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METAR/SPECI uses the existing AviationWeather.gov bulk cache over the lower 48 and its margin. NWPS retains only gauges in the existing action-stage-or-above observed list; forecast-only gauges can have no observation. Absence never establishes zero wind, low water, or safe conditions.

Water-level gauge FTMV2

unavailable · No observation in the latest cached source list. Retained readings below are historical; an absent gauge may have fallen below action stage or stopped reporting.

Tide gauge (coastal water level) · Fort Monroe (IN MLLW) · James River (VA) · -76.315, 37.001944. Units ft; datum not supplied.

Source checked 2026-10-18 14:25:04.906Z · current.

Stage in this gauge’s units, not a regional flood depth. Tide/lake gauges remain water levels; datum is not supplied by this feed. Historical observations and the latest forecast keep separate times.

Retained observations: 13; target 24 hours, at most 96 reports per station. Recording began 2026-10-17 06:15:05.234Z; oldest available reading 2026-10-17 16:18:00 UTC.

Observed stage and separate NWS forecast at FTMV2 (ft)Dots are retained observations. Lines break for missing fields, long intervals or changed station location or units. 0 recorded discontinuities. Dashed lines, when present, are the separately issued NWS forecast.5.73.1ft10-17 16:18Z10-17 20:18Z2026-10-17 16:18:00 UTC · 4.14 ft2026-10-17 16:36:00 UTC · 4.32 ft2026-10-17 16:48:00 UTC · 4.3 ft2026-10-17 17:18:00 UTC · 4.42 ft2026-10-17 17:36:00 UTC · 4.54 ft2026-10-17 17:42:00 UTC · 4.59 ft2026-10-17 18:18:00 UTC · 4.65 ft2026-10-17 18:36:00 UTC · 4.57 ft2026-10-17 18:54:00 UTC · 4.44 ft2026-10-17 19:18:00 UTC · 4.25 ft2026-10-17 19:36:00 UTC · 4.24 ft2026-10-17 19:54:00 UTC · 4.19 ft2026-10-17 20:18:00 UTC · 4.11 ft
Observed stage and separate NWS forecast · 13 retained observations; 0 discontinuities. Lines join reported values only; missing intervals are not interpolated.

NWS forecast · current

Highest listed forecast: 5.2 ft at 2026-10-21 10:00:00 UTC; issued 2026-10-18 09:17:00 UTC. Minor flooding.

NWPS’s record has not been read yet.

Gauge thresholds: action 4 ft; minor 4.5 ft; moderate 5.5 ft; major 6.5 ft.

Observed reports as a table (13)
Observed (UTC)Stage / unitsSource category / water
2026-10-17 16:18:00 UTC4.14 ftAction stage · Tide gauge (coastal water level)
2026-10-17 16:36:00 UTC4.32 ftAction stage · Tide gauge (coastal water level)
2026-10-17 16:48:00 UTC4.3 ftAction stage · Tide gauge (coastal water level)
2026-10-17 17:18:00 UTC4.42 ftAction stage · Tide gauge (coastal water level)
2026-10-17 17:36:00 UTC4.54 ftMinor flooding · Tide gauge (coastal water level)
2026-10-17 17:42:00 UTC4.59 ftMinor flooding · Tide gauge (coastal water level)
2026-10-17 18:18:00 UTC4.65 ftMinor flooding · Tide gauge (coastal water level)
2026-10-17 18:36:00 UTC4.57 ftMinor flooding · Tide gauge (coastal water level)
2026-10-17 18:54:00 UTC4.44 ftAction stage · Tide gauge (coastal water level)
2026-10-17 19:18:00 UTC4.25 ftAction stage · Tide gauge (coastal water level)
2026-10-17 19:36:00 UTC4.24 ftAction stage · Tide gauge (coastal water level)
2026-10-17 19:54:00 UTC4.19 ftAction stage · Tide gauge (coastal water level)
2026-10-17 20:18:00 UTC4.11 ftAction stage · Tide gauge (coastal water level)
Capture times, quality and provenance

Each report keeps its observation time, first capture of this version, and the SHA-256 of the source bulk body. Corrections at the same observation time replace that point and are marked; unrelated bulk-file changes do not freshen a report.

  • Observed 2026-10-17 16:18:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 17:25:05.057Z; source body SHA-256 c36dd9d415f28eed67dde3d2d965e267a051389f3b92d63b240abf2112d0845a.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 16:36:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 17:45:05.445Z; source body SHA-256 3cccde1ecb1a1c168ec49fc749b2d560958c18957a8f3242181fe5c64f160c46.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 16:48:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 18:05:09.547Z; source body SHA-256 ce9665c1ab24da7c324f37374177f4e5b72455c2ef6565cd5c0d732217d9f0ee.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 17:18:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 18:25:06.484Z; source body SHA-256 c7b606972c17b5cf2e0734f800efc19fc6ad3fe42ed2b21f2406a7ee6688b790.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 17:36:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 18:45:07.189Z; source body SHA-256 05dd767c85748e9a16ef3da8d862ac7af6f3ea1e46e090022714a47205e48848.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 17:42:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 19:05:06.801Z; source body SHA-256 60cf58360af10f2d750469fb7df26158e3c395d26d194c9df905bfff272883be.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 18:18:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 19:25:05.413Z; source body SHA-256 8bfe0f6c4fbf418a97ed9a70a42faba76076b63d9ed23ca8958be28ed3e3dfbd.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 18:36:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 19:45:07.297Z; source body SHA-256 0c5c2e951418422e829868d6340e946c222cc8c6fefd6061bb657410339e4df2.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 18:54:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 20:15:05.656Z; source body SHA-256 978c265e2ebfbdcade996208019f4b29023bc6cfb1fc479009c87544e6d1da3f.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 19:18:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 20:25:05.363Z; source body SHA-256 426ee104d5a51ad7307122bcdabe4a2fc60cca45879c360f44553bfd934cda00.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 19:36:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 20:45:05.720Z; source body SHA-256 7f2551438267833ec9353db6d05261524189c53bd2e697f348f7df87ddf399b5.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 19:54:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 21:15:05.435Z; source body SHA-256 c94229fb5300201c94e1548e638f2b09b7823a34bd5d5740f493d84adaf0912a.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 20:18:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 21:25:04.659Z; source body SHA-256 587d4b429fdb21364a4a40d69af457e0f516a29baf595199eaa813c8160dfd2a.

Only observed gauge records enter this history. Forecast maxima and forecast hydrograph points never become observations. A missing datum or unsupported flow value remains unknown.

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Gauges in the latest cached source

118 total · source current; checked . Showing 18 on page 2. 0 gauges have suspect readings set aside.

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