River Forecast
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678 FGUS53 KMSR 210051 RVFM10 RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 750 PM CDT THU AUG 20 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 6.0 FT AT 2315 Z ON AUG 20 .ER LKCM5 0821 Z DC202608210050/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 6.0 .E2 : 0821 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 5.9 .E3 : 0822 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 .E4 : 0823 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 .E5 : 0824 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 .E6 : 0825 : / 5.9 / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 .E7 : 0826 : / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 .E8 : 0827 : / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 : : ***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 : 0820 / 0.16 : 0821 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.16 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 7.0 FT AT 2315 Z ON AUG 20 .ER WABM5 0821 Z DC202608210050/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 7.0 .E2 : 0821 : / 7.0 / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9 .E3 : 0822 : / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9 .E4 : 0823 : / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9 .E5 : 0824 : / 6.9 / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.8 .E6 : 0825 : / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.8 .E7 : 0826 : / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.8 .E8 : 0827 : / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.8 : : ***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 : 0820 / 0.16 : 0821 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.16 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 2345 Z ON AUG 20 .ER WNAM5 0821 Z DC202608210050/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 5.6 .E2 : 0821 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 .E3 : 0822 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 .E4 : 0823 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 .E5 : 0824 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 .E6 : 0825 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 .E7 : 0826 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 .E8 : 0827 : / 5.6 / 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 : 0820 / 0.01 : 0821 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.01 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 4.9 FT AT 2315 Z ON AUG 20 .ER LACW3 0821 Z DC202608210050/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 4.8 .E2 : 0821 : / 4.8 / 4.8 / 4.8 / 4.8 .E3 : 0822 : / 4.8 / 4.8 / 4.8 / 4.8 .E4 : 0823 : / 4.8 / 4.8 / 4.8 / 4.8 .E5 : 0824 : / 4.8 / 4.8 / 4.8 / 4.7 .E6 : 0825 : / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.7 .E7 : 0826 : / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.7 .E8 : 0827 : / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.7 : : ***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 : 0820 / 0.00 : 0821 / 0.03 / 0.00 / 0.03 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.06 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 7.7 FT AT 2315 Z ON AUG 20 .ER LNSI4 0821 Z DC202608210050/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 7.7 .E2 : 0821 : / 7.7 / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 .E3 : 0822 : / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 .E4 : 0823 : / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 .E5 : 0824 : / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 .E6 : 0825 : / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 .E7 : 0826 : / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 .E8 : 0827 : / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 : : ***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 : 0820 / 0.00 : 0821 / 0.07 / 0.03 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.11 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 6.3 FT AT 2345 Z ON AUG 20 .ER MCGI4 0821 Z DC202608210050/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 6.3 .E2 : 0821 : / 6.3 / 6.2 / 6.2 / 6.2 .E3 : 0822 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E4 : 0823 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 5.9 .E5 : 0824 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 .E6 : 0825 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 .E7 : 0826 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 .E8 : 0827 : / 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 : 0820 / 0.00 : 0821 / 0.05 / 0.03 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.09 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 4.4 FT AT 2300 Z ON AUG 20 .ER GTTI4 0821 Z DC202608210050/DH06/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 4.4 .E2 : 0821 : / 4.3 / 4.3 / 4.3 / 4.2 .E3 : 0822 : / 4.2 / 4.2 / 4.1 / 4.1 .E4 : 0823 : / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.0 .E5 : 0824 : / 4.0 / 4.0 / 4.0 / 4.0 .E6 : 0825 : / 3.9 / 3.9 / 3.9 / 3.9 .E7 : 0826 : / 3.9 / 3.9 / 3.9 / 3.9 .E8 : 0827 : / 3.8 / 3.8 / 3.8 : : ***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 : 0820 / 0.00 : 0821 / 0.08 / 0.05 / 0.05 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.18 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2529 : :...END of MESSAGE...