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RIVER FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN
303 PM CDT SAT SEP 19 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.
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: FORECAST GROUP IS CIW
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: FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS
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:CEDAR RIVER, LANM5
:LANSING, MN - ARX
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:ACTION STAGE      14.0 FTMINOR STAGE       18.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE    20.0 FTMAJOR STAGE       22.0 FT
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:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 20.2 FT AT 1830 Z ON SEP 19
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 Z ON 09/20/2026
.ER LANM5 0920 Z DC202609192003/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0919 :                   /  19.7 /  19.0
.E2    : 0920 :   /  18.0 /  16.9 /  14.9 /  14.3
.E3    : 0921 :   /  13.8 /  13.3 /  12.8 /  12.4
.E4    : 0922 :   /  12.1 /  11.8 /  11.6 /  11.4
.E5    : 0923 :   /  11.2 /  11.1 /  11.0 /  10.9
.E6    : 0924 :   /  10.8 /  10.7 /  10.6 /  10.6
.E7    : 0925 :   /  10.5 /  10.4 /  10.4 /  10.4
.E8    : 0926 :   /  10.3 /  10.3
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: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM
: WATERSHEDS***
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:QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
: 0919                    /  0.01 /  0.00
: 0920    /  0.00 /  0.00
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: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 20 is 0.01 inches
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:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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:CEDAR RIVER, ASTM5
:AUSTIN WWTP, MN - ARX
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:ACTION STAGE      12.0 FTMINOR STAGE       15.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE    18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE       20.0 FT
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:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 13.6 FT AT 1900 Z ON SEP 19
.AR :CREST: ASTM5 0920 Z DC202609192003/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 19.5
:Crest near 19.5 FT around 06 Z on Sun, Sep 20
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 09/20/2026
.ER ASTM5 0920 Z DC202609192003/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0919 :                   /  18.1 /  19.5
.E2    : 0920 :   /  18.3 /  16.4 /  13.1 /  10.3
.E3    : 0921 :   /   8.6 /   8.0 /   7.5 /   7.1
.E4    : 0922 :   /   6.7 /   6.4 /   6.2 /   6.0
.E5    : 0923 :   /   5.8 /   5.6 /   5.5 /   5.4
.E6    : 0924 :   /   5.3 /   5.2 /   5.1 /   5.0
.E7    : 0925 :   /   5.0 /   4.9 /   4.8 /   4.8
.E8    : 0926 :   /   4.8 /   4.8
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: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM
: WATERSHEDS***
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:QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
: 0919                    /  0.02 /  0.00
: 0920    /  0.00 /  0.00
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: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 20 is 0.02 inches
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:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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:TURTLE CREEK, TRCM5
:AUSTIN 3NW, MN - ARX
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:ACTION STAGE       7.0 FTMINOR STAGE       10.5 FT
:MODERATE STAGE    12.0 FTMAJOR STAGE       14.0 FT
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:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.3 FT AT 1830 Z ON SEP 19
.AR :CREST: TRCM5 0920 Z DC202609192003/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 9.4
:Crest near 9.4 FT around 18 Z on Sun, Sep 20
.ER TRCM5 0920 Z DC202609192003/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0919 :                   /   8.3 /   9.0
.E2    : 0920 :   /   9.3 /   9.4 /   9.3 /   9.0
.E3    : 0921 :   /   8.7 /   8.4 /   8.1 /   7.7
.E4    : 0922 :   /   7.3 /   7.0 /   6.6 /   6.3
.E5    : 0923 :   /   6.0 /   5.8 /   5.6 /   5.5
.E6    : 0924 :   /   5.4 /   5.3 /   5.2 /   5.1
.E7    : 0925 :   /   5.0 /   4.9 /   4.9 /   4.8
.E8    : 0926 :   /   4.7 /   4.7
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: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM
: WATERSHEDS***
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:QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
: 0919                    /  0.01 /  0.00
: 0920    /  0.00 /  0.00
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: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 20 is 0.01 inches
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:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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:CEDAR RIVER, CCYI4
:CHARLES CITY, IA - ARX
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:ACTION STAGE       9.0 FTMINOR STAGE       12.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE    15.0 FTMAJOR STAGE       18.0 FT
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:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 3.1 FT AT 1915 Z ON SEP 19
:RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 09/21/2026
.AR :CREST: CCYI4 0921 Z DC202609192003/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 12.3
:Crest near 12.3 FT around 12 Z on Mon, Sep 21
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 09/21/2026
.ER CCYI4 0920 Z DC202609192003/DH00/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0919 :                   /   3.9 /   5.4
.E2    : 0920 :   /   7.2 /   9.3 /  11.1 /  11.8
.E3    : 0921 :   /  12.3 /  12.2 /  10.2 /   7.9
.E4    : 0922 :   /   6.6 /   6.0 /   5.6 /   5.3
.E5    : 0923 :   /   5.0 /   4.7 /   4.5 /   4.3
.E6    : 0924 :   /   4.2 /   4.0 /   4.0 /   3.9
.E7    : 0925 :   /   3.8 /   3.8 /   3.7 /   3.7
.E8    : 0926 :   /   3.6 /   3.6
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: ***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
: 0919                    /  0.04 /  0.01
: 0920    /  0.01 /  0.01
:
: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 20 is 0.07 inches
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:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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