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River Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI

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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1152 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE FOR RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN...

FOR THE GRAND RIVER NEAR COMSTOCK PARK... THE LATEST STAGE WAS
ESTIMATED TO BE 8.2 FEET AT 11 AM FRIDAY.AVAILABLE.  NO FLOODING IS
FORECAST.  THE MAXIMUM STAGE FORECASTED IS 8.8 FEET TOMORROW
EVENING. FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.

FOR THE GRAND RIVER AT GRAND RAPIDS... THE LATEST STAGE WAS 5.7 FEET
AT 11 AM FRIDAY.   NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.  THE RIVER HAS RISEN 0.2
FEET IN THE PAST 24 HOURS BUT IS BEGINNING TO FALL.  FLOOD STAGE IS
18.0 FEET.

FOR THE PERE MARQUETTE RIVER NEAR SCOTTVILLE... THE LATEST STAGE WAS
3.3 FEET AT 11 AM FRIDAY.   NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.  THE MAXIMUM
STAGE FORECASTED IS 3.9 FEET TOMORROW EVENING.  FLOOD STAGE IS 5.5
FEET.  AT 4.0 FEET... RIVER IS BANKFULL.  OVERFLOW OF LOW LYING AREAS
ADJACENT TO THE RIVER OCCURS.

FOR THE MUSKEGON RIVER AT EVART... THE LATEST STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET AT
10 AM FRIDAY.   NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.  THE MAXIMUM STAGE
FORECASTED IS 9.5 FEET TOMORROW MORNING.  FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.

FOR THE MUSKEGON RIVER NEAR CROTON... THE LATEST STAGE WAS 8.0 FEET
AT 10 AM FRIDAY.   NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.  THE RIVER HAS FALLEN
0.7 FEET IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.  FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.  AT 8.0
FEET...RIVER IS BANKFULL.  RIVER BEGINS TO EXCEED ITS BANKS AND
MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER..

FOR THE LITTLE MUSKEGON RIVER ABOVE MORLEY... THE LATEST STAGE WAS
ESTIMATED TO BE 3.9 FEET AT 11 AM FRIDAY.  NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.
THE MAXIMUM STAGE FORECASTED IS 3.8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.  FLOOD STAGE
IS 6.0 FEET.

SAFETY MESSAGE...CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.

STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL
RADIO... TELEVISION... OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.


ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR HOMEPAGE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR.



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                   FLOOD  OBSERVED              FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STAGE   STAGE   DAY TIME    SAT   SUN   MON

GRAND RIVER
  COMSTOCK PARK     12.0    8.2E   FRI 11 AM   8.5   8.8   8.3
  GRAND RAPIDS      18.0    5.7    FRI 11 AM   5.7   5.7   5.6

PERE MARQUETTE RIVER
  SCOTTVILLE         5.5    3.3    FRI 11 AM   3.7   3.9   3.8

MUSKEGON RIVER
  EVART             12.0    9.5    FRI 10 AM   9.5   9.4   9.1
  CROTON             9.0    8.0    FRI 10 AM   7.8   7.6   7.4

LITTLE MUSKEGON
  MORLEY             6.0    3.9    FRI 11 AM   3.3   2.9   2.8


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