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015 FGUS53 KKRF 031538 RVFYEL RIVER FORECAST NWS MISSOURI BASIN RIVER FORECAST CENTER PLEASANT HILL MO 1536Z Fri May 3 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 2.0 FT AT 1445Z ON 0503 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0502 / 2.3 : 0503 / 2.2 / 2.1 / 2.1 .ER LIVM8 20240503 Z DC202405031536/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0503 : / 2.0 .E2 : 0504 : / 2.0 / 1.9 / 1.9 / 1.8 .E3 : 0505 : / 1.7 / 1.8 / 2.1 / 2.3 .E4 : 0506 : / 2.3 / 3.0 / 3.3 / 3.4 .E5 : 0507 : / 3.0 / 2.7 / 2.5 / 2.3 .E6 : 0508 : / 2.2 / 2.0 / 2.0 / 1.9 .E7 : 0509 : / 1.8 / 1.8 / 1.7 / 1.7 .E8 : 0510 : / 1.6 / 1.6 / 1.6 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0502 / 0.00 : 0503 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 03: 0.00 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0503 / 0.00 : 0504 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0505 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01 : 0506 / 0.12 / 0.17 / 0.26 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 06: 0.56 inches :LIVINGSTON MT 5S - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - BYZ :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 3.23 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0503 .ER LIVM8 20240503 Z DC202405031536/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0503 : / 3.202 .E2 : 0504 : / 3.146 / 3.089 / 3.048 / 2.979 .E3 : 0505 : / 2.919 / 3.020 / 3.281 / 3.467 .E4 : 0506 : / 3.447 / 4.444 / 5.10 / 5.34 .E5 : 0507 : / 4.442 / 4.027 / 3.687 / 3.508 .E6 : 0508 : / 3.326 / 3.210 / 3.129 / 3.069 .E7 : 0509 : / 3.016 / 2.975 / 2.934 / 2.894 .E8 : 0510 : / 2.857 / 2.818 / 2.867 :________________________________________________________________ :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 3.9 FT AT 1500Z ON 0503 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0502 / 4.0 : 0503 / 4.0 / 4.0 / 3.9 .ER BILM8 20240503 Z DC202405031536/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0503 : / 3.9 .E2 : 0504 : / 3.8 / 3.8 / 3.7 / 3.7 .E3 : 0505 : / 3.7 / 3.6 / 3.6 / 3.5 .E4 : 0506 : / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.7 .E5 : 0507 : / 3.9 / 4.1 / 4.4 / 4.7 .E6 : 0508 : / 4.7 / 4.5 / 4.4 / 4.2 .E7 : 0509 : / 4.2 / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.0 .E8 : 0510 : / 4.0 / 3.9 / 3.8 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0502 / 0.00 : 0503 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 03: 0.00 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0503 / 0.00 : 0504 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0505 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0506 / 0.03 / 0.10 / 0.20 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 06: 0.33 inches :BILLINGS MT 1NE - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - BYZ :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 5.93 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0503 .ER BILM8 20240503 Z DC202405031536/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0503 : / 5.78 .E2 : 0504 : / 5.64 / 5.53 / 5.45 / 5.37 .E3 : 0505 : / 5.28 / 5.17 / 5.07 / 4.959 .E4 : 0506 : / 4.845 / 4.825 / 5.01 / 5.45 .E5 : 0507 : / 5.82 / 6.50 / 7.55 / 8.38 .E6 : 0508 : / 8.43 / 7.82 / 7.27 / 6.87 .E7 : 0509 : / 6.63 / 6.45 / 6.32 / 6.19 .E8 : 0510 : / 6.03 / 5.84 / 5.64 :________________________________________________________________ :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 5.0 FT AT 1500Z ON 0503 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0502 / 5.0 : 0503 / 5.0 / 5.0 / 5.0 .ER MILM8 20240503 Z DC202405031536/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0503 : / 4.9 .E2 : 0504 : / 5.0 / 5.0 / 5.0 / 4.9 .E3 : 0505 : / 5.0 / 5.0 / 5.0 / 4.9 .E4 : 0506 : / 5.0 / 5.0 / 4.9 / 4.9 .E5 : 0507 : / 5.0 / 5.0 / 4.9 / 4.8 .E6 : 0508 : / 4.9 / 4.9 / 4.9 / 4.8 .E7 : 0509 : / 4.9 / 5.0 / 5.1 / 5.2 .E8 : 0510 : / 5.1 / 5.0 / 5.0 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0502 / 0.00 : 0503 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 03: 0.00 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0503 / 0.00 : 0504 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0505 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0506 / 0.00 / 0.02 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 06: 0.02 inches :MILES CITY MT 1NW - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - BYZ :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 12.94 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0503 .ER MILM8 20240503 Z DC202405031536/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0503 : / 12.73 .E2 : 0504 : / 13.02 / 12.97 / 12.79 / 12.60 .E3 : 0505 : / 12.97 / 12.93 / 12.77 / 12.60 .E4 : 0506 : / 12.80 / 12.80 / 12.63 / 12.46 .E5 : 0507 : / 12.76 / 12.75 / 12.52 / 12.30 .E6 : 0508 : / 12.64 / 12.64 / 12.47 / 12.29 .E7 : 0509 : / 12.60 / 12.91 / 13.52 / 13.76 .E8 : 0510 : / 13.58 / 13.19 / 12.79 :________________________________________________________________ :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 44.8 FT AT 1500Z ON 0503 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0502 / 44.8 : 0503 / 44.9 / 44.8 / 44.8 .ER GLNM8 20240503 Z DC202405031536/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0503 : / 44.8 .E2 : 0504 : / 44.8 / 44.8 / 44.8 / 44.8 .E3 : 0505 : / 44.8 / 44.8 / 44.8 / 44.8 .E4 : 0506 : / 44.8 / 44.7 / 44.7 / 44.7 .E5 : 0507 : / 44.7 / 44.7 / 44.7 / 44.7 .E6 : 0508 : / 44.7 / 44.7 / 44.6 / 44.6 .E7 : 0509 : / 44.6 / 44.6 / 44.6 / 44.7 .E8 : 0510 : / 44.7 / 44.8 / 44.8 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0502 / 0.00 : 0503 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 03: 0.00 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0503 / 0.00 : 0504 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0505 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0506 / 0.00 / 0.01 / 0.01 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 06: 0.02 inches :GLENDIVE MT 1E - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - GGW :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 14.45 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0503 .ER GLNM8 20240503 Z DC202405031536/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0503 : / 14.45 .E2 : 0504 : / 14.46 / 14.37 / 14.27 / 14.17 .E3 : 0505 : / 14.32 / 14.20 / 14.09 / 13.98 .E4 : 0506 : / 14.16 / 13.95 / 13.73 / 13.55 .E5 : 0507 : / 13.59 / 13.55 / 13.52 / 13.49 .E6 : 0508 : / 13.43 / 13.35 / 13.30 / 13.28 .E7 : 0509 : / 13.25 / 13.24 / 13.33 / 13.57 .E8 : 0510 : / 13.88 / 14.11 / 14.14 :________________________________________________________________ :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 5.6 FT AT 1400Z ON 0503 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0502 / 5.6 : 0503 / 5.5 / 5.6 / 5.6 .ER SIDM8 20240503 Z DC202405031536/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0503 : / 5.6 .E2 : 0504 : / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 .E3 : 0505 : / 5.5 / 5.4 / 5.5 / 5.5 .E4 : 0506 : / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.4 .E5 : 0507 : / 5.4 / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.3 .E6 : 0508 : / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.2 .E7 : 0509 : / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.2 .E8 : 0510 : / 5.2 / 5.3 / 5.3 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0502 / 0.00 : 0503 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 03: 0.00 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0503 / 0.02 : 0504 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0505 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0506 / 0.00 / 0.01 / 0.01 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 06: 0.04 inches :SIDNEY MT 2S - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - GGW :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 12.89 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0503 .ER SIDM8 20240503 Z DC202405031536/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0503 : / 12.96 .E2 : 0504 : / 12.83 / 12.70 / 12.68 / 12.66 .E3 : 0505 : / 12.58 / 12.50 / 12.55 / 12.60 .E4 : 0506 : / 12.43 / 12.35 / 12.34 / 12.30 .E5 : 0507 : / 12.15 / 11.99 / 11.89 / 11.86 .E6 : 0508 : / 11.85 / 11.84 / 11.81 / 11.76 .E7 : 0509 : / 11.71 / 11.69 / 11.67 / 11.66 .E8 : 0510 : / 11.71 / 11.86 / 12.10 :***************************************************************** :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...