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FGUS54 KFWR 181351
RVFHGX
RIVER FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NWS WEST GULF RIVER FORECAST CENTER, FORT WORTH, TX
850 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
THIS IS A NWS GUIDANCE PRODUCT FROM THE WEST GULF RIVER
FORECAST CENTER. PUBLIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY NWS
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES.
: FORECAST GROUP IS COLO
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:COLUMBUS - COLORADO RIVER
:ACTION STAGE 30.0 FT FLOOD STAGE 34.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE 39.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 43.0 FT
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:LATEST RIVER STAGE 9.7 FT AT 0815 AM CDT ON AUG 18
:RIVER FORECAST
.ER CBST2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/HGIFF/DIH1
.E1 :08/18 07AM-01PM: / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7
.E2 :08/18 01PM-07PM:/ 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7
.E3 :08/18 07PM-01AM:/ 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7
.E4 :08/19 01AM-07AM:/ 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7
.E5 :08/19 07AM-01PM:/ 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.8
.E6 :08/19 01PM-07PM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8
.E7 :08/19 07PM-01AM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8
.E8 :08/20 01AM-07AM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8
.E9 :08/20 07AM-01PM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8
.E10 :08/20 01PM-07PM:/ 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7
.E11 :08/20 07PM-01AM:/ 9.7 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8
.E12 :08/21 01AM-07AM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8
.E13 :08/21 07AM-01PM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8
.E14 :08/21 01PM-07PM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7
.E15 :08/21 07PM-01AM:/ 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8
.E16 :08/22 01AM-07AM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8
.E17 :08/22 07AM-01PM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8
.E18 :08/22 01PM-07PM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8
.E19 :08/22 07PM-01AM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8
.E20 :08/23 01AM-07AM:/ 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8
.E21 :08/23 07AM-09AM:/ 9.8 / 9.8
.ER CBST2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/PPQFZ/DIH6
:QPF FORECAST / 6AM / 12PM / 6PM / 12AM
.E1 :08/18 07AM-09AM: / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
.AR CBST2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/PPVFZ/DVH24/0.00
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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:WHARTON - COLORADO RIVER
:ACTION STAGE 20.0 FT FLOOD STAGE 39.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE 41.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 43.0 FT
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:LATEST RIVER STAGE 7.9 FT AT 0815 AM CDT ON AUG 18
:RIVER FORECAST
.ER WHAT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/HGIFF/DIH1
.E1 :08/18 07AM-01PM: / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9
.E2 :08/18 01PM-07PM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9
.E3 :08/18 07PM-01AM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.8 / 7.8
.E4 :08/19 01AM-07AM:/ 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8
.E5 :08/19 07AM-01PM:/ 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8
.E6 :08/19 01PM-07PM:/ 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8
.E7 :08/19 07PM-01AM:/ 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8
.E8 :08/20 01AM-07AM:/ 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8
.E9 :08/20 07AM-01PM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9
.E10 :08/20 01PM-07PM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9
.E11 :08/20 07PM-01AM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9
.E12 :08/21 01AM-07AM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9
.E13 :08/21 07AM-01PM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9
.E14 :08/21 01PM-07PM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9
.E15 :08/21 07PM-01AM:/ 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9
.E16 :08/22 01AM-07AM:/ 7.9 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0
.E17 :08/22 07AM-01PM:/ 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0
.E18 :08/22 01PM-07PM:/ 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0
.E19 :08/22 07PM-01AM:/ 8.0 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9
.E20 :08/23 01AM-07AM:/ 7.9 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0
.E21 :08/23 07AM-09AM:/ 8.0 / 8.0
.ER WHAT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/PPQFZ/DIH6
