River Forecast
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919 FGUS53 KKRF 050246 RVFMIL RIVER FORECAST NWS MISSOURI BASIN RIVER FORECAST CENTER PLEASANT HILL MO 0243Z Sun May 5 2024 : : THIS PRODUCT HAS PRELIMINARY DATA AND SUBJECT TO REVISION. : REFER TO YOUR LOCAL WFO FOR THE LATEST OFFICIAL RIVER FORECAST. : FORECAST GROUP IS MILK : *** EVENING FORECAST *** : ********************************************************** : *** THESE FORECASTS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY QPF *** : ********************************************************** : ==> This forecast includes obsd precip & 72 hours of QPF <== RIVER/STATION FS TDY F O R E C A S T LODGE CREEK INTNL BOUNDRY MT 7.0 2.5 CREST NEAR 6.9 FT 05/09 PM BATTLE CREEK CHINOOK MT 4N 10.0 1.7 CREST NEAR 8.5 FT 05/08 PM CLEAR CREEK CHINOOK MT 7W 5.5 1.7 CREST NEAR 4.7 FT 05/08 AM BEAVER CREEK HINSDALE MT 4NW 14.0 2.5 CREST NEAR 13.4 FT 05/09 PM MILK RIVER TAMPICO MT 23.0 2.6 RISE ABV FIS 05/11 & CREST 05/12 PM :________________________________________________________________ :INTNL BOUNDRY MT - LODGE CREEK HSA - TFX :FLOOD STAGE 7.0 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 6.0 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 9.5 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 12.0 FT :LATEST RIVER STAGE 2.5 FT AT 0225Z ON 0505 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0504 / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.6 : 0505 / 2.5 .AR : CREST : LGEM8 20240509 Z DC202405050243/DH18/HGIFFX 6.9 .ER LGEM8 20240505 Z DC202405050243/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0505 : / 2.9 / 2.9 / 3.0 .E2 : 0506 : / 3.0 / 3.1 / 3.1 / 3.1 .E3 : 0507 : / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.3 / 3.3 .E4 : 0508 : / 3.9 / 4.7 / 5.0 / 5.2 .E5 : 0509 : / 5.7 / 6.5 / 6.9 / 6.9 .E6 : 0510 : / 6.8 / 6.6 / 6.2 / 5.8 .E7 : 0511 : / 5.4 / 5.1 / 4.8 / 4.6 .E8 : 0512 : / 4.4 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0504 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0505 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 05: 0.00 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0505 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0506 / 0.00 / 0.03 / 0.05 / 0.16 : 0507 / 0.24 / 0.30 / 0.22 / 0.37 : 0508 / 0.35 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 08: 1.72 inches :________________________________________________________________ :CHINOOK MT 4N - BATTLE CREEK HSA - TFX :FLOOD STAGE 10.0 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 8.0 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 12.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 14.0 FT :LATEST RIVER STAGE 1.7 FT AT 0130Z ON 0505 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0504 / 1.8 / 1.7 / 1.7 : 0505 / 1.7 .AR : CREST : BCMM8 20240509 Z DC202405050243/DH00/HGIFFX 8.5 .ER BCMM8 20240505 Z DC202405050243/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0505 : / 1.7 / 1.6 / 1.6 .E2 : 0506 : / 1.6 / 1.6 / 1.6 / 1.6 .E3 : 0507 : / 1.6 / 1.7 / 1.8 / 1.8 .E4 : 0508 : / 2.1 / 4.1 / 6.6 / 8.0 .E5 : 0509 : / 8.5 / 8.3 / 7.6 / 6.7 .E6 : 0510 : / 5.7 / 4.9 / 4.3 / 3.8 .E7 : 0511 : / 3.4 / 3.1 / 2.9 / 2.7 .E8 : 0512 : / 2.7 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0504 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0505 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 05: 0.00 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0505 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0506 / 0.00 / 0.07 / 0.04 / 0.13 : 0507 / 0.30 / 0.33 / 0.25 / 0.49 : 0508 / 0.33 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 08: 1.94 inches :________________________________________________________________ :CHINOOK MT 7W - CLEAR CREEK HSA - TFX :FLOOD STAGE 5.5 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 4.5 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 6.5 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 8.0 FT :LATEST RIVER STAGE 1.7 FT AT 0130Z ON 0505 