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FGUS51 KRHA 221318
RVFPOT
RIVER STAGE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MIDDLE ATLANTIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER, STATE COLLEGE, PA
0918 AM EDT Wed May 22 2013
:
:   Potomac River Forecasts for Washington D.C.
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:Georgetown/Wisconsin Avenue - Tidal Potomac River
:CS=5.5, FS=6.0, Moderate FS=7.0, Major FS=10.0
:
.E GTND2 0522 Z DC1305221318/DH13/HMIFF/DIH1
.E1    3.35/2.62/1.94/1.51/1.25/1.21/1.57/2.33/
.E2    3.12/3.71/3.90/3.71/3.25/2.62/1.90/1.41/
.E3    1.12/1.12/1.51/2.46/3.54/4.27/4.56/4.49/
.E4    4.10/3.44/2.62/1.87/1.38/1.12/1.12/1.57/
.E5    2.53/3.58/4.17/4.27/3.97/3.41/2.66/1.94/
.E6    1.44/1.12/1.05/1.44/2.43/3.44/4.04/4.20/
.E7    4.00/3.44/2.62/1.67/0.85/0.30/-0.07/-0.13/
.E8    0.33/1.35/2.36/2.92/2.95/2.66/2.76/2.00/
.E9    1.31/0.82/0.52/0.49/1.05/2.13/3.15/3.77
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:Southwest Waterfront - Tidal Washington Channel
:CS=3.7, FS=4.2 Moderate FS=5.3 Major FS=7.0
:
.E WASD2 0522 Z DC1305221318/DH13/HMIFF/DIH1
.E1    2.33/1.61/0.95/0.52/0.30/0.30/0.66/1.41/
.E2    2.17/2.76/2.95/2.72/2.26/1.61/0.92/0.43/
.E3    0.16/0.16/0.59/1.51/2.59/3.31/3.58/3.51/
.E4    3.08/2.39/1.57/0.85/0.39/0.13/0.16/0.62/
.E5    1.57/2.59/3.18/3.25/2.95/2.36/1.64/0.92/
.E6    0.43/0.13/0.10/0.56/1.51/2.53/3.15/3.31/
.E7    3.12/2.56/1.74/0.79/0.00/-0.52/-0.89/-0.89/
.E8    -0.39/0.59/1.61/2.17/2.17/1.84/1.87/1.12/
.E9    0.39/-0.07/-0.36/-0.33/0.26/1.31/2.33/2.95
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COMMENT


:CAUTION...These forecasts do not fully account for the effects of
:wind driven storm surge. Forecast errors of two feet or more are
:possible during major surge events. Other sources of error may
:include rainfall forecast uncertainties and hydrologic/hydraulic
:model uncertainties.

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