842 FGUS83 KLSX 201651 RVSLSX ILC149-163-MOC019-027-051-071-073-127-135-139-151-183-189-219-510- 211651-HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1151 AM CDT WED MAR 20 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING FOUR WEEK EXTENDED RIVER STAGE FORECAST FOR THE MISSOURI AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS. THIS PRODUCT IS ISSUED EACH WEDNESDAY.
RIVER/STATION FS 03/20 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4
MISSOURI RIVER JEFFERSON CITY 23 5.90 4.6 5.0 4.5 4.6 CHAMOIS 17 5.20 3.8 1.5 1.0 1.0 HERMANN 21 10.78 8.0 6.0 5.4 5.3 WASHINGTON 20 8.50 5.1 3.9 3.1 3.0 ST. CHARLES 25 15.03 11.6 10.8 9.4 9.3
MISSISSIPPI RIVER HANNIBAL 16 12.87 10.7 10.2 10.6 11.2 ST. LOUIS 30 19.11 11.0 7.6 5.2 6.3
EACH VALUE IS THE STAGE FORECAST FOR THE WEDNESDAY OF THAT WEEK. THESE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED RUNOFF AND ONLY INCLUDE THE NEXT 24 HOURS OF FORECAST PRECIPITATION. ANY ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION COULD CAUSE AN INCREASE IN RIVER STAGE.
DURING EXTREME COLD PERIODS ICE CAN FORM OVER RIVERS AND ON STRUCTURES UPSTREAM CAUSING RIVER LEVELS TO DROP LOWER THAN PROJECTED. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.