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FGUS51 KRHA 211332
RVFPOT
RIVER STAGE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MIDDLE ATLANTIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER, STATE COLLEGE, PA
0932 AM EDT Tue May 21 2013
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:   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
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.E GTND2 0521 Z DC1305211332/DH13/HMIFF/DIH1
.E1    2.69/2.00/1.51/1.28/1.25/1.44/2.13/3.15/
.E2    3.94/4.20/4.00/3.58/2.92/2.26/1.71/1.41/
.E3    1.31/1.57/2.36/3.35/4.10/4.43/4.43/4.10/
.E4    3.51/2.76/2.03/1.54/1.25/1.18/1.38/2.13/
.E5    3.18/3.94/4.13/3.94/3.41/2.76/2.07/1.54/
.E6    1.28/1.25/1.64/2.56/3.61/4.30/4.59/4.53/
.E7    4.17/3.51/2.69/1.97/1.48/1.21/1.18/1.57/
.E8    2.53/3.54/4.10/4.17/3.87/3.31/2.23/1.51/
.E9    1.02/0.75/0.75/1.28/2.30/3.41/4.10/4.33
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:Southwest Waterfront - Tidal Washington Channel
:CS=3.7, FS=4.2 Moderate FS=5.3 Major FS=7.0
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.E WASD2 0521 Z DC1305211332/DH13/HMIFF/DIH1
.E1    1.67/0.98/0.52/0.30/0.30/0.52/1.21/2.20/
.E2    2.99/3.22/3.02/2.56/1.94/1.25/0.72/0.43/
.E3    0.36/0.66/1.44/2.43/3.15/3.48/3.44/3.12/
.E4    2.53/1.77/1.05/0.56/0.30/0.23/0.46/1.21/
.E5    2.23/2.95/3.15/2.92/2.43/1.74/1.05/0.56/
.E6    0.30/0.30/0.72/1.64/2.62/3.35/3.61/3.54/
.E7    3.15/2.49/1.67/0.95/0.46/0.20/0.20/0.66/
.E8    1.57/2.56/3.12/3.18/2.89/2.30/1.35/0.62/
.E9    0.13/-0.10/-0.07/0.49/1.51/2.59/3.25/3.48
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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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MARFC
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