In coordination with the National Weather Service (NWS), GBRA will add new river stage forecasts for the Guadalupe River and its tributaries in South Central Texas and the Hill Country. Beginning May 25 the new daily forecast services will help inform interests along the Guadalupe River system. A full range of forecast flows, from baseflow to flood conditions, will now be available on the Guadalupe River system. Daily forecasts will be available at 15 locations on the Guadalupe River, including the Blanco and San Marcos River tributaries. These forecasts may be monitored online with the United State Geological Survey (USGS) streamflow data at this link: http://www.gbra.org/conditions/data.aspx
“The addition of daily forecasts to our river forecast responsibilities will provide enhanced decision making information for the recreation industry, ranchers and other interests in the Guadalupe River basin,” said Joe Arellano, meteorologist-in-charge of the Austin/San Antonio office.
The Austin/San Antonio forecast office provides all weather services for 33 counties in South Central Texas. The office collects meteorological data; prepares and disseminates weather forecasts, river and flood forecasts and warnings; and issues severe weather watches and warnings to the public.
“This new forecast service on the Guadalupe River basin is an invaluable tool,” said Thomas Donaldson, hydrologist-in-charge of the West Gulf River Forecast Center. “Daily river stage forecasts across the entire spectrum of river flows will be available to decision makers and the general public through the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service.”
NOAA’s mission is to understand and predict changes in the Earth’s environment, from the depths of the ocean to the surface of the sun, and to conserve and manage our coastal and marine resources.
The GBRA was established by the Texas Legislature in 1933 as a water conservation and reclamation district. GBRA provides stewardship for the water resources in its 10-county statutory district, which begins near the headwaters of the Guadalupe and Blanco rivers, ends at San Antonio Bay, and includes Kendall, Comal, Hays, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Gonzales, DeWitt, Victoria, Calhoun, and Refugio counties.
