River Forecast
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263 FGUS53 KMSR 251532 RVFGND RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 931 AM 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 5.3 FT AT 1445 Z ON JAN 25 .ER EAGM4 0125 Z DC202601251531/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0125 : / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.3 .E2 : 0126 : / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.3 .E3 : 0127 : / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.3 .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 : / 5.3 : : ***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 / 0.04 / 0.05 / 0.00 : 0126 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0127 / 0.00 : : 48-hr QPF Total Ending on Jan 27 is 0.09 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 5.5 FT AT 1400 Z ON JAN 25 .ER SMYM4 0125 Z DC202601251531/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0125 : / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 .E2 : 0126 : / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 .E3 : 0127 : / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 .E4 : 0128 : / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 .E5 : 0129 : / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 .E6 : 0130 : / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 .E7 : 0131 : / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 .E8 : 0201 : / 5.5 : : ***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 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0126 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.01 : 0127 / 0.04 : : 48-hr QPF Total Ending on Jan 27 is 0.05 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 13.8 FT AT 1445 Z ON JAN 25 .ER NEWM4 0125 Z DC202601251531/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0125 : / 13.7 / 13.7 / 13.7 .E2 : 0126 : / 13.7 / 13.7 / 13.7 / 13.7 .E3 : 0127 : / 13.7 / 13.7 / 13.7 / 13.7 .E4 : 0128 : / 13.7 / 13.7 / 13.7 / 13.7 .E5 : 0129 : / 13.6 / 13.6 / 13.6 / 13.6 .E6 : 0130 : / 13.6 / 13.6 / 13.6 / 13.6 .E7 : 0131 : / 13.6 / 13.6 / 13.6 / 13.6 .E8 : 0201 : / 13.6 : : ***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 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0126 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.02 : 0127 / 0.07 : : 48-hr QPF Total Ending on Jan 27 is 0.09 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. : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2533 : :...END of MESSAGE...