What went well..... Daily calls with USACE Collaboration with USACE on long-term projections

What went well.....•Daily calls with USACE•Collaboration with USACE on long-term projections•Reception of discharge measurements in real-time from USGS•Frequency of measurements on mainstem kept NWS model adjusted•USGS service exemplary (rating extensions, measurements upon request, emergency gage maintenance, RDGs)•Reception of gate changes in real-time from USACE and USBR

Maybe not so well....•Transfer of products hampered by comms issues•Pre-event rating extensions, some worked well, some not•Collaboration on Bismarck forecast troublesome. USGS rating showed one thing, USACE needed to maintain consistent forecast•DSS requests by one partner agency but different staff

Missouri Basin River Forecast Center

FORECASTING SYSTEM:NWSRFS to CHPS/FEWSFORECASTING SYSTEM:NWSRFS to CHPS/FEWS

PRECIPITATION FORECAST HORIZON

Formerly used 1 day

Will use 5 days in 2012

In Montana

•Formerly used 1 day

•Will use 5 days in 2012 in Montana

PRECIPITATION FORECAST HORIZON PRECIPITATION FORECAST HORIZON

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