River Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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715 FGAK58 PACR 161727 RVFAFG RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS ALASKA PACIFIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER; ANCHORAGE AK 927 AM AKDT Sun Aug 16 2026 THIS IS A NWS GUIDANCE PRODUCT FROM THE ALASKA PACIFIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER. PUBLIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES. : FORECAST GROUP IS AFG : : FORECASTS INCLUDE 48-HOUR FUTURE RAINFALL IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS : : :************************************************************ :NENANA RIVER AT HEALY, AK - NENANA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 14.00 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 14.00 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE15.00 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE NA : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 10.52 FT AT 0850 AM AKDT ON AUG 16 .ER HNRA2 0816 Z DC202608161727/DH18/HGIFE/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z/ 18Z/ 0Z/ 6Z .E1 : 0816 : / 10.71 / 10.76 / 10.76 .E2 : 0817 : / 10.74 / 10.74 / 10.80 / 10.90 .E3 : 0818 : / 11.00 / 11.06 / 11.07 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :CHENA RIVER NR TWO RIVERS, AK - CHENA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 18.50 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 20.00 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE22.00 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE NA : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 15.93 FT AT 0900 AM AKDT ON AUG 16 .ER UCHA2 0816 Z DC202608161727/DH18/HGIFE/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z/ 18Z/ 0Z/ 6Z .E1 : 0816 : / 15.94 / 15.95 / 15.94 .E2 : 0817 : / 15.94 / 15.93 / 15.92 / 15.92 .E3 : 0818 : / 15.92 / 15.93 / 15.94 / 15.97 .E4 : 0819 : / 16.05 / 16.11 / 16.10 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :CHENA RIVER BELOW HUNTS CREEK NEAR TWO RIVERS , AK - CHENA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 15.20 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 17.20 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE NA MAJOR FLOOD STAGE NA : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 10.82 FT AT 0900 AM AKDT ON AUG 16 .ER CRHA2 0816 Z DC202608161727/DH18/HGIFE/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z/ 18Z/ 0Z/ 6Z .E1 : 0816 : / 10.83 / 10.85 / 10.85 .E2 : 0817 : / 10.85 / 10.85 / 10.86 / 10.88 .E3 : 0818 : / 10.89 / 10.90 / 10.93 / 10.97 .E4 : 0819 : / 11.02 / 11.05 / 11.08 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :LITTLE CHENA RIVER NEAR FAIRBANKS, AK - LITTLE CHENA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 21.00 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 25.00 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE26.00 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 32.00 FT : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 11.94 FT AT 0900 AM AKDT ON AUG 16 .ER CHLA2 0816 Z DC202608161727/DH18/HGIFE/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z/ 18Z/ 0Z/ 6Z .E1 : 0816 : / 11.93 / 11.93 / 11.93 .E2 : 0817 : / 11.93 / 11.93 / 11.94 / 11.99 .E3 : 0818 : / 12.05 / 12.11 / 12.18 / 12.26 .E4 : 0819 : / 12.28 / 12.31 / 12.31 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :CHENA RIVER BELOW MOOSE CREEK DAM, AK - CHENA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 22.50 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 24.50 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE NA MAJOR FLOOD STAGE NA : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 16.37 FT AT 0900 AM AKDT ON AUG 16 .ER MCDA2 0816 Z DC202608161727/DH18/HGIFE/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z/ 18Z/ 0Z/ 6Z .E1 : 0816 : / 16.37 / 16.39 / 16.40 .E2 : 0817 : / 16.40 / 16.39 / 16.39 / 16.39 .E3 : 0818 : / 16.39 / 16.39 / 16.40 / 16.42 .E4 : 0819 : / 16.45 / 16.49 / 16.55 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :CHENA RIVER AT FAIRBANKS, AK - CHENA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 11.00 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 12.00 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE14.00 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 16.00 FT : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 1.12 FT AT 0800 AM AKDT ON AUG 16 .ER CHFA2 0816 Z DC202608161727/DH18/HGIFE/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z/ 18Z/ 0Z/ 6Z .E1 : 0816 : / 1.12 / 1.12 / 1.11 .E2 : 0817 : / 1.11 / 1.10 / 1.11 / 1.11 .E3 : 0818 : / 1.12 / 1.14 / 1.15 / 1.18 .E4 : 0819 : / 1.21 / 1.25 / 1.29 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :SALCHA RIVER NEAR SALCHAKET, AK - SALCHA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 13.00 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 15.00 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE18.00 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE NA : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 6.57 FT AT 0830 AM AKDT ON AUG 16 .ER SALA2 0816 Z DC202608161727/DH18/HGIFE/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z/ 18Z/ 0Z/ 6Z .E1 : 0816 : / 6.53 / 6.52 / 6.51 .E2 : 0817 : / 6.49 / 6.48 / 6.48 / 6.47 .E3 : 0818 : / 6.48 / 6.50 / 6.54 / 6.60 .E4 : 0819 : / 6.68 / 