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354 FGUS53 KKRF 081549 RVFYEL RIVER FORECAST NWS MISSOURI BASIN RIVER FORECAST CENTER PLEASANT HILL MO 1547Z Wed May 8 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 <== RIVER/STATION FS TDY F O R E C A S T LITTLE BIGHORN RIVER HARDIN MT 3E 8.0 4.4 NO FURTHER FCSTS EXPECTED TONGUE RIVER MILES CITY MT 2S 10.0 7.3 NO FURTHER FCSTS EXPECTED :________________________________________________________________ :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 2.1 FT AT 1445Z ON 0508 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0507 / 2.3 : 0508 / 2.2 / 2.1 / 2.1 .ER LIVM8 20240508 Z DC202405081547/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0508 : / 2.1 .E2 : 0509 : / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.1 / 2.0 .E3 : 0510 : / 1.9 / 2.0 / 1.9 / 1.9 .E4 : 0511 : / 1.8 / 1.9 / 1.9 / 1.8 .E5 : 0512 : / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.4 .E6 : 0513 : / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.6 / 3.0 .E7 : 0514 : / 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.2 / 3.5 .E8 : 0515 : / 3.6 / 3.6 / 3.6 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0507 / 0.00 : 0508 / 0.01 / 0.15 / 0.25 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 08: 0.41 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0508 / 0.33 : 0509 / 0.25 / 0.17 / 0.11 / 0.04 : 0510 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0511 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 11: 0.91 inches :LIVINGSTON MT 5S - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - BYZ :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 3.27 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0508 .ER LIVM8 20240508 Z DC202405081547/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0508 : / 3.218 .E2 : 0509 : / 3.170 / 3.159 / 3.219 / 3.148 .E3 : 0510 : / 3.110 / 3.153 / 3.101 / 3.052 .E4 : 0511 : / 3.022 / 3.056 / 3.077 / 3.015 .E5 : 0512 : / 3.164 / 3.168 / 3.215 / 3.600 .E6 : 0513 : / 3.818 / 3.850 / 3.947 / 4.425 .E7 : 0514 : / 4.756 / 4.790 / 4.915 / 5.42 .E8 : 0515 : / 5.77 / 5.74 / 5.77 :________________________________________________________________ :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 4.0 FT AT 1500Z ON 0508 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0507 / 3.7 : 0508 / 3.7 / 3.9 / 4.0 .ER BILM8 20240508 Z DC202405081547/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0508 : / 4.0 .E2 : 0509 : / 3.9 / 3.8 / 3.8 / 3.8 .E3 : 0510 : / 3.8 / 3.8 / 3.8 / 3.8 .E4 : 0511 : / 3.8 / 3.8 / 3.7 / 3.7 .E5 : 0512 : / 3.6 / 3.6 / 3.7 / 3.7 .E6 : 0513 : / 3.7 / 3.7 / 3.9 / 3.9 .E7 : 0514 : / 4.0 / 4.2 / 4.4 / 4.4 .E8 : 0515 : / 4.5 / 4.8 / 4.9 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0507 / 0.00 : 0508 / 0.00 / 0.10 / 0.29 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 08: 0.39 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0508 / 0.28 : 0509 / 0.22 / 0.19 / 0.13 / 0.05 : 0510 / 0.02 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0511 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 11: 0.89 inches :BILLINGS MT 1NE - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - BYZ :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 6.03 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0508 .ER BILM8 20240508 Z DC202405081547/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0508 : / 6.12 .E2 : 0509 : / 5.96 / 5.67 / 5.58 / 5.55 .E3 : 0510 : / 5.61 / 5.64 / 5.65 / 5.69 .E4 : 0511 : / 5.63 / 5.54 / 5.51 / 5.36 .E5 : 0512 : / 5.20 / 5.21 / 5.35 / 5.35 .E6 : 0513 : / 5.30 / 5.47 / 5.78 / 5.91 .E7 : 0514 : / 6.21 / 6.84 / 7.35 / 7.54 .E8 : 0515 : / 7.88 / 8.56 / 9.02 :________________________________________________________________ :HARDIN MT 3E - LITTLE BIGHORN RIVER HSA - BYZ :FLOOD STAGE 8.0 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 6.5 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 10.