River Forecast
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728 FGUS53 KMSR 170009 RVFM10 RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 708 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 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 M10 : : FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER , LKCM5 :LAKE CITY -LAKE PEPIN, MN - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.3 FT AT 2315 Z ON AUG 16 .ER LKCM5 0817 Z DC202608170008/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0816 : / 6.3 .E2 : 0817 : / 6.3 / 6.2 / 6.2 / 6.2 .E3 : 0818 : / 6.2 / 6.2 / 6.1 / 6.1 .E4 : 0819 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.0 .E5 : 0820 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E6 : 0821 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 5.9 / 5.9 .E7 : 0822 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 .E8 : 0823 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 : : ***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 : 0816 / 0.00 : 0817 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, WABM5 :WABASHA (POOL 4 CP), MN - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 14.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 16.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.3 FT AT 2315 Z ON AUG 16 .ER WABM5 0817 Z DC202608170008/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0816 : / 7.2 .E2 : 0817 : / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.2 .E3 : 0818 : / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.1 / 7.1 .E4 : 0819 : / 7.1 / 7.1 / 7.1 / 7.1 .E5 : 0820 : / 7.1 / 7.1 / 7.1 / 7.0 .E6 : 0821 : / 7.0 / 7.0 / 7.0 / 7.0 .E7 : 0822 : / 7.0 / 7.0 / 7.0 / 7.0 .E8 : 0823 : / 7.0 / 7.0 / 6.9 : : ***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 : 0816 / 0.00 : 0817 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, WNAM5 :WINONA, MN - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 11.0 FTMINOR STAGE 13.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 15.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 18.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 5.6 FT AT 2245 Z ON AUG 16 .ER WNAM5 0817 Z DC202608170008/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0816 : / 5.6 .E2 : 0817 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 .E3 : 0818 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 .E4 : 0819 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 .E5 : 0820 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 .E6 : 0821 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.5 / 5.5 .E7 : 0822 : / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 .E8 : 0823 : / 5.5 / 5.5 / 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 : 0816 / 0.00 : 0817 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LACW3 :LA CROSSE (POOL 8 CP), WI - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 13.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 15.5 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 5.1 FT AT 2315 Z ON AUG 16 .ER LACW3 0817 Z DC202608170008/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0816 : / 5.1 .E2 : 0817 : / 5.0 / 5.0 / 5.0 / 5.0 .E3 : 0818 : / 5.0 / 5.0 / 5.0 / 5.0 .E4 : 0819 : / 5.0 / 5.0 / 5.0 / 5.0 .E5 : 0820 : / 5.0 / 5.0 / 4.9 / 4.9 .E6 : 0821 : / 4.9 / 4.9 / 4.9 / 4.9 .E7 : 0822 : / 4.9 / 4.9 / 4.9 / 4.9 .E8 : 0823 : / 4.9 / 4.8 / 4.8 : : ***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 : 0816 / 0.00 : 0817 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LNSI4 :LANSING (POOL 9 CP), IA - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 12.0 FTMINOR STAGE 17.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 19.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 8.1 FT AT 2315 Z ON AUG 16 .ER LNSI4 0817 Z DC202608170008/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0816 : / 8.1 .E2 : 0817 : / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1 .E3 : 0818 : / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1 .E4 : 0819 : / 8.1 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 .E5 : 0820 : / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 .E6 : 0821 : / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 7.9 .E7 : 0822 : / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E8 : 0823 : / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 : : ***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 : 0816 / 0.00 : 0817 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MCGI4 :MCGREGOR, IA - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 19.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 22.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.8 FT AT 2245 Z ON AUG 16 .ER MCGI4 0817 Z DC202608170008/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0816 : / 6.8 .E2 : 0817 : / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.8 .E3 : 0818 : / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.8 .E4 : 0819 : / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.8 .E5 : 0820 : / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.7 / 6.7 .E6 : 0821 : / 6.7 / 6.7 / 6.6 / 6.6 .E7 : 0822 : / 6.6 / 6.6 / 6.6 / 6.5 .E8 : 0823 : / 6.5 / 6.5 / 6.5 : : ***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 : 0816 / 0.00 : 0817 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, GTTI4 :GUTTENBERG L&D 10, IA - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 12.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 21.0 FT : :THE TAILWATER STAGE WAS 4.7 FT AT 2300 Z ON AUG 16 .ER GTTI4 0817 Z DC202608170008/DH06/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0816 : / 4.7 .E2 : 0817 : / 4.7 / 4.6 / 4.6 / 4.6 .E3 : 0818 : / 4.5 / 4.5 / 4.5 / 4.5 .E4 : 0819 : / 4.5 / 4.4 / 4.4 / 4.4 .E5 : 0820 : / 4.3 / 4.3 / 4.3 / 4.2 .E6 : 0821 : / 4.2 / 4.2 / 4.1 / 4.1 .E7 : 0822 : / 4.0 / 4.0 / 4.0 / 4.0 .E8 : 0823 : / 3.9 / 3.9 / 3.9 : : ***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 : 0816 / 0.00 : 0817 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 18 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2537 : :...END of MESSAGE...