:QPF FORECAST / 6AM / 12PM / 6PM / 12AM
.E1 :08/18 07AM-09AM: / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
.AR WHAT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/PPVFZ/DVH24/0.00
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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:BAY CITY - COLORADO RIVER
:ACTION STAGE 23.0 FT FLOOD STAGE 44.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE 45.0 FT MAJOR STAGE 46.0 FT
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:LATEST RIVER STAGE 2.8 FT AT 0815 AM CDT ON AUG 18
:RIVER FORECAST
.ER BACT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/HGIFF/DIH1
.E1 :08/18 07AM-01PM: / 3.0 / 3.0 / 3.1 / 3.1
.E2 :08/18 01PM-07PM:/ 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.1 / 3.0 / 3.0 / 2.9
.E3 :08/18 07PM-01AM:/ 2.9 / 2.8 / 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.6 / 2.5
.E4 :08/19 01AM-07AM:/ 2.4 / 2.6 / 2.7 / 2.8 / 2.9 / 3.0
.E5 :08/19 07AM-01PM:/ 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.1 / 3.1 / 3.0 / 3.0
.E6 :08/19 01PM-07PM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.8 / 2.8 / 2.7 / 2.7
.E7 :08/19 07PM-01AM:/ 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5
.E8 :08/20 01AM-07AM:/ 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.6
.E9 :08/20 07AM-01PM:/ 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.7 / 2.7
.E10 :08/20 01PM-07PM:/ 2.8 / 2.8 / 2.8 / 2.8 / 2.8 / 2.8
.E11 :08/20 07PM-01AM:/ 2.8 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9
.E12 :08/21 01AM-07AM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9
.E13 :08/21 07AM-01PM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9
.E14 :08/21 01PM-07PM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9
.E15 :08/21 07PM-01AM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9
.E16 :08/22 01AM-07AM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9
.E17 :08/22 07AM-01PM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9
.E18 :08/22 01PM-07PM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9
.E19 :08/22 07PM-01AM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9
.E20 :08/23 01AM-07AM:/ 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.9
.E21 :08/23 07AM-09AM:/ 2.9 / 2.9
.ER BACT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/PPQFZ/DIH6
:QPF FORECAST / 6AM / 12PM / 6PM / 12AM
.E1 :08/18 07AM-09AM: / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
.AR BACT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/PPVFZ/DVH24/0.00
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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:MATAGORDA
:ACTION STAGE 4.8 FT FLOOD STAGE 8.8 FT
:MODERATE STAGE 9.6 FT MAJOR STAGE 10.4 FT
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:LATEST RIVER STAGE 1.5 FT AT 0800 AM CDT ON AUG 18
:RIVER FORECAST
.ER MRCT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/HGIFF/DIH1
.E1 :08/18 07AM-01PM: / 1.5 / 1.5 / 1.4 / 1.3
.E2 :08/18 01PM-07PM:/ 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.3 / 1.4 / 1.4 / 1.4
.E3 :08/18 07PM-01AM:/ 1.5 / 1.5 / 1.4 / 1.4 / 1.3 / 1.2
.E4 :08/19 01AM-07AM:/ 1.1 / 1.0 / 0.9 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.7
.E5 :08/19 07AM-01PM:/ 0.6 / 0.7 / 0.8 / 0.9 / 1.1 / 1.2
.E6 :08/19 01PM-07PM:/ 1.3 / 1.4 / 1.4 / 1.3 / 1.2 / 1.2
.E7 :08/19 07PM-01AM:/ 1.1 / 1.0 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.8 / 0.8
.E8 :08/20 01AM-07AM:/ 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.7 / 0.7
.E9 :08/20 07AM-01PM:/ 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.8
.E10 :08/20 01PM-07PM:/ 0.8 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 1.0
.E11 :08/20 07PM-01AM:/ 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0
.E12 :08/21 01AM-07AM:/ 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0
.E13 :08/21 07AM-01PM:/ 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0
.E14 :08/21 01PM-07PM:/ 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0
.E15 :08/21 07PM-01AM:/ 1.0 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9
.E16 :08/22 01AM-07AM:/ 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9
.E17 :08/22 07AM-01PM:/ 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9
.E18 :08/22 01PM-07PM:/ 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9
.E19 :08/22 07PM-01AM:/ 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.8 / 0.8
.E20 :08/23 01AM-07AM:/ 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.8
.E21 :08/23 07AM-09AM:/ 0.8 / 0.8
.ER MRCT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/PPQFZ/DIH6
:QPF FORECAST / 6AM / 12PM / 6PM / 12AM
.E1 :08/18 07AM-09AM: / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
.AR MRCT2 0818 C DC202608180850/DH09/PPVFZ/DVH24/0.00
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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.AR FWR 0818 C DT202608181350/YIIRZ 92 : WDW
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