River Forecast
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875 FGUS51 KRHA 162013 RVFPOT RIVER STAGE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDDLE ATLANTIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER, STATE COLLEGE, PA 413 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025 : River Forecasts for the Potomac Tidals : :************************************************************ :-------------------------------------------------------------------- :GEORGETOWN-WISCONSIN AVE, DC - TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER - LWX : :ACTION STAGE 5.5 FT MINOR STAGE 6.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 7.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 10.0 FT : :TIDAL FORECAST .ER GTND2 1016 Z DC202510162013/DH21/HMIFF/DIH1 .E1 :10/16 06PM-12AM: / 3.7 / 3.7 / 3.5 .E2 :10/17 12AM-06AM:/ 3.0 / 2.5 / 2.1 / 1.8 / 1.7 / 2.1 .E3 :10/17 06AM-12PM:/ 2.9 / 3.6 / 4.2 / 4.4 / 4.6 / 4.5 .E4 :10/17 12PM-06PM:/ 3.8 / 3.1 / 2.5 / 2.2 / 2.0 / 2.0 .E5 :10/17 06PM-12AM:/ 2.3 / 3.1 / 3.9 / 4.4 / 4.6 / 4.5 .E6 :10/18 12AM-06AM:/ 4.1 / 3.3 / 2.8 / 2.4 / 2.1 / 1.9 .E7 :10/18 06AM-12PM:/ 2.3 / 3.2 / 4.0 / 4.5 / 4.8 / 4.9 .E8 :10/18 12PM-06PM:/ 4.8 / 4.2 / 3.3 / 2.8 / 2.5 / 2.4 .E9 :10/18 06PM-12AM:/ 2.4 / 3.1 / 3.9 / 4.7 / 5.1 / 5.2 .E10 :10/19 12AM-06AM:/ 5.2 / 4.6 / 3.8 / 3.1 / 2.9 / 2.6 .E11 :10/19 06AM-12PM:/ 2.6 / 2.9 / 3.7 / 4.6 / 5.2 / 5.4 .E12 :10/19 12PM-06PM:/ 5.3 / 5.0 / 4.3 / 3.5 / 3.1 / 2.8 .E13 :10/19 06PM-09PM:/ 2.6 / 2.8 / 3.5 : :CAUTION...These tidal forecasts do not fully account for the effects :of wind driven storm surge, particularly from nearby or landfalling :hurricanes. 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. : :************************************************************ :-------------------------------------------------------------------- :SOUTHWEST WATERFRONT, DC - TIDAL WASHINGTON CHANNEL - LWX : :ACTION STAGE 4.2 FT MINOR STAGE 5.3 FT :MODERATE STAGE 6.5 FT MAJOR STAGE 7.0 FT : :TIDAL FORECAST .ER WASD2 1016 Z DC202510162013/DH21/HMIFF/DIH1 .E1 :10/16 06PM-12AM: / 2.8 / 2.8 / 2.6 .E2 :10/17 12AM-06AM:/ 2.1 / 1.6 / 1.2 / 1.0 / 0.9 / 1.2 .E3 :10/17 06AM-12PM:/ 2.0 / 2.8 / 3.3 / 3.5 / 3.7 / 3.5 .E4 :10/17 12PM-06PM:/ 2.9 / 2.2 / 1.7 / 1.3 / 1.2 / 1.1 .E5 :10/17 06PM-12AM:/ 1.5 / 2.2 / 3.0 / 3.5 / 3.7 / 3.6 .E6 :10/18 12AM-06AM:/ 3.1 / 2.5 / 1.9 / 1.5 / 1.2 / 1.1 .E7 :10/18 06AM-12PM:/ 1.5 / 2.4 / 3.1 / 3.6 / 3.9 / 4.0 .E8 :10/18 12PM-06PM:/ 3.9 / 3.3 / 2.5 / 1.9 / 1.6 / 1.5 .E9 :10/18 06PM-12AM:/ 1.6 / 2.2 / 3.1 / 3.8 / 4.2 / 4.4 .E10 :10/19 12AM-06AM:/ 4.3 / 3.7 / 2.9 / 2.3 / 2.0 / 1.7 .E11 :10/19 06AM-12PM:/ 1.7 / 2.0 / 2.9 / 3.7 / 4.3 / 4.5 .E12 :10/19 12PM-06PM:/ 4.5 / 4.1 / 3.4 / 2.7 / 2.2 / 1.9 .E13 :10/19 06PM-09PM:/ 1.8 / 1.9 / 2.7 : :CAUTION...These tidal forecasts do not fully account for the effects :of wind driven storm surge, particularly from nearby or landfalling :hurricanes. 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. : :************************************************************ :-------------------------------------------------------------------- :ALEXANDRIA - CAMERON ST. DOCK, VA - POTOMAC RIVER - LWX : :ACTION STAGE 2.5 FT MINOR STAGE 3.3 FT :MODERATE STAGE 4.2 FT MAJOR STAGE 6.6 FT : :TIDAL FORECAST .ER AXTV2 1016 Z DC202510162013/DH21/HGIFF/DIH1 .E1 :10/16 06PM-12AM: / 1.5 / 1.5 / 1.2 .E2 :10/17 12AM-06AM:/ 0.7 / 0.2 / -0.1 / -0.4 / -0.5 / -0.1 .E3 :10/17 06AM-12PM:/ 0.6 / 1.3 / 1.9 / 2.1 / 2.3 / 2.1 .E4 :10/17 12PM-06PM:/ 1.5 / 0.8 / 0.3 / 0.0 / -0.2 / -0.2 .E5 :10/17 06PM-12AM:/ 0.2 / 0.9 / 1.6 / 2.1 / 2.3 / 2.2 .E6 :10/18 12AM-06AM:/ 1.7 / 1.1 / 0.5 / 0.1 / -0.2 / -0.2 .E7 :10/18 06AM-12PM:/ 0.2 / 1.0 / 1.7 / 2.2 / 2.5 / 2.6 .E8 :10/18 12PM-06PM:/ 2.5 / 1.8 / 1.1 / 0.6 / 0.3 / 0.2 .E9 :10/18 06PM-12AM:/ 0.3 / 0.9 / 1.7 / 2.4 / 2.8 / 3.0 .E10 :10/19 12AM-06AM:/ 2.8 / 2.2 / 1.5 / 0.9 / 0.6 / 0.4 .E11 :10/19 06AM-12PM:/ 0.3 / 0.7 / 1.5 / 2.3 / 2.9 / 3.1 .E12 :10/19 12PM-06PM:/ 3.0 / 2.7 / 1.9 / 1.2 / 0.8 / 0.5 .E13 :10/19 06PM-09PM:/ 0.4 / 0.6 / 1.3 : :CAUTION...These tidal forecasts do not fully account for the effects :of wind driven storm surge, particularly from nearby or landfalling :hurricanes. 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. : : :******************************************************************* : : $$ : :...END of MESSAGE...