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RIVER FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN
758 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2026

: THIS IS A NWS GUIDANCE PRODUCT FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL RIVER
: FORECAST CENTER.  PUBLIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY NWS
: WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES.
:
: FORECAST GROUP IS GND
:
: FORECASTS INCLUDE 48-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS
:
:************************************************************
:LOOKING GLASS RIVER, EAGM4
:EAGLE 2NNE, MI - GRR
:
:ACTION STAGE       5.0 FTMINOR STAGE        7.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE     9.0 FTMAJOR STAGE       11.0 FT
:
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 5.2 FT AT 0045 Z ON JAN 26
.ER EAGM4 0126 Z DC202601260158/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0125 :                           /   5.2
.E2    : 0126 :   /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2
.E3    : 0127 :   /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2
.E4    : 0128 :   /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2
.E5    : 0129 :   /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2
.E6    : 0130 :   /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2
.E7    : 0131 :   /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2
.E8    : 0201 :   /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2
:
: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM
: WATERSHEDS***
:
:QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
: 0125                            /  0.01
: 0126    /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
: 0127    /  0.00 /  0.03 /  0.00
:
: 48-hr QPF Total Ending on Jan 28 is 0.04 inches
:
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
:
:An ice jam may be present at this location. Ice jams can be
:very dangerous and cause rapid fluctuations of several feet
:in a short amount of time.
:Historical analysis shows that around this flow, stages
:range from 5ft to 6ft.
:************************************************************
:FLAT RIVER, SMYM4
:SMYRNA, MI - GRR
:
:ACTION STAGE       5.5 FTMINOR STAGE        8.5 FT
:MODERATE STAGE     9.5 FTMAJOR STAGE       10.5 FT
:
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 5.4 FT AT 0000 Z ON JAN 26
.ER SMYM4 0126 Z DC202601260158/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0125 :                           /   5.3
.E2    : 0126 :   /   5.3 /   5.3 /   5.4 /   5.4
.E3    : 0127 :   /   5.4 /   5.4 /   5.4 /   5.4
.E4    : 0128 :   /   5.3 /   5.3 /   5.3 /   5.3
.E5    : 0129 :   /   5.3 /   5.3 /   5.3 /   5.3
.E6    : 0130 :   /   5.3 /   5.3 /   5.3 /   5.3
.E7    : 0131 :   /   5.3 /   5.3 /   5.3 /   5.3
.E8    : 0201 :   /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2
:
: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM
: WATERSHEDS***
:
:QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
: 0125                            /  0.00
: 0126    /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
: 0127    /  0.06 /  0.01 /  0.01
:
: 48-hr QPF Total Ending on Jan 28 is 0.08 inches
:
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
:
:An ice jam may be present at this location. Ice jams can be
:very dangerous and cause rapid fluctuations of several feet
:in a short amount of time.
:Historical analysis shows that around this flow, stages
:range from 5ft to 7ft.
:************************************************************
:MUSKEGON RIVER, NEWM4
:NEWAYGO - BRIDGE ST, MI - GRR
:
:ACTION STAGE      10.0 FTMINOR STAGE       11.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE    14.0 FTMAJOR STAGE       15.0 FT
:
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 13.9 FT AT 0045 Z ON JAN 26
.AR :CREST: NEWM4 0126 Z DC202601260158/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 13.8
:Crest near 13.8 FT around 06 Z on Mon, Jan 26
.ER NEWM4 0126 Z DC202601260158/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0125 :                           /  13.8
.E2    : 0126 :   /  13.8 /  13.8 /  13.8 /  13.8
.E3    : 0127 :   /  13.8 /  13.8 /  13.8 /  13.8
.E4    : 0128 :   /  13.8 /  13.8 /  13.8 /  13.8
.E5    : 0129 :   /  13.7 /  13.7 /  13.7 /  13.7
.E6    : 0130 :   /  13.7 /  13.7 /  13.7 /  13.7
.E7    : 0131 :   /  13.7 /  13.7 /  13.7 /  13.7
.E8    : 0201 :   /  13.7 /  13.7 /  13.7
:
: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM
: WATERSHEDS***
:
:QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
: 0125                            /  0.00
: 0126    /  0.00 /  0.01 /  0.00 /  0.01
: 0127    /  0.09 /  0.02 /  0.01
:
: 48-hr QPF Total Ending on Jan 28 is 0.14 inches
:
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
:
:Ice jam reported by EM. Forecast is similar to 2019 which
:reached 14.5ft with similar flows and a similar cold
:outbreak. That event lasted approximately 4 days in total,
:but ice jams do not all behave the same. Rapid rises or
:drops are possible, and a higher crest and longer duration
:than the analog is possible as well.
:
:*******************************************************************
:
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