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718 FGUS53 KKRF 151436 RVFJAM RIVER FORECAST NWS MISSOURI BASIN RIVER FORECAST CENTER PLEASANT HILL MO 1436Z WED OCT 15 2025 : : THIS PRODUCT HAS PRELIMINARY DATA AND SUBJECT TO REVISION. : REFER TO YOUR LOCAL WFO FOR THE LATEST OFFICIAL RIVER FORECAST. : FORECAST GROUP IS JAMES : ==> This forecast includes obsd precip & 48 hours of QPF RIVER/STATION FS TDY F O R E C A S T JAMES RIVER STRATFORD 7 SW SD 14.0 14.5 FALL BLO FS 10/19 AM :________________________________________________________________ :STRATFORD 7 SW, SD - JAMES RIVER HSA - ABR :MINOR FLOOD STAGE 14.0 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 13.0 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 17.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 18.5 FT :LATEST RIVER STAGE 14.5 FT AT 1345Z ON OCT 15 :obs Stage / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z : 1014 / 14.5 / 14.5 / 14.5 / 14.5 : :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12Z ON 10/19/2025 .ER SFDS2 20251015 Z DC202510151436/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :Stage Fcst / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 1015 : / 14.5 / 14.4 / 14.4 .E2 : 1016 : / 14.4 / 14.4 / 14.3 / 14.3 .E3 : 1017 : / 14.3 / 14.2 / 14.2 / 14.2 .E4 : 1018 : / 14.1 / 14.1 / 14.1 / 14.0 .E5 : 1019 : / 14.0 / 14.0 / 13.9 / 13.9 .E6 : 1020 : / 13.8 / 13.8 / 13.8 / 13.7 .E7 : 1021 : / 13.7 / 13.6 / 13.6 / 13.6 .E8 : 1022 : / 13.5 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z : 1014 / 0.19 / 0.08 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending Oct 15 at 13Z is 0.27 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 48 hrs): : / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 1015 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01 : 1016 / 0.03 / 0.01 / 0.02 / 0.05 : 1017 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 48-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending Oct 17 0.12 inches :**************************************************************** :COMMENT : : :HSA - Hydrologic Service Area :WFO - Weather Forecast Office :BIS - NWS WFO Bismarck, North Dakota :ABR - NWS WFO Aberdeen, South Dakota :FSD - NWS WFO Sioux Falls, South Dakota :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 : : $$ :MBRFC ajm :...END of MESSAGE...