ZCZC NEWRVMSIL CES TTAA00 KORN MMDDHH LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER FORECAST CENTER - SLIDELL, LA WEEKLY RIVER SUMMARY BULLETIN 11:02 AM CDT Wed Sep 24 2003 U.S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE, NOAA, NATL. WEATHER SVC., LMRFC WEEKLY RIVER SUMMARY AND FORECAST Wed, Sep.24, 2003 Vol. 31 , Num. 38 Station FS 9/18 9/19 9/20 9/21 9/22 9/23 9/24 OHIO RIVER Paducah 39 15.6 15.4 15.6 15.1 14.8 16.0 18.9 Cairo 40 15.7 16.3 15.9 15.1 14.2 18.2 21.2 MISSISSIPPI RIVER St. Louis 30 1.6 -0.3 -0.6 0.6 0.6 1.7 1.0 Cape Girardeau 32 10.6 10.4 9.1 7.8 7.7 8.3 8.8 New Madrid 34 4.6 5.2 5.3 5.0 4.2 4.2 8.1 Caruthersville 32 7.9 8.2 8.6 8.4 7.9 7.3 9.6 Memphis 34 1.6 0.0 -0.4 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 -0.8 Helena 44 10.3 7.9 6.3 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.5 Arkansas City 37 12.5 10.2 8.8 7.0 6.4 5.8 6.1 Greenville 48 24.7 22.6 20.8 19.0 18.1 17.2 17.5 Vicksburg 43 20.0 18.3 16.5 14.7 12.9 11.5 10.5 Natchez 48 27.8 26.8 25.2 23.4 21.8 20.0 18.7 Red River Landing 48 29.9 29.3 28.7 27.4 25.9 24.0 22.8 Baton Rouge 35 15.7 15.2 14.6 13.7 12.7 11.4 10.2 Donaldsonville 27 9.6 9.3 8.7 8.3 7.8 7.0 6.3 Reserve 22 7.4 7.2 6.6 6.5 6.1 5.5 4.9 New Orleans 17 5.7 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.3 3.9 RED RIVER Alexandria 32 20.1 20.2 20.0 19.7 20.1 19.9 20.1 OUACHITA/BLACK Monroe 40 21.1 21.2 21.4 21.4 21.6 21.3 21.1 Jonesville 50 17.9 16.2 13.6 12.7 11.4 12.3 11.2 ATCHAFALAYA Simmesport 47 15.7 14.2 11.9 10.9 9.7 10.1 9.1 Melville 41 10.7 9.6 8.0 7.2 6.5 6.4 6.0 Krotz Springs 37 9.7 8.8 7.5 6.8 6.2 6.1 5.7 Butte La Rose 25 7.2 6.6 5.8 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.5 Morgan City 4 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.4 2.8 3.0 7-Day Forecast FS 9/25 9/26 9/27 9/28 9/29 9/30 10/01 Cairo 40 23.6 23.6 22.3 21.5 21.0 20.3 20.3 Memphis 34 1.7 4.4 7.0 8.2 7.9 7.1 6.4 Helena 44 5.1 7.6 10.3 12.9 14.1 13.8 13.0 Arkansas City 37 5.6 5.2 7.7 10.4 13.0 14.2 13.9 Greenville 48 17.4 17.0 18.1 20.7 23.4 25.3 25.8 Vicksburg 43 10.8 10.7 10.3 11.4 14.0 16.7 18.6 Natchez 48 17.7 18.0 17.9 17.5 18.6 21.2 23.9 Baton Rouge 35 9.3 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.6 9.5 11.8 New Orleans 17 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.7 5.2 Simmesport 47 8.0 7.1 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.1 10.7 Krotz Springs 37 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.1 7.2 Butte La Rose 25 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 4.0 5.9 Morgan City 4 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.9 Note: Forecasts do not include any future rainfall.. NNNN