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FGUS74 KHGX 181518  
ESFHGX  
190318-  
PROBABILISTIC HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON, TX  
1018 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024  
 
...ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE (AHPS) LONG RANGE  
PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK FOR THE SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...  
 
THE HOUSTON/GALVESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HAS  
IMPLEMENTED ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE (AHPS) FOR THE  
SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS. AHPS ENABLES THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO PROVIDE LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC  
OUTLOOKS. THIS SERVICE IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET.  
 
IN THE TABLE BELOW, THE 90 THROUGH 10 PERCENT COLUMNS INDICATE THE  
CHANCE THE RIVER COULD RISE ABOVE THE LISTED STAGE LEVELS IN THE  
NEXT 90 DAYS. EXAMPLE: THE SAN JACINTO RIVER NEAR CONROE HAS A FLOOD  
STAGE OF 115.8 FEET. THERE IS A 50 PERCENT CHANCE THE CONROE  
FORECAST POINT WILL RISE ABOVE 101.7 FEET DURING THE NEXT 90 DAYS.  
 
CHANCE OF EXCEEDING STAGES AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS  
VALID 04/17/2024 - 07/16/2024  
 
LOCATION FS(FT) 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%  
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EAST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER  
CLEVELAND 19.0 6.4 8.7 10.5 10.9 11.6 13.2 13.9 15.6 16.6  
NEW CANEY 58.0 48.5 49.7 51.6 52.0 53.2 54.8 58.0 60.2 63.0  
CANEY CREEK  
SPLENDORA 17.0 5.1 8.0 8.7 9.3 11.0 11.6 12.7 14.7 17.4  
PEACH CREEK  
SPLENDORA 14.0 5.4 7.5 8.0 9.0 9.7 10.9 11.7 12.4 15.0  
WEST FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER  
CONROE 115.8 96.3 97.6 99.8 100.8 101.7 103.0 104.6 106.2 113.2  
PORTER 81.0 58.7 60.3 61.6 62.5 63.7 64.7 67.4 67.8 75.6  
HUMBLE 49.3 43.7 44.1 44.4 44.9 45.3 45.8 46.6 47.9 51.5  
SPRING CREEK  
SPRING 91.5 75.9 77.0 77.9 78.5 79.5 80.7 82.8 85.9 91.6  
CYPRESS CREEK  
WESTFIELD 85.5 67.7 68.8 69.6 70.2 71.2 72.4 72.9 75.4 81.8  
SAN JACINTO RIVER BELOW LAKE HOUSTON  
SHELDON 10.0 1.9 2.4 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.3 6.6 7.6 11.2  
 
THIS LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK CONTAINS NUMBERS THAT ARE  
CALCULATED USING MULTIPLE SCENARIOS FROM 50 YEARS OF HISTORICAL  
CLIMATOLOGICAL AND STREAM FLOW DATA. THESE NUMBERS ALSO TAKE  
INTO ACCOUNT CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE RIVER AND SOIL MOISTURE.  
BY PROVIDING THE COMPLETE RANGE OF PROBABILISTIC NUMBERS, THE  
LEVEL OF RISK ASSOCIATED WITH LONG-RANGE PLANNING DECISIONS CAN  
BE DETERMINED.  
 
ADDITIONAL SUPPORTIVE DATA AND EXPLANATION ARE AVAILABLE ON THE  
INTERNET AT: HTTPS://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/LONG_RANGE.PHP?WFO=HGX  
(INTERNET ADDRESS IS ALL LOWER CASE).  
 
LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED AROUND THE THIRD  
THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH.  
 

 
 
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