River Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
337 FGUS53 KKRF 281552 RVFMIL RIVER FORECAST NWS MISSOURI BASIN RIVER FORECAST CENTER PLEASANT HILL MO 1548Z FRI FEB 28 2025 : : THIS PRODUCT HAS PRELIMINARY DATA AND SUBJECT TO REVISION. : REFER TO YOUR LOCAL WFO FOR THE LATEST OFFICIAL RIVER FORECAST. : FORECAST GROUP IS MILK : ************************************************************** : *** This forecast includes projected snowmelt due to *** : *** forecasted 6-hour mean temperatures for next 15 days. *** : ************************************************************** : ==> This forecast includes obsd precip & 72 hours of QPF RIVER/STATION FS TDY F O R E C A S T POPLAR RIVER POPLAR 1 N MT 16.0 14.5 CREST NEAR 15.3 FT 03/01 AM MISSOURI RIVER WILLISTON 5 SW ND 22.0 21.3 CREST NEAR 22.1 FT 03/01 AM :________________________________________________________________ :POPLAR 1 N, MT - POPLAR RIVER HSA - GGW :MINOR FLOOD STAGE 16.0 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 14.0 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 18.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 20.0 FT :LATEST RIVER STAGE 14.5 FT AT 1430Z ON FEB 28 :obs Stage / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z : 0227 / 13.9 / 14.1 / 14.0 / 14.2 : .AR :CREST: PLRM8 0301 Z DC202502281548/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 15.3 .ER PLRM8 20250228 Z DC202502281548/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :Stage Fcst / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0228 : / 14.7 / 15.1 / 15.2 .E2 : 0301 : / 15.3 / 14.7 / 14.1 / 13.4 .E3 : 0302 : / 12.9 / 12.2 / 11.7 / 11.3 .E4 : 0303 : / 10.9 / 10.4 / 9.9 / 9.4 .E5 : 0304 : / 9.1 / 8.8 / 8.7 / 8.6 .E6 : 0305 : / 8.6 / 8.6 / 8.5 / 8.5 .E7 : 0306 : / 8.5 / 8.4 / 8.4 / 8.4 .E8 : 0307 : / 8.4 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z : 0227 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending Feb 28 at 14Z is 0.00 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0228 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0301 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0302 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0303 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending Mar 03 0.00 inches :________________________________________________________________ :WILLISTON 5 SW, ND - MISSOURI RIVER HSA - BIS :MINOR FLOOD STAGE 22.0 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 20.0 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 24.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 26.0 FT :LATEST RIVER STAGE 21.3 FT AT 1445Z ON FEB 28 :obs Stage / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z : 0227 / 20.4 / 20.6 / 20.9 / 21.3 : :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 06Z ON 03/01/2025 .AR :CREST: WLTN8 0301 Z DC202502281548/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 22.1 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 18Z ON 03/01/2025 .ER WLTN8 20250228 Z DC202502281548/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :Stage Fcst / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0228 : / 21.7 / 21.8 / 22.0 .E2 : 0301 : / 22.1 / 22.0 / 21.9 / 21.7 .E3 : 0302 : / 21.5 / 21.3 / 21.1 / 20.9 .E4 : 0303 : / 20.8 / 20.7 / 20.5 / 20.3 .E5 : 0304 : / 20.1 / 19.8 / 19.6 / 19.3 .E6 : 0305 : / 19.1 / 18.8 / 18.6 / 18.5 .E7 : 0306 : / 18.4 / 18.3 / 18.3 / 18.2 .E8 : 0307 : / 18.2 :Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs): : / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z : 0227 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : :Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPE Total Ending Feb 28 at 14Z is 0.00 inches : :Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 72 hrs): : / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0228 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0301 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0302 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0303 / 0.00 : :Local forecast 72-hr basin-averaged precip total : QPF Total Ending Mar 03 0.00 inches :**************************************************************** :COMMENT : : :HSA - Hydrologic Service Area :WFO - Weather Forecast Office :TFX - NWS WFO Great Falls, Montana :GGW - NWS WFO Glasgow, Montana :BIS - NWS WFO Bismarck, North Dakota :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 : : $$ :MBRFC jmt :...END of MESSAGE...