Libby Dam flow update,
area weather forecast
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November 7, 2011 |
Current Koocanusa Reservoir inflow is ~3.9
thousand cubic feet per second (kcfs). Current
Libby Dam outflow is ~six kcfs.
Outflow from Libby Dam will increase from six
kcfs to 9 kcfs over two hours beginning at 7
a.m. Tuesday, November 8 November. Total
discharge will likely remain at nine kcfs until
Tuesday, 15 November. The low, stable outflows
are intended to help facilitate ecosystem
habitat restoration work by the Kootenai Tribe
of Idaho near Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Current Koocanusa Reservoir elevation is 2447.7
feet.
The Northwest River Forecast Center creates
daily forecasts for short term projections
throughout the Kootenai and Columbia River
Basins. These forecasts can be updated multiple
times in a day and can be updated at anytime as
conditions change. Links to those projections
can be found below:
Short term forecasts for Libby Dam elevations
and inflows can be found here:
http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/river/station/flowplot/flowplot.cgi?lid=LYDM8
Short term forecasts for Libby Dam releases can
be found here:
http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/river/station/flowplot/flowplot.cgi?lid=KBDM8
Short term forecasts for Bonners Ferry can be
found here:
http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/river/station/flowplot/flowplot.cgi?lid=BFEI1
Please note the National Weather Service's
disclaimer on forecasts after 3 days.
All forecasts and model projections are based on
the best information at the current time, as the
weather changes so will the short and long-term
predictions.
Weather forecast: Kootenai/Cabinet
region:
TONIGHT ... SNOW LIKELY. AREAS
OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
LITTLE OR NO NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
TUESDAY ... RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SNOW LEVEL 2500
FEET. LITTLE OR NO NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
TUESDAY NIGHT ... MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. PATCHY FREEZING FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
WEDNESDAY ... MOSTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY FREEZING FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ... PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
THURSDAY ... PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
THURSDAY NIGHT ... PARTLY
CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE 20S.
VETERANS DAY ... MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
FRIDAY NIGHT ... MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
20S TO LOWER 30S.
SATURDAY ... RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 80 PERCENT. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SATURDAY NIGHT ... RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60
PERCENT. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SUNDAY ... RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS LIKELY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70
PERCENT. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SUNDAY NIGHT ... RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LOWS IN THE 20S.
MONDAY ... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. |
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