River Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
551 FGUS54 KFWR 181351 RVFHGX RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS WEST GULF RIVER FORECAST CENTER, FORT WORTH, TX 850 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 THIS IS A NWS GUIDANCE PRODUCT FROM THE WEST GULF RIVER FORECAST CENTER. PUBLIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES. : FORECAST GROUP IS COLO : : :************************************************************ :COLUMBUS - COLORADO RIVER :ACTION STAGE 30.0 FT FLOOD STAGE 34.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 39.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 43.0 FT : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 9.7 FT AT 0815 AM CDT ON AUG 18 :RIVER FORECAST .ER CBST2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/HGIFF/DIH1 .E1 :08/18 07AM-01PM: / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 .E2 :08/18 01PM-07PM:/ 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 .E3 :08/18 07PM-01AM:/ 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 .E4 :08/19 01AM-07AM:/ 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 .E5 :08/19 07AM-01PM:/ 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.8 .E6 :08/19 01PM-07PM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 .E7 :08/19 07PM-01AM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 .E8 :08/20 01AM-07AM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 .E9 :08/20 07AM-01PM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 .E10 :08/20 01PM-07PM:/ 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 .E11 :08/20 07PM-01AM:/ 9.7 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 .E12 :08/21 01AM-07AM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 .E13 :08/21 07AM-01PM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 .E14 :08/21 01PM-07PM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 .E15 :08/21 07PM-01AM:/ 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 .E16 :08/22 01AM-07AM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 .E17 :08/22 07AM-01PM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 .E18 :08/22 01PM-07PM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 .E19 :08/22 07PM-01AM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 .E20 :08/23 01AM-07AM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 .E21 :08/23 07AM-09AM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 .ER CBST2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/PPQFZ/DIH6 :QPF FORECAST / 6AM / 12PM / 6PM / 12AM .E1 :08/18 07AM-09AM: / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 .AR CBST2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/PPVFZ/DVH24/0.00 :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :WHARTON - COLORADO RIVER :ACTION STAGE 20.0 FT FLOOD STAGE 39.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 41.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 43.0 FT : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 7.9 FT AT 0815 AM CDT ON AUG 18 :RIVER FORECAST .ER WHAT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/HGIFF/DIH1 .E1 :08/18 07AM-01PM: / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E2 :08/18 01PM-07PM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E3 :08/18 07PM-01AM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.8 / 7.8 .E4 :08/19 01AM-07AM:/ 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 .E5 :08/19 07AM-01PM:/ 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 .E6 :08/19 01PM-07PM:/ 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 .E7 :08/19 07PM-01AM:/ 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 .E8 :08/20 01AM-07AM:/ 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 .E9 :08/20 07AM-01PM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E10 :08/20 01PM-07PM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E11 :08/20 07PM-01AM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E12 :08/21 01AM-07AM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E13 :08/21 07AM-01PM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E14 :08/21 01PM-07PM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E15 :08/21 07PM-01AM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E16 :08/22 01AM-07AM:/ 7.9 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 .E17 :08/22 07AM-01PM:/ 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 .E18 :08/22 01PM-07PM:/ 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 .E19 :08/22 07PM-01AM:/ 8.0 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E20 :08/23 01AM-07AM:/ 7.9 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 .E21 :08/23 07AM-09AM:/ 8.0 / 8.0 .ER WHAT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/PPQFZ/DIH6 :QPF FORECAST / 6AM / 12PM / 6PM / 12AM .E1 :08/18 07AM-09AM: / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 .AR WHAT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/PPVFZ/DVH24/0.00 :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :BAY CITY - COLORADO RIVER :ACTION STAGE 23.0 FT FLOOD STAGE 44.