River Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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RVFSIO
RIVER FORECAST
NWS MISSOURI BASIN RIVER FORECAST CENTER PLEASANT HILL MO
1345Z SAT JUN 28 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 10.0 CREST NEAR 10.0 FT 06/28
EARLY PM
WATERTOWN SD 9.0 7.3 CREST NEAR 8.0 FT 06/29
EARLY AM
WATERTOWN SD 10.5 8.8 WITHIN BANK RISE..NO
FURTHER FCSTS EXPECTED
CASTLEWOOD 1 NW SD 9.0 8.5 CREST NEAR 8.6 FT 06/28
EARLY PM
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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 10.0 FT AT 1300Z ON JUN 28
:obs Stage / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z
: 0627 / 8.9 / 9.6 / 9.9 / 10.0
.AR :CREST: WTRS2 0628 Z DC202506281345/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 10.0
.ER WTRS2 20250628 Z DC202506281345/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:Stage Fcst / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z
.E1 : 0628 : / 10.0 / 9.9 / 9.6
.E2 : 0629 : / 9.4 / 9.1 / 8.9 / 8.5
.E3 : 0630 : / 8.1 / 7.7 / 7.5 / 7.2
.E4 : 0701 : / 7.0 / 6.8 / 6.7 / 6.6
.E5 : 0702 : / 6.5 / 6.4 / 6.3 / 6.3
.E6 : 0703 : / 6.2
:Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs):
: / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z
: 0627 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.11
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:Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total
: QPE Total Ending Jun 28 at 13Z is 0.11 inches
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:Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 24 hrs):
: / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z
: 0628 / 0.14 / 0.00 / 0.10
: 0629 / 0.03
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:Local forecast 24-hr basin-averaged precip total
: QPF Total Ending Jun 29 0.27 inches
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:WATERTOWN, SD - BIG SIOUX RIVER HSA - ABR
:MINOR FLOOD STAGE 9.0 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 8.0 FT
:MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 10.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 12.0 FT
:LATEST RIVER STAGE 7.3 FT AT 1315Z ON JUN 28
:obs Stage / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z
: 0627 / 6.6 / 6.8 / 7.1 / 7.3
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.AR :CREST: WBSS2 0629 Z DC202506281345/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 8.0
.ER WBSS2 20250628 Z DC202506281345/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:Stage Fcst / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z
.E1 : 0628 : / 7.6 / 7.9 / 8.0
.E2 : 0629 : / 8.0 / 8.0 / 7.7 / 7.3
.E3 : 0630 : / 7.0 / 6.7 / 6.4 / 6.1
.E4 : 0701 : / 5.9 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7
.E5 : 0702 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.5
.E6 : 0703 : / 5.5
:Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs):
: / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z
: 0627 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.05
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:Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total
: QPE Total Ending Jun 28 at 13Z is 0.05 inches
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:Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 24 hrs):
: / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z
: 0628 / 0.14 / 0.01 / 0.02
: 0629 / 0.03
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:Local forecast 24-hr basin-averaged precip total
: QPF Total Ending Jun 29 0.20 inches
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:WATERTOWN, SD - BIG SIOUX RIVER HSA - ABR
:MINOR FLOOD STAGE 10.5 FT FCST ISSUANCE STAGE 10.0 FT
:MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 11.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 13.5 FT
:LATEST RIVER STAGE 8.8 FT AT 1300Z ON JUN 28
:obs Stage / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z
: 0627 / 8.1 / 8.4 / 8.6 / 8.8
.ER WBWS2 20250628 Z DC202506281345/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:Stage Fcst / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z
.E1 : 0628 : / 8.9 / 8.9 / 9.0
.E2 : 0629 : / 9.1 / 9.2 / 9.2 / 9.3
.E3 : 0630 : / 9.2 / 9.1 / 8.9 / 8.7
.E4 : 0701 : / 8.4 / 8.2 / 7.9 / 7.6
.E5 : 0702 : / 7.5 / 7.4 / 7.3 / 7.2
.E6 : 0703 : / 7.2
:Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs):
: / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z
: 0627 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.07
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:Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total
: QPE Total Ending Jun 28 at 13Z is 0.07 inches
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:Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 24 hrs):
: / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z
: 0628 / 0.12 / 0.02 / 0.03
: 0629 / 0.03
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:Local forecast 24-hr basin-averaged precip total
: QPF Total Ending Jun 29 0.20 inches
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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 8.5 FT AT 1245Z ON JUN 28
:obs Stage / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z
: 0627 / 7.9 / 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.5
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.AR :CREST: CSWS2 0628 Z DC202506281345/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 8.6
.ER CSWS2 20250628 Z DC202506281345/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:Stage Fcst / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z
.E1 : 0628 : / 8.6 / 8.6 / 8.5
.E2 : 0629 : / 8.4 / 8.4 / 8.4 / 8.3
.E3 : 0630 : / 8.3 / 8.2 / 8.0 / 7.8
.E4 : 0701 : / 7.5 / 7.2 / 7.0 / 6.7
.E5 : 0702 : / 6.5 / 6.3 / 6.2 / 6.1
.E6 : 0703 : / 6.1
:Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (PAST 24 hrs):
: / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z / 12Z
: 0627 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.06
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:Local observed 24-hr basin-averaged precip total
: QPE Total Ending Jun 28 at 12Z is 0.06 inches
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:Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip(inches) (NEXT 24 hrs):
: / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z
: 0628 / 0.14 / 0.03 / 0.03
: 0629 / 0.03
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:Local forecast 24-hr basin-averaged precip total
: QPF Total Ending Jun 29 0.23 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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