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 11.8 FT :LATEST RIVER STAGE 4.4 FT AT 1515Z ON 0508 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0507 / 3.6 : 0508 / 3.7 / 3.8 / 4.3 .ER HRDM8 20240508 Z DC202405081547/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0508 : / 4.4 .E2 : 0509 : / 4.4 / 4.2 / 5.8 / 5.8 .E3 : 0510 : / 5.6 / 5.4 / 5.1 / 4.8 .E4 : 0511 : / 4.4 / 4.2 / 4.0 / 3.8 .E5 : 0512 : / 3.7 / 3.6 / 3.6 / 3.5 .E6 : 0513 : / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.4 .E7 : 0514 : / 3.4 / 3.4 / 3.4 / 3.5 .E8 : 0515 : / 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.6 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0507 / 0.00 : 0508 / 0.00 / 0.34 / 0.30 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 08: 0.64 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0508 / 0.37 : 0509 / 0.18 / 0.10 / 0.06 / 0.02 : 0510 / 0.03 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0511 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 11: 0.76 inches :________________________________________________________________ :MILES CITY MT 2S - TONGUE RIVER HSA - BYZ :FLOOD STAGE 10.0 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 8.0 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 13.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 15.0 FT :LATEST RIVER STAGE 7.3 FT AT 1500Z ON 0508 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0507 / 3.2 : 0508 / 4.0 / 5.4 / 7.1 .ER MICM8 20240508 Z DC202405081547/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0508 : / 7.6 .E2 : 0509 : / 7.7 / 7.3 / 7.0 / 6.4 .E3 : 0510 : / 5.8 / 5.2 / 4.7 / 4.2 .E4 : 0511 : / 3.8 / 3.4 / 3.2 / 3.0 .E5 : 0512 : / 3.0 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.8 .E6 : 0513 : / 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.6 .E7 : 0514 : / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.5 .E8 : 0515 : / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0507 / 0.81 : 0508 / 0.47 / 0.03 / 0.13 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 08: 1.44 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0508 / 0.04 : 0509 / 0.04 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0510 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0511 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 11: 0.09 inches :________________________________________________________________ :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 6.1 FT AT 1500Z ON 0508 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0507 / 5.1 : 0508 / 5.4 / 5.7 / 6.1 .ER MILM8 20240508 Z DC202405081547/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0508 : / 6.2 .E2 : 0509 : / 6.2 / 6.2 / 6.2 / 6.3 .E3 : 0510 : / 6.3 / 6.4 / 6.4 / 6.3 .E4 : 0511 : / 6.2 / 6.1 / 6.0 / 5.9 .E5 : 0512 : / 5.8 / 5.7 / 5.6 / 5.5 .E6 : 0513 : / 5.4 / 5.3 / 5.2 / 5.1 .E7 : 0514 : / 5.1 / 5.0 / 5.0 / 4.9 .E8 : 0515 : / 4.9 / 5.0 / 5.0 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0507 / 0.50 : 0508 / 0.65 / 0.13 / 0.15 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 08: 1.43 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0508 / 0.07 : 0509 / 0.05 / 0.02 / 0.01 / 0.01 : 0510 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0511 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 11: 0.16 inches :MILES CITY MT 1NW - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - BYZ :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 18.30 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0508 .ER MILM8 20240508 Z DC202405081547/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0508 : / 18.80 .E2 : 0509 : / 19.12 / 19.12 / 19.32 / 19.53 .E3 : 0510 : / 19.85 / 20.06 / 19.97 / 19.51 .E4 : 0511 : / 18.93 / 18.43 / 18.00 / 17.59 .E5 : 0512 : / 17.14 / 16.65 / 16.11 / 15.54 .E6 : 0513 : / 14.99 / 14.48 / 14.01 / 13.62 .E7 : 0514 : / 13.32 / 13.07 / 12.85 / 12.73 .E8 : 0515 : / 12.73 / 12.80 / 12.97 :________________________________________________________________ :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 46.6 FT AT 1500Z ON 0508 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0507 / 45.7 : 0508 / 45.6 / 45.9 / 46.5 .ER GLNM8 20240508 Z DC202405081547/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0508 : / 46.6 .E2 : 0509 : / 46.6 / 46.6 / 46.5 / 46.4 .E3 : 0510 : / 46.3 / 46.2 / 46.1 / 46.0 .E4 : 0511 : / 45.9 / 45.8 / 45.7 / 45.6 .E5 : 0512 : / 45.5 / 45.5 / 45.4 / 45.3 .E6 : 0513 : / 45.3 / 45.2 / 45.1 / 45.1 .E7 : 0514 : / 45.0 / 45.0 / 44.9 / 44.9 .E8 : 0515 : / 44.8 / 44.8 / 44.8 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0507 / 0.14 : 0508 / 0.03 / 0.08 / 0.14 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 08: 0.39 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0508 / 0.03 : 0509 / 0.02 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0510 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0511 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 11: 0.06 inches :GLENDIVE MT 1E - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - GGW :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 25.82 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0508 .ER GLNM8 20240508 Z DC202405081547/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0508 : / 26.48 .E2 : 0509 : / 26.62 / 26.62 / 26.24 / 25.33 .E3 : 0510 : / 24.49 / 23.74 / 23.09 / 22.52 .E4 : 0511 : / 21.91 / 21.21 / 20.43 / 19.75 .E5 : 0512 : / 19.21 / 18.78 / 18.35 / 17.90 .E6 : 0513 : / 17.43 / 16.95 / 16.49 / 16.07 .E7 : 0514 : / 15.67 / 15.29 / 14.95 / 14.65 .E8 : 0515 : / 14.42 / 14.30 / 14.29 :________________________________________________________________ :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 6.8 FT AT 1400Z ON 0508 :Obs Stage / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0507 / 5.6 : 0508 / 5.9 / 6.6 / 6.8 .ER SIDM8 20240508 Z DC202405081547/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :Stage Fcst/ 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0508 : / 6.7 .E2 : 0509 : / 7.5 / 8.2 / 8.3 / 8.4 .E3 : 0510 : / 8.3 / 8.2 / 8.0 / 7.9 .E4 : 0511 : / 7.7 / 7.6 / 7.4 / 7.3 .E5 : 0512 : / 7.1 / 7.0 / 6.9 / 6.8 .E6 : 0513 : / 6.7 / 6.5 / 6.4 / 6.3 .E7 : 0514 : / 6.2 / 6.1 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E8 : 0515 : / 5.9 / 5.8 / 5.7 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0507 / 0.02 : 0508 / 0.23 / 0.14 / 0.04 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending May 08: 0.43 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z : 0508 / 0.03 : 0509 / 0.02 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0510 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0511 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending May 11: 0.06 inches :SIDNEY MT 2S - YELLOWSTONE RIVER HSA - GGW :LATEST ESTIMATED FLOW 18.14 KCFS AT 1200Z ON 0508 .ER SIDM8 20240508 Z DC202405081547/DH18/QRIFF/DIH6 :Flow Fcst / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z / 18Z .E1 : 0508 : / 17.56 .E2 : 0509 : / 21.04 / 24.51 / 25.16 / 25.31 .E3 : 0510 : / 25.03 / 24.40 / 23.64 / 22.90 .E4 : 0511 : / 22.23 / 21.61 / 20.97 / 20.28 .E5 : 0512 : / 19.56 / 18.89 / 18.32 / 17.83 .E6 : 0513 : / 17.38 / 16.92 / 16.45 / 15.98 .E7 : 0514 : / 15.53 / 15.10 / 14.70 / 14.31 .E8 : 0515 : / 13.97 / 13.67 / 13.44 :***************************************************************** :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...