Expires:201107021644;;761039 FGUS85 KCYS 011644 RVSCYS NEC123-157-021644- HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1044 AM MDT FRI JUL 1 2011 ...HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT 2 MILES SOUTH OF MINATARE AND BRIDGEPORT... .RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH WATER LEVELS ON THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WATER DIVERTED TO THE INTERSTATE AND FORT LARAMIE CANALS WILL CAUSE THE RIVER LEVELS TO DECREASE GRADUALLY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AT BRIDGEPORT AND 2 MILES SOUTH OF MINATARE. THE WATER LEVEL HAS DECREASED BELOW BANKFULL STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT 2 MILES SOUTH OF MINATARE AND BRIDGEPORT UNTIL CONDITIONS CHANGE. && FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH ...THE LATEST STAGE IS 6.4 FEET AT 6 AM ON JULY 1. FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL THROUGH NEXT WEEK. && FOR THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT BRIDGEPORT...THE LATEST STAGE IS 7.7 FEET AT 6 AM ON JULY 1. FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL THROUGH NEXT WEEK. && FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SAT SUN MON LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER MINATARE...2 MILES SOUTH 7.5 6.4 FRI 06 AM 6.3 6.0 5.7 BRIDGEPORT 9.5 7.7 FRI 06 AM 7.7 7.7 7.6 PEOPLE SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR POSSIBLE FLUCTUATING RIVER LEVELS. YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND RIVER INFORMATION AT OUR WEB SITE: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING GRAPHICAL FORECASTS IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=CYS (ALL LOWER CASE)