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RIVER FORECAST
NWS MISSOURI BASIN RIVER FORECAST CENTER PLEASANT HILL MO
1540Z WED AUG 6 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


: ==>    This forecast includes obsd precip & 24 hours of QPF


RIVER/STATION            FS     TDY    F O R E C A S T
BIG SIOUX RIVER
  WATERTOWN 8 NW SD      10.0   8.6    CREST NEAR 10.9 FT 08/07 AM

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:WATERTOWN 8 NW, SD - BIG SIOUX RIVER     HSA - ABR
:MINOR FLOOD STAGE    10.0 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE   9.0 FT
:MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 11.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE    12.0 FT
:LATEST  RIVER STAGE 8.6 FT AT 1500Z ON AUG 06

:obs Stage      /       18Z /       00Z /       06Z /       12Z
:  0805         /       5.4 /       5.4 /       5.9 /       6.7

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:RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21Z ON 08/06/2025
.AR :CREST: WTRS2 0807 Z DC202508061540/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 10.9

:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09Z ON 08/08/2025
.ER WTRS2  20250806 Z DC202508061540/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:Stage Fcst     /       12Z /       18Z /       00Z /       06Z
.E1  : 0806 :               /       9.9 /      10.6 /      10.8
.E2  : 0807 :   /      10.9 /      10.7 /      10.4 /      10.1
.E3  : 0808 :   /       9.8 /       9.6 /       9.2 /       8.8
.E4  : 0809 :   /       8.4 /       8.2 /       8.1 /       7.5
.E5  : 0810 :   /       7.3 /       7.1 /       6.9 /       6.7
.E6  : 0811 :   /       6.6

:Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs):
:           /       18Z /       00Z /       06Z /       12Z
: 0805      /      0.00 /      0.01 /      2.82 /      0.13
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:Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total
: QPE Total Ending Aug 6 at 15Z is 2.96 inches
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:Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 24 hrs):
:           /       12Z /       18Z /       00Z /       06Z
: 0806                  /      0.01 /      0.00 /      0.00
: 0807      /      0.00
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:Local forecast 24-hr basin-averaged precip total
: QPF Total Ending Aug 07  0.01 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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