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Flood Potential Outlook
Issued by NWS Green Bay, WI

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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
541 AM CDT MON APR 29 2013

MELTING SNOW FROM FAR NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND UPPER MICHIGAN...COMBINED
WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN FALL THIS WEEK WILL CAUSE THE MENOMINEE RIVER AND
TRIBUTARIES TO RISE. LATEST FORECASTS SUGGESTS A FEW LOCATIONS MAY
APPROACH OR JUST EXCEED FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS WEEK.

FOR THE MENOMINEE RIVER NEAR FLORENCE...
* THE LATEST STAGE IS 6.6 FEET AND HAS BEEN STEADY THIS WEEKEND
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE REACHED AT THIS TIME.

FOR THE MENOMINEE RIVER NEAR VULCAN...
* THE LATEST STAGE IS 10.5 FEET AND IS RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* A BELOW FLOOD STAGE CREST OF 13.6 FEET IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY.

FOR THE MENOMINEE RIVER NEAR NIAGARA...
* THE LATEST STAGE IS 9.5 FEET AND IS GRADUALLY RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* A BELOW FLOOD STAGE CREST OF 12.4 FEET IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY.

FOR THE MENOMINEE RIVER NEAR MCALLISTER...
* THE LATEST STAGE IS 12.5 FEET AND IS GRADUALLY RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED THIS THURSDAY WITH A CREST ON SATURDAY.

STAGE FORECASTS IN THIS STATEMENT ARE DEPENDENT ON PRECIPITATION
FORECASTS.  MONITER LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.  RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS
MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS WEEK.

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ADDITIONAL STAGE INFORMATION AND FORECASTS IF AVAILABLE.
             FLD  OBSERVED                 FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION     STG  STG  DAY/TIME  TUE  WED  THU  FRI  SAT  SUN  MON

MENOMINEE RIVER
  FLORENCE     9  6.6 MON 05 AM  6.4  6.5
  VULCAN      15 10.5 MON 05 AM 10.9 11.7 12.7 13.6 12.2 11.7
  NIAGARA     13  9.5 MON 05 AM  9.9 10.5 11.7 12.4 11.2 10.7
  MCALLISTER  15 12.5 MON 04 AM 13.6 14.4 14.9 15.3 15.7 14.8

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