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PROBABILISTIC HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON, TX  
148 PM CST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
...ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE (AHPS) LONG RANGE  
PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK FOR THE LAVACA-NAVIDAD RIVER BASIN IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...  
 
THE HOUSTON/GALVESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HAS  
IMPLEMENTED ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE (AHPS) FOR THE  
LAVACA-NAVIDAD 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 NAVIDAD RIVER AT STRANE PARK HAS A  
FLOOD STAGE OF 24 FEET. THERE IS A 50 PERCENT CHANCE THE STRANE PARK  
FORECAST POINT WILL RISE ABOVE 10.3 FEET DURING THE NEXT 90 DAYS.  
 
CHANCE OF EXCEEDING STAGES AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS  
VALID 12/18/2024 - 03/18/2025  
 
LOCATION FS(FT) 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%  
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TRES PALACIOS RIVER  
MIDFIELD 24.0 5.9 6.9 10.1 12.1 15.3 15.9 19.0 21.7 25.7  
SANDY CREEK  
CORDELE 18.0 5.7 6.2 7.2 8.5 9.0 9.4 11.1 12.7 14.7  
EAST MUSTANG CREEK  
LOUISE 19.0 6.0 6.6 6.9 7.6 8.6 9.1 9.7 11.6 12.9  
WEST MUSTANG CREEK  
GANADO 20.0 6.3 7.1 8.7 9.9 10.2 11.3 11.9 13.9 14.9  
NAVIDAD RIVER  
SUBLIME 24.0 6.3 6.5 7.5 8.0 8.2 8.6 11.2 13.6 14.2  
SPEAKS 24.0 4.0 5.0 6.2 6.8 7.7 8.1 11.6 15.1 16.5  
MORALES 29.0 7.9 9.0 10.9 11.5 12.1 12.7 16.1 19.1 20.1  
STRANE PARK 24.0 6.3 7.4 8.5 9.4 10.3 10.8 13.7 17.4 19.7  
LAVACA RIVER  
HALLETTESVILLE 27.0 4.6 4.8 6.3 6.5 7.4 8.1 8.9 10.8 11.5  
EDNA 21.0 6.6 7.2 8.4 9.4 10.4 12.1 13.3 15.6 20.6  
 
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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