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FGUS51 KRHA 181849
RVFPOT
RIVER STAGE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MIDDLE ATLANTIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER, STATE COLLEGE, PA
0248 PM EDT Sat May 18 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
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.E GTND2 0518 Z DC1305181848/DH19/HMIFF/DIH1
.E1    4.63/4.49/4.10/3.58/3.05/2.59/2.33/2.13/
.E2    1.90/1.90/2.66/3.74/4.43/4.63/4.43/3.97/
.E3    3.44/2.85/2.36/2.10/2.03/2.30/2.85/3.58/
.E4    4.17/4.36/4.23/3.81/3.25/2.66/2.20/1.87/
.E5    1.74/1.84/2.36/3.25/4.10/4.56/4.59/4.36/
.E6    3.94/3.28/2.59/2.07/1.74/1.61/1.67/2.17/
.E7    3.02/3.77/4.04/3.90/3.51/2.95/2.30/1.77/
.E8    1.05/0.85/0.92/1.51/2.53/3.38/3.77/3.81/
.E9    3.58/3.08/2.46/1.77/1.28/0.95/0.82/0.95
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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 0518 Z DC1305181848/DH19/HMIFF/DIH1
.E1    3.67/3.51/3.08/2.53/1.97/1.54/1.25/1.02/
.E2    0.82/0.89/1.67/2.72/3.38/3.58/3.35/2.92/
.E3    2.33/1.77/1.28/1.02/0.98/1.28/1.87/2.59/
.E4    3.12/3.31/3.18/2.72/2.13/1.57/1.08/0.79/
.E5    0.66/0.79/1.35/2.23/3.08/3.51/3.54/3.31/
.E6    2.85/2.20/1.51/0.98/0.69/0.56/0.69/1.21/
.E7    2.07/2.79/3.02/2.89/2.49/1.90/1.25/0.72/
.E8    0.13/-0.03/0.07/0.72/1.71/2.53/2.92/2.95/
.E9    2.69/2.20/1.54/0.85/0.36/0.07/-0.07/0.10
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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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