National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

• Home
• Site Map
• News
• Organization
• Search for: NWS All NOAA 

000
FGUS83 KFGF 150442
RVSFGF


HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
1142 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

THIS HIGH WATER NOTICE INCLUDES FORECASTS FOR THE RED RIVER AT OSLO.

.CONTINUED DRY WEATHER HAS ALLOWED THE RED RIVER AT OSLO TO RECEDE
BELOW FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS EVENT.

FORECASTS ARE UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW
WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST MAT INCLUDE
ANY EXPECTED PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 72 HOURS.

A HIGH WATER NOTICE IS ISSUED WHEN RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH BUT ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE FOR THE FORECAST PERIOD.

SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON`T DROWN...

 - DON`T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT:      WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

MNC089-119-NDC035-099-160442-
1142 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...A HIGH WATER NOTICE IS IN EFFECT FOR THE RED RIVER AT OSLO...

  A HIGH WATER NOTICE IS ISSUED WHEN RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH BUT ARE
  EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE FOR THE FORECAST PERIOD.

FOR THE RED RIVER AT OSLO...
* AT 11 PM TUESDAY MAY 14 THE STAGE WAS 25.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE...26.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 9 PM TUESDAY MAY 14.
* THE RED RIVER NEAR OSLO WILL CONTINUE TO FALL DURING THIS SEVEN
  DAY PERIOD.

&&

DAILY 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE
(MONTH/DAY)         05/15  05/16  05/17  05/18  05/19  05/20  05/21

RED RIVER
  OSLO              24.2   22.2   20.2   18.7   18.1   17.4   17.1

$$