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0504 / 1.7 / 1.7 / 1.7 : 0505 / 1.7 .AR : CREST : CCMM8 20240508 Z DC202405050243/DH06/HGIFFX 4.7 .ER CCMM8 20240505 Z DC202405050243/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0505 : / 1.7 / 1.7 / 1.6 .E2 : 0506 : / 1.6 / 1.6 / 1.6 / 1.6 .E3 : 0507 : / 1.6 / 1.8 / 2.2 / 3.1 .E4 : 0508 : / 4.1 / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.2 .E5 : 0509 : / 3.7 / 3.2 / 2.9 / 2.8 .E6 : 0510 : / 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.7 .E7 : 0511 : / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.6 .E8 : 0512 : / 2.6 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0504 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0505 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 05: 0.00 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0505 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0506 / 0.00 / 0.13 / 0.04 / 0.18 : 0507 / 0.26 / 0.34 / 0.47 / 0.78 : 0508 / 0.51 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 08: 2.71 inches :________________________________________________________________ :HINSDALE MT 4NW - BEAVER CREEK HSA - GGW :FLOOD STAGE 14.0 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 16.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 17.0 FT :LATEST RIVER STAGE 2.5 FT AT 0130Z ON 0505 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0504 / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.5 : 0505 / 2.5 .AR : CREST : BCHM8 20240509 Z DC202405050243/DH18/HGIFFX 13.4 .ER BCHM8 20240505 Z DC202405050243/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0505 : / 2.6 / 2.7 / 2.8 .E2 : 0506 : / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 .E3 : 0507 : / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 3.0 .E4 : 0508 : / 3.2 / 3.6 / 4.6 / 6.1 .E5 : 0509 : / 8.3 / 10.8 / 12.8 / 13.4 .E6 : 0510 : / 12.2 / 9.9 / 7.8 / 6.5 .E7 : 0511 : / 5.7 / 5.4 / 5.3 / 5.3 .E8 : 0512 : / 5.3 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0504 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0505 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 05: 0.00 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0505 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0506 / 0.00 / 0.07 / 0.04 / 0.30 : 0507 / 0.42 / 0.27 / 0.32 / 0.50 : 0508 / 0.28 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 08: 2.20 inches :________________________________________________________________ :TAMPICO MT - MILK RIVER HSA - GGW :FLOOD STAGE 23.0 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 21.0 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 24.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 27.0 FT :LATEST RIVER STAGE 2.6 FT AT 0130Z ON 0505 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0504 / 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.7 : 0505 / 2.6 .ER TMPM8 20240505 Z DC202405050243/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0505 : / 2.6 / 2.5 / 2.5 .E2 : 0506 : / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 .E3 : 0507 : / 2.6 / 3.1 / 4.5 / 6.7 .E4 : 0508 : / 9.0 / 10.8 / 11.8 / 12.3 .E5 : 0509 : / 12.6 / 13.0 / 13.6 / 14.6 .E6 : 0510 : / 15.5 / 16.5 / 17.5 / 18.5 .E7 : 0511 : / 19.4 / 20.3 / 21.2 / 22.1 .E8 : 0512 : / 22.9 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0504 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0505 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 05: 0.00 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0505 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0506 / 0.00 / 0.05 / 0.03 / 0.20 : 0507 / 0.47 / 0.26 / 0.32 / 0.31 : 0508 / 0.25 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 08: 1.89 inches :***************************************************************** :COMMENT : : :HSA - Hydrologic Service Area :WFO - Weather Forecast Office :TFX - NWS WFO Great Falls, Montana :GGW - NWS WFO Glasgow, Montana :BIS - NWS WFO Bismarck, North Dakota :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 : : $$ : cwh :...END of MESSAGE...