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River Statement
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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
959 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

FOR THE PERE MARQUETTE RIVER NEAR SCOTTVILLE... THE LATEST STAGE WAS
2.8 FEET AT 9 PM WEDNESDAY.   NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.  THE MAXIMUM
STAGE FORECASTED IS 4.3 FEET SATURDAY 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 WHITE RIVER ABOVE WHITEHALL... THE LATEST STAGE WAS 2.9 FEET
AT 8 PM WEDNESDAY.   NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.  THE MAXIMUM STAGE
FORECASTED IS 5.0 FEET FRIDAY EVENING.  FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.  AT
5.0 FEET... RIVER IS BANKFULL.  OVERFLOW BEGINS IN LOW LYING AREAS.

FOR THE LITTLE MUSKEGON RIVER ABOVE MORLEY... NO OBSERVED STAGE WAS
AVAILABLE.  NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.  THE MAXIMUM STAGE FORECASTED IS
4.0 FEET TOMORROW MORNING.  FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.  AT 4.0 FEET...
RIVER IS BANKFULL.

FOR THE CHIPPEWA RIVER BELOW MT PLEASANT... THE LATEST STAGE WAS 4.7
FEET AT 9 PM WEDNESDAY.   NO FLOODING IS FORECAST.  THE MAXIMUM STAGE
FORECASTED IS 7.0 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.  FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0
FEET.  AT 8.0 FEET... EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF THE GOLF COURSE...
ISLAND PARK AND NELSON PARK IN WESTERN MT. PLEASANT.

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.




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                   FLOOD  OBSERVED              FORECAST 7PM
LOCATION           STAGE   STAGE   DAY TIME    THU   FRI   SAT

PERE MARQUETTE RIVER
  SCOTTVILLE         5.5    2.8    WED 09 PM   3.2   3.8   4.3

WHITE RIVER
  WHITEHALL          6.0    2.9    WED 08 PM   4.3   5.0   4.7

LITTLE MUSKEGON
  MORLEY             6.0      M    M           3.9   3.3   2.9

CHIPPEWA RIVER
  MT PLEASANT        8.0    4.7    WED 09 PM   5.9   6.9   7.0


$$

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