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 45.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 46.0 FT : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 2.8 FT AT 0815 AM CDT ON AUG 18 :RIVER FORECAST .ER BACT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/HGIFF/DIH1 .E1 :08/18 07AM-01PM: / 3.0 / 3.0 / 3.1 / 3.1 .E2 :08/18 01PM-07PM:/ 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.1 / 3.0 / 3.0 / 2.9 .E3 :08/18 07PM-01AM:/ 2.9 / 2.8 / 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.6 / 2.5 .E4 :08/19 01AM-07AM:/ 2.4 / 2.6 / 2.7 / 2.8 / 2.9 / 3.0 .E5 :08/19 07AM-01PM:/ 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.1 / 3.1 / 3.0 / 3.0 .E6 :08/19 01PM-07PM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.8 / 2.8 / 2.7 / 2.7 .E7 :08/19 07PM-01AM:/ 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 .E8 :08/20 01AM-07AM:/ 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.6 .E9 :08/20 07AM-01PM:/ 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.7 .E10 :08/20 01PM-07PM:/ 2.8 / 2.8 / 2.8 / 2.8 / 2.8 / 2.8 .E11 :08/20 07PM-01AM:/ 2.8 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 .E12 :08/21 01AM-07AM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 .E13 :08/21 07AM-01PM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 .E14 :08/21 01PM-07PM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 .E15 :08/21 07PM-01AM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 .E16 :08/22 01AM-07AM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 .E17 :08/22 07AM-01PM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 .E18 :08/22 01PM-07PM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 .E19 :08/22 07PM-01AM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 .E20 :08/23 01AM-07AM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 .E21 :08/23 07AM-09AM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 .ER BACT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/PPQFZ/DIH6 :QPF FORECAST / 6AM / 12PM / 6PM / 12AM .E1 :08/18 07AM-09AM: / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 .AR BACT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/PPVFZ/DVH24/0.00 :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :MATAGORDA :ACTION STAGE 4.8 FT FLOOD STAGE 8.8 FT :MODERATE STAGE 9.6 FT MAJOR STAGE 10.4 FT : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 1.5 FT AT 0800 AM CDT ON AUG 18 :RIVER FORECAST .ER MRCT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/HGIFF/DIH1 .E1 :08/18 07AM-01PM: / 1.5 / 1.5 / 1.4 / 1.3 .E2 :08/18 01PM-07PM:/ 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.3 / 1.4 / 1.4 / 1.4 .E3 :08/18 07PM-01AM:/ 1.5 / 1.5 / 1.4 / 1.4 / 1.3 / 1.2 .E4 :08/19 01AM-07AM:/ 1.1 / 1.0 / 0.9 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.7 .E5 :08/19 07AM-01PM:/ 0.6 / 0.7 / 0.8 / 0.9 / 1.1 / 1.2 .E6 :08/19 01PM-07PM:/ 1.3 / 1.4 / 1.4 / 1.3 / 1.2 / 1.2 .E7 :08/19 07PM-01AM:/ 1.1 / 1.0 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.8 / 0.8 .E8 :08/20 01AM-07AM:/ 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.7 / 0.7 .E9 :08/20 07AM-01PM:/ 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.8 .E10 :08/20 01PM-07PM:/ 0.8 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 1.0 .E11 :08/20 07PM-01AM:/ 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 .E12 :08/21 01AM-07AM:/ 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 .E13 :08/21 07AM-01PM:/ 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 .E14 :08/21 01PM-07PM:/ 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 .E15 :08/21 07PM-01AM:/ 1.0 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 .E16 :08/22 01AM-07AM:/ 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 .E17 :08/22 07AM-01PM:/ 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 .E18 :08/22 01PM-07PM:/ 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 .E19 :08/22 07PM-01AM:/ 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.8 / 0.8 .E20 :08/23 01AM-07AM:/ 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.8 .E21 :08/23 07AM-09AM:/ 0.8 / 0.8 .ER MRCT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/PPQFZ/DIH6 :QPF FORECAST / 6AM / 12PM / 6PM / 12AM .E1 :08/18 07AM-09AM: / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 .AR MRCT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/PPVFZ/DVH24/0.00 :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :******************************************************************* : .AR FWR 0818 C DT202608181350/YIIRZ 92 : wdw : $$