ZCZC NEWRVMSIL CES TTAA00 KORN MMDDHH LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER FORECAST CENTER - SLIDELL, LA WEEKLY RIVER SUMMARY BULLETIN 10:38 AM CDT Wed May 3 2000 U.S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE, NOAA, NATL. WEATHER SVC., LMRFC WEEKLY RIVER SUMMARY AND FORECAST Wed, May 3, 2000 Vol. 28 , Num. 19 Station FS 4/27 4/28 4/29 4/30 5/01 5/02 5/03 OHIO RIVER Paducah 39 22.2 21.9 21.5 21.0 21.3 21.5 19.1 Cairo 40 29.2 28.9 28.7 28.2 28.0 28.4 27.5 MISSISSIPPI RIVER St. Louis 40 8.2 8.8 8.7 8.8 9.3 8.1 7.6 Cape Girardeau 32 16.7 16.4 16.0 16.1 16.1 16.5 16.1 New Madrid 34 18.3 17.9 17.7 17.4 17.3 17.2 17.1 Caruthersville 32 19.8 19.7 19.4 19.2 18.8 18.8 18.9 Memphis 34 11.6 12.7 12.7 12.5 12.1 11.7 11.7 Helena 44 16.7 18.5 19.3 19.4 19.2 18.8 18.6 Arkansas City 37 12.7 13.5 14.5 15.5 15.3 15.1 15.3 Greenville 48 24.4 24.8 25.6 26.7 26.7 26.5 26.7 Vicksburg 43 19.2 19.2 18.9 19.8 20.4 20.5 20.4 Natchez 48 27.6 26.4 25.9 26.0 26.6 27.0 27.1 Red River Landing 48 31.4 30.1 29.4 28.9 29.0 29.4 29.6 Baton Rouge 35 17.8 16.6 15.5 14.9 14.8 15.0 15.3 Donaldsonville 27 11.1 10.3 9.6 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.3 Reserve 22 8.1 7.5 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.8 New Orleans 17 5.5 5.2 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.9 RED RIVER Alexandria 32 21.1 20.9 20.8 20.8 21.0 20.7 20.8 OUACHITA/BLACK Monroe 40 22.6 22.4 21.9 21.8 21.5 21.6 21.7 Jonesville 50 21.5 20.4 18.0 17.6 16.9 17.5 17.7 ATCHAFALAYA Simmesport 47 16.5 15.3 14.0 13.8 14.0 14.8 15.0 Melville 41 12.1 11.0 10.1 9.8 9.9 10.4 10.5 Krotz Springs 37 11.0 9.9 9.0 8.8 8.8 9.2 9.3 Butte La Rose 28 8.6 7.9 7.1 6.8 6.8 7.0 7.1 Morgan City 4 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.3 7-Day Forecast FS 5/04 5/05 5/06 5/07 5/08 5/09 5/10 Cairo 40 25.9 24.1 22.8 21.9 21.2 20.5 20.0 Memphis 34 11.8 11.6 10.7 9.5 8.2 7.1 6.3 Helena 44 18.6 18.7 18.5 17.6 16.4 15.1 14.0 Arkansas City 37 15.2 15.2 15.3 15.2 14.5 13.6 12.6 Greenville 48 26.7 26.6 26.6 26.6 26.2 25.4 24.5 Vicksburg 43 20.6 20.6 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.1 19.3 Natchez 48 27.0 27.2 27.2 27.1 27.1 27.1 26.7 Baton Rouge 35 15.5 15.4 15.6 15.6 15.5 15.5 15.5 New Orleans 17 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 Simmesport 47 14.9 14.8 15.0 15.0 14.9 14.9 14.9 Krotz Springs 37 9.2 9.1 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.2 Butte La Rose 28 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.1 Morgan City 4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 Note: Forecasts do not include any future rainfall.. NNNN