ZCZC NEWRVMSIL CES TTAA00 KORN MMDDHH LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER FORECAST CENTER - SLIDELL, LA WEEKLY RIVER SUMMARY BULLETIN 11:53 AM CST Wed Dec 18 2002 U.S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE, NOAA, NATL. WEATHER SVC., LMRFC WEEKLY RIVER SUMMARY AND FORECAST Wed, Dec 18, 2002 Vol. 30 , Num. 51 Station FS 12/12 12/13 12/14 12/15 12/16 12/17 12/18 OHIO RIVER Paducah 39 15.6 17.4 19.3 20.8 22.4 25.5 27.3 Cairo 40 18.6 20.2 22.3 23.8 25.4 27.7 29.8 MISSISSIPPI RIVER St. Louis 30 -0.8 -0.9 -0.3 0.3 0.1 -0.3 0.4 Cape Girardeau 32 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.8 8.4 8.8 8.8 New Madrid 34 6.8 8.3 10.3 12.3 13.9 15.5 17.7 Caruthersville 32 9.0 9.9 11.5 13.5 15.2 16.6 18.6 Memphis 34 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.3 5.2 7.2 9.1 Helena 44 6.3 6.5 7.2 8.2 9.8 11.8 13.7 Arkansas City 37 5.5 5.2 5.4 6.0 6.3 7.4 8.4 Greenville 48 17.0 16.4 16.5 17.1 17.5 18.3 19.3 Vicksburg 43 MSG 11.0 10.6 10.8 11.3 11.6 12.2 Natchez 48 18.9 18.8 18.7 18.5 18.6 19.0 19.4 Red River Landing 48 23.5 23.3 23.7 23.6 23.5 23.7 24.1 Baton Rouge 35 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.7 Donaldsonville 27 6.4 6.6 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.4 Reserve 22 4.5 4.9 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.5 New Orleans 17 3.2 3.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.1 RED RIVER Alexandria 32 20.0 21.2 20.6 20.7 20.3 20.2 20.6 OUACHITA/BLACK Monroe 40 21.5 21.7 21.9 21.6 22.1 22.2 22.3 Jonesville 50 13.8 16.0 19.0 19.6 19.0 18.9 17.6 ATCHAFALAYA Simmesport 47 9.6 9.8 9.9 10.1 9.9 9.8 9.5 Melville 41 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.3 Krotz Springs 37 6.0 MSG MSG MSG 6.1 6.0 6.0 Butte La Rose 25 4.7 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.8 Morgan City 4 1.8 2.8 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.6 2.0 7-Day Forecast FS 12/19 12/20 12/21 12/22 12/23 12/24 12/25 Cairo 40 31.0 32.0 32.3 32.5 32.4 31.5 30.0 Memphis 34 11.2 13.2 15.0 16.2 17.0 17.4 17.3 Helena 44 15.7 17.7 19.7 21.5 22.7 23.5 23.9 Arkansas City 37 9.7 11.0 12.2 13.5 14.6 15.4 15.9 Greenville 48 20.5 21.8 23.0 24.3 25.5 26.5 27.1 Vicksburg 43 13.3 14.5 15.7 16.9 17.1 18.2 19.2 Natchez 48 20.0 21.1 22.3 23.5 24.7 24.9 26.0 Baton Rouge 35 11.0 11.3 11.9 12.7 13.4 14.1 14.3 New Orleans 17 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.5 Simmesport 47 9.8 10.2 10.9 11.8 12.5 13.2 13.5 Krotz Springs 37 6.1 6.3 6.7 7.2 7.6 8.0 8.2 Butte La Rose 25 4.9 5.1 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.4 Morgan City 4 2.2 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.5 Note: Forecasts do not include any future rainfall.. NNNN