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Station and river observations

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 VDSG1

current · Observed 133.13 ft at 2026-10-17 08:30:00 UTC · Action stage.

River gauge · Valdosta (Skipper Bridge Rd) · Withlacoochee River · -83.272778, 30.947222. Units ft; datum not supplied.

Source checked 2026-10-17 09:55:04.711Z · 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: 5; target 24 hours, at most 96 reports per station. Recording began 2026-10-17 06:15:05.234Z; oldest available reading 2026-10-17 04:30:00 UTC.

Observed stage and separate NWS forecast at VDSG1 (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.134.3132.1ft10-17 04:30Z10-17 08:30Z2026-10-17 04:30:00 UTC · 133.3 ft2026-10-17 05:30:00 UTC · 133.26 ft2026-10-17 06:30:00 UTC · 133.22 ft2026-10-17 07:30:00 UTC · 133.18 ft2026-10-17 08:30:00 UTC · 133.13 ft
Observed stage and separate NWS forecast · 5 retained observations; 0 discontinuities. Lines join reported values only; missing intervals are not interpolated.

NWS forecast · current

Highest listed forecast: 132.6 ft at 2026-10-17 12:00:00 UTC; issued 2026-10-17 01:23:00 UTC. Action stage.

Impacts and the full forecast are read for gauges in flood; this one is at action stage.

Gauge thresholds: action 131 ft; minor 135 ft; moderate 142 ft; major 145 ft.

Observed reports as a table (5)
Observed (UTC)Stage / unitsSource category / water
2026-10-17 04:30:00 UTC133.3 ftAction stage · River gauge
2026-10-17 05:30:00 UTC133.26 ftAction stage · River gauge
2026-10-17 06:30:00 UTC133.22 ftAction stage · River gauge
2026-10-17 07:30:00 UTC133.18 ftAction stage · River gauge
2026-10-17 08:30:00 UTC133.13 ftAction stage · River gauge
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 04:30:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 06:15:05.234Z; source body SHA-256 59def4ab364727656cb6987939ba27a3a22ae792b74344565dc73a5086b5ca2b.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 05:30:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 06:25:04.966Z; source body SHA-256 a55d6ab71db55a2ee8a268331c449d3fbde4abd1e4608ff87b0cd2cbc8b1e784.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 06:30:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 07:25:05.694Z; source body SHA-256 192576bd8ef9fd4b46c5bad0ab08cbe3f965bb0d8d07d80380e66ed2331749bd.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 07:30:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 08:25:04.581Z; source body SHA-256 608146df439df6605f743df87dc6a9ef7de4b31142f1c3b38ab76306641f4590.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 08:30:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 09:25:05.138Z; source body SHA-256 37602d700c20a8e6d2579725b16a68a2439c91437f32f2cf89853986f7e530f7.

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.

Observation source page · Cached readings as JSON · Official source

Gauges in the latest cached source

114 total · source current; checked . Showing 14 on page 2. 0 gauges have suspect readings set aside.

Source status · Storm Mode