6.77 / 6.85 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :CHISANA RIVER AT NORTHWAY, AK - CHISANA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 12.00 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 12.50 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE NA MAJOR FLOOD STAGE NA : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 8.60 FT AT 0850 AM AKDT ON AUG 16 .ER CRNA2 0816 Z DC202608161727/DH18/HGIFE/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z/ 18Z/ 0Z/ 6Z .E1 : 0816 : / 8.58 / 8.58 / 8.58 .E2 : 0817 : / 8.58 / 8.59 / 8.60 / 8.60 .E3 : 0818 : / 8.61 / 8.62 / 8.63 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :TANANA RIVER AT TETLIN BRIDGE, AK - TANANA RIVER :ACTION STAGE NA MINOR FLOOD STAGE NA :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE NA MAJOR FLOOD STAGE NA : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 34.18 FT AT 0900 AM AKDT ON AUG 16 .ER TLNA2 0816 Z DC202608161727/DH18/HGIFE/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z/ 18Z/ 0Z/ 6Z .E1 : 0816 : / 34.18 / 34.18 / 34.18 .E2 : 0817 : / 34.19 / 34.19 / 34.20 / 34.21 .E3 : 0818 : / 34.22 / 34.23 / 34.24 / 34.25 .E4 : 0819 : / 34.26 / 34.27 / 34.28 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :GOODPASTER R NR BIG DELTA, AK - GOODPASTER RIVER :ACTION STAGE 19.00 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 19.50 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE21.50 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE NA : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 13.81 FT AT 0815 AM AKDT ON AUG 16 .ER GBDA2 0816 Z DC202608161727/DH18/HGIFE/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z/ 18Z/ 0Z/ 6Z .E1 : 0816 : / 13.80 / 13.79 / 13.78 .E2 : 0817 : / 13.77 / 13.77 / 13.77 / 13.78 .E3 : 0818 : / 13.79 / 13.79 / 13.80 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :TANANA RIVER AT BIG DELTA, AK - TANANA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 22.00 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 23.00 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE25.00 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 27.00 FT : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 19.56 FT AT 0900 AM AKDT ON AUG 16 .ER BGDA2 0816 Z DC202608161727/DH18/HGIFE/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z/ 18Z/ 0Z/ 6Z .E1 : 0816 : / 19.58 / 19.63 / 19.62 .E2 : 0817 : / 19.60 / 19.58 / 19.57 / 19.56 .E3 : 0818 : / 19.60 / 19.65 / 19.70 / 19.76 .E4 : 0819 : / 19.80 / 19.82 / 19.80 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :TANANA RIVER AT FAIRBANKS, AK - TANANA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 23.50 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 24.50 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE26.00 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 27.00 FT : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 22.31 FT AT 0915 AM AKDT ON AUG 16 .ER TAFA2 0816 Z DC202608161727/DH18/HGIFE/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z/ 18Z/ 0Z/ 6Z .E1 : 0816 : / 22.34 / 22.39 / 22.44 .E2 : 0817 : / 22.49 / 22.55 / 22.60 / 22.66 .E3 : 0818 : / 22.73 / 22.79 / 22.85 / 22.91 .E4 : 0819 : / 22.97 / 23.03 / 23.08 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :TANANA RIVER AT NENANA, AK - TANANA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 11.00 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 12.50 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE14.50 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 16.00 FT : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 7.72 FT AT 0815 AM AKDT ON AUG 16 .ER ENNA2 0816 Z DC202608161727/DH18/HGIFE/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z/ 18Z/ 0Z/ 6Z .E1 : 0816 : / 7.72 / 7.76 / 7.81 .E2 : 0817 : / 7.87 / 7.94 / 8.00 / 8.07 .E3 : 0818 : / 8.14 / 8.22 / 8.30 / 8.39 .E4 : 0819 : / 8.47 / 8.57 / 8.66 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :TANANA RIVER AT MANLEY HOT SPRINGS-, AK - TANANA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 13.00 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 15.00 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE NA MAJOR FLOOD STAGE NA : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 9.59 FT AT 0850 AM AKDT ON AUG 16 .ER MHSA2 0816 Z DC202608161727/DH18/HGIFE/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z/ 18Z/ 0Z/ 6Z .E1 : 0816 : / 9.63 / 9.63 / 9.63 .E2 : 0817 : / 9.64 / 9.67 / 9.71 / 9.77 .E3 : 0818 : / 9.83 / 9.89 / 9.95 / 10.01 .E4 : 0819 : / 10.05 / 10.08 / 10.10 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :CHATANIKA RIVER AT STEESE HWY BRIDGE, AK - CHATANIKA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 11.00 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 13.50 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE14.50 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 15.50 FT : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 7.48 FT AT 0906 AM AKDT ON AUG 16 .ER CRSA2 0816 Z DC202608161727/DH18/HGIFE/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z/ 18Z/ 0Z/ 6Z .E1 : 0816 : / 7.52 / 7.46 / 7.41 .E2 : 0817 : / 7.37 / 7.38 / 7.44 / 7.49 .E3 : 0818 : / 7.50 / 7.58 / 7.72 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :******************************************************************* : : $$ : :...END of MESSAGE...