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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
1154 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013

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

.DRY WEATHER OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS HAS ALLOWED THE RED RIVER AT
WAHPETON AND HICKSON TO RECEDE. CONTINUED FORECAST DRY WEATHER WILL
ALLOW RIVER STAGES TO FURTHER RECEDE.

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

MNC167-NDC077-041654-
1154 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013

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

  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 WAHPETON...
* AT 11 AM FRIDAY MAY 3 THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE...10.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 1 AM FRIDAY MAY 3.
* THE RED RIVER NEAR WAHPETON WILL CONTINUE TO FALL DURING THIS
  SEVEN DAY PERIOD.

&&

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

 DATE                SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU    FRI
(MONTH/DAY)         05/04  05/05  05/06  05/07  05/08  05/09  05/10

RED RIVER
  WAHPETON           9.5    9.2    9.0    8.9    8.8    8.8    8.7

$$

NDC017-041654-
1154 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013

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

  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 HICKSON...
* AT 10 AM FRIDAY MAY 3 THE STAGE WAS 28.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE...30.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 1 PM THURSDAY MAY 2.
* THE RED RIVER NEAR HICKSON WILL CONTINUE TO FALL DURING THIS
  SEVEN DAY PERIOD.

&&

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

 DATE                SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU    FRI
(MONTH/DAY)         05/04  05/05  05/06  05/07  05/08  05/09  05/10

RED RIVER
  HICKSON           26.3   24.6   23.0   21.7   20.9   20.3   19.9

$$