .ER MILM8 20240618 Z DC202406181500/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0618 : / 33.28 .E2 : 0619 : / 32.23 / 31.10 / 29.95 / 28.80 .E3 : 0620 : / 27.70 / 26.63 / 25.63 / 24.82 .E4 : 0621 : / 24.00 / 23.15 / 22.30 / 21.49 .E5 : 0622 : / 20.74 / 20.06 / 19.45 / 18.91 .E6 : 0623 : / 18.47 / 18.16 / 17.95 / 17.79 .E7 : 0624 : / 17.63 / 17.44 / 17.24 / 17.06 .E8 : 0625 : / 16.87 / 16.65 / 16.40 :________________________________________________________________ :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 48.2 FT AT 1430Z ON 0618 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0617 / 48.2 : 0618 / 48.3 / 48.3 / 48.2 .ER GLNM8 20240618 Z DC202406181500/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0618 : / 48.1 .E2 : 0619 : / 47.9 / 47.8 / 47.5 / 47.4 .E3 : 0620 : / 47.2 / 47.1 / 46.9 / 46.7 .E4 : 0621 : / 46.6 / 46.5 / 46.4 / 46.3 .E5 : 0622 : / 46.1 / 46.0 / 45.9 / 45.8 .E6 : 0623 : / 45.7 / 45.7 / 45.6 / 45.5 .E7 : 0624 : / 45.5 / 45.5 / 45.5 / 45.4 .E8 : 0625 : / 45.4 / 45.4 / 45.3 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0617 / 0.00 : 0618 / 0.03 / 0.14 / 0.07 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending Jun 18: 0.24 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0618 / 0.21 : 0619 / 0.12 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0620 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0621 / 0.00 / 0.02 / 0.04 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending Jun 21: 0.39 inches :GLENDIVE MT 1E - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - GGW :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 38.65 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0618 .ER GLNM8 20240618 Z DC202406181500/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0618 : / 37.69 .E2 : 0619 : / 36.60 / 35.16 / 33.50 / 32.30 .E3 : 0620 : / 31.11 / 29.92 / 28.80 / 27.75 .E4 : 0621 : / 26.80 / 25.92 / 25.09 / 24.27 .E5 : 0622 : / 23.46 / 22.67 / 21.92 / 21.22 .E6 : 0623 : / 20.60 / 20.07 / 19.65 / 19.32 .E7 : 0624 : / 19.08 / 18.88 / 18.69 / 18.49 .E8 : 0625 : / 18.28 / 18.06 / 17.84 :________________________________________________________________ :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 10.7 FT AT 1400Z ON 0618 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0617 / 10.8 : 0618 / 10.7 / 10.7 / 10.7 .ER SIDM8 20240618 Z DC202406181500/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0618 : / 10.7 .E2 : 0619 : / 10.7 / 10.6 / 10.4 / 10.2 .E3 : 0620 : / 9.9 / 9.7 / 9.4 / 9.2 .E4 : 0621 : / 9.0 / 8.8 / 8.6 / 8.4 .E5 : 0622 : / 8.2 / 8.0 / 7.8 / 7.7 .E6 : 0623 : / 7.5 / 7.4 / 7.2 / 7.1 .E7 : 0624 : / 7.0 / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.8 .E8 : 0625 : / 6.8 / 6.7 / 6.6 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0617 / 0.00 : 0618 / 0.09 / 0.16 / 0.09 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending Jun 18: 0.34 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0618 / 0.30 : 0619 / 0.17 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0620 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0621 / 0.00 / 0.04 / 0.03 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending Jun 21: 0.54 inches :SIDNEY MT 2S - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - GGW :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 37.33 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0618 .ER SIDM8 20240618 Z DC202406181500/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0618 : / 37.40 .E2 : 0619 : / 37.08 / 36.38 / 35.44 / 34.24 .E3 : 0620 : / 32.88 / 31.60 / 30.42 / 29.22 .E4 : 0621 : / 28.07 / 27.00 / 26.02 / 25.11 .E5 : 0622 : / 24.25 / 23.43 / 22.62 / 21.83 .E6 : 0623 : / 21.07 / 20.37 / 19.73 / 19.17 .E7 : 0624 : / 18.72 / 18.36 / 18.06 / 17.82 .E8 : 0625 : / 17.60 / 17.36 / 17.14 :***************************************************************** :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...