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RIVER FORECAST
NWS MISSOURI BASIN RIVER FORECAST CENTER PLEASANT HILL MO
0137Z MON AUG 18 2025
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: THIS PRODUCT HAS PRELIMINARY DATA AND SUBJECT TO REVISION.
: REFER TO YOUR LOCAL WFO FOR THE LATEST OFFICIAL RIVER FORECAST.

:    FORECAST GROUP IS SIOUXS


:                ***     EVENING FORECAST     ***

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:     *** THESE FORECASTS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY QPF  ***
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: ==>    This forecast includes obsd precip & 24 hours of QPF


RIVER/STATION            FS     TDY    F O R E C A S T
BIG SIOUX RIVER
  CASTLEWOOD 1 NW SD     9.0    8.7    CREST NEAR 9.8 FT 08/18 PM

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:CASTLEWOOD 1 NW, SD - BIG SIOUX RIVER     HSA - ABR
:MINOR FLOOD STAGE     9.0 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE   8.0 FT
:MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 11.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE    16.0 FT
:LATEST  RIVER STAGE 8.7 FT AT 0045Z ON AUG 18

:obs Stage      /       06Z /       12Z /       18Z /       00Z
:  0817         /       8.6 /       8.6 /       8.5 /       8.7

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:RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09Z ON 08/18/2025
.AR :CREST: CSWS2 0819 Z DC202508180137/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 9.8

:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15Z ON 08/20/2025
.ER CSWS2  20250818 Z DC202508180137/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:Stage Fcst     /       12Z /       18Z /       00Z /       06Z
.E1  : 0817 :                                       /       8.9
.E2  : 0818 :   /       9.4 /       9.7 /       9.8 /       9.7
.E3  : 0819 :   /       9.6 /       9.4 /       9.3 /       9.1
.E4  : 0820 :   /       9.0 /       9.0 /       8.9 /       8.9
.E5  : 0821 :   /       8.8 /       8.8 /       8.8 /       8.7
.E6  : 0822 :   /       8.6 /       8.6 /       8.5

:Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs):
:           /       06Z /       12Z /       18Z /       00Z
: 0817      /      0.00 /      0.01 /      0.04 /      0.35
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:Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total
: QPE Total Ending Aug 18 at 00Z is 0.40 inches
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:Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 24 hrs):
:           /       12Z /       18Z /       00Z /       06Z
: 0817                                          /      0.39
: 0818      /      0.00 /      0.00 /      0.00
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:Local forecast 24-hr basin-averaged precip total
: QPF Total Ending Aug 19  0.39 inches


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:COMMENT
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:HSA - Hydrologic Service Area
:WFO - Weather Forecast Office
:FSD - NWS WFO Sioux Falls, South Dakota
:DMX - NWS WFO Des Moines, Iowa
:OAX - NWS WFO Omaha, Nebraska
:ABR - NWS WFO Aberdeen, South 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
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