River Forecast
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525 FGUS53 KMSR 181445 RVFRDW RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 945 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2025 : 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 RDW : : FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS : :************************************************************ :SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER, DELM5 :DELANO, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 11.5 FTMINOR STAGE 16.5 FT :MODERATE STAGE 17.5 FTMAJOR STAGE 18.5 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 10.3 FT AT 1330 Z ON AUG 18 .ER DELM5 0818 Z DC202508181445/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 10.4 / 10.5 / 10.5 .E2 : 0819 : / 10.6 / 10.6 / 10.7 / 10.8 .E3 : 0820 : / 10.9 / 11.0 / 11.1 / 11.1 .E4 : 0821 : / 11.2 / 11.2 / 11.3 / 11.4 .E5 : 0822 : / 11.4 / 11.5 / 11.5 / 11.6 .E6 : 0823 : / 11.6 / 11.6 / 11.7 / 11.7 .E7 : 0824 : / 11.8 / 11.8 / 11.9 / 11.9 .E8 : 0825 : / 12.0 : : ***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 : 0818 / 0.40 / 0.01 / 0.00 : 0819 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.41 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MSPM5 :FRIDLEY - ABV 37TH AVE NE, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 14.0 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 16.5 FTMAJOR STAGE 17.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.1 FT AT 1330 Z ON AUG 18 .ER MSPM5 0818 Z DC202508181445/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 .E2 : 0819 : / 6.1 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E3 : 0820 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E4 : 0821 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E5 : 0822 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 .E6 : 0823 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 .E7 : 0824 : / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 .E8 : 0825 : / 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 : 0818 / 0.20 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0819 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.20 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MINNESOTA RIVER, SAVM5 :SAVAGE, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 697.0 FTMINOR STAGE 702.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 710.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 712.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 694.4 FT AT 1200 Z ON AUG 18 .ER SAVM5 0818 Z DC202508181445/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 694.5 / 694.5 / 694.5 .E2 : 0819 : / 694.5 / 694.6 / 694.6 / 694.6 .E3 : 0820 : / 694.7 / 694.9 / 695.1 / 695.3 .E4 : 0821 : / 695.6 / 695.9 / 696.2 / 696.7 .E5 : 0822 : / 697.1 / 697.6 / 698.0 / 698.4 .E6 : 0823 : / 698.8 / 699.2 / 699.6 / 700.1 .E7 : 0824 : / 700.5 / 700.9 / 701.2 / 701.5 .E8 : 0825 : / 701.8 : : ***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 : 0818 / 0.31 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0819 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.31 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, STPM5 :ST PAUL - ROBERT ST BRIDGE, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 14.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 15.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 17.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 5.9 FT AT 1200 Z ON AUG 18 .ER STPM5 0818 Z DC202508181445/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 5.9 / 5.8 / 5.8 .E2 : 0819 : / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 .E3 : 0820 : / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.9 / 6.0 .E4 : 0821 : / 6.1 / 6.2 / 6.3 / 6.4 .E5 : 0822 : / 6.6 / 6.7 / 6.9 / 7.2 .E6 : 0823 : / 7.4 / 7.6 / 7.9 / 8.1 .E7 : 0824 : / 8.3 / 8.6 / 8.8 / 9.0 .E8 : 0825 : / 9.2 : : ***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 : 0818 / 0.23 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0819 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.23 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, HSTM5 :HASTINGS L&D 2, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 17.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 18.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED TAILWATER STAGE WAS 7.7 FT AT 1200 Z ON AUG 18 .ER HSTM5 0818 Z DC202508181445/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 .E2 : 0819 : / 7.8 / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.7 .E3 : 0820 : / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 .E4 : 0821 : / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.7 .E5 : 0822 : / 7.8 / 7.9 / 8.0 / 8.2 .E6 : 0823 : / 8.3 / 8.5 / 8.7 / 9.0 .E7 : 0824 : / 9.2 / 9.5 / 9.7 / 10.0 .E8 : 0825 : / 10.3 : : ***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 : 0818 / 0.16 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0819 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.16 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :ST CROIX RIVER, STLM5 :STILLWATER, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 80.0 FTMINOR STAGE 87.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 88.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 89.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 78.0 FT AT 1200 Z ON AUG 18 .ER STLM5 0818 Z DC202508181445/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 78.0 / 78.0 / 78.0 .E2 : 0819 : / 78.0 / 78.0 / 78.0 / 78.0 .E3 : 0820 : / 77.9 / 77.9 / 77.9 / 77.9 .E4 : 0821 : / 77.9 / 77.9 / 77.9 / 77.9 .E5 : 0822 : / 77.9 / 77.9 / 78.0 / 78.1 .E6 : 0823 : / 78.2 / 78.2 / 78.4 / 78.5 .E7 : 0824 : / 78.6 / 78.8 / 79.1 / 79.3 .E8 : 0825 : / 79.5 : : ***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 : 0818 / 0.10 / 0.01 / 0.00 : 0819 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.11 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, RDWM5 :RED WING L&D 3, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 679.5 FTMINOR STAGE 680.5 FT :MODERATE STAGE 681.5 FTMAJOR STAGE 683.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED TAILWATER STAGE WAS 671.7 FT AT 1200 Z ON AUG 18 .ER RDWM5 0818 Z DC202508181445/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 671.8 / 671.8 / 671.8 .E2 : 0819 : / 671.8 / 671.7 / 671.7 / 671.7 .E3 : 0820 : / 671.7 / 671.6 / 671.6 / 671.6 .E4 : 0821 : / 671.5 / 671.5 / 671.5 / 671.4 .E5 : 0822 : / 671.4 / 671.4 / 671.4 / 671.4 .E6 : 0823 : / 671.4 / 671.5 / 671.6 / 671.8 .E7 : 0824 : / 672.0 / 672.2 / 672.4 / 672.6 .E8 : 0825 : / 672.8 : : ***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 : 0818 / 0.22 / 0.01 / 0.02 : 0819 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.25 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :CANNON RIVER, NRFM5 :NORTHFIELD - 2ND ST, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 895.0 FTMINOR STAGE 897.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 899.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 900.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 892.8 FT AT 1345 Z ON AUG 18 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 08/19/2025 .AR :CREST: NRFM5 0820 Z DC202508181445/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 897.4 :Crest near 897.4 FT around 00 Z on Wed, Aug 20 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 08/21/2025 .ER NRFM5 0818 Z DC202508181445/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 893.6 / 894.9 / 896.0 .E2 : 0819 : / 896.7 / 897.2 / 897.4 / 897.4 .E3 : 0820 : / 897.4 / 897.3 / 897.1 / 896.8 .E4 : 0821 : / 896.4 / 896.0 / 895.6 / 895.2 .E5 : 0822 : / 894.8 / 894.4 / 894.1 / 893.9 .E6 : 0823 : / 893.7 / 893.5 / 893.3 / 893.2 .E7 : 0824 : / 893.0 / 892.9 / 892.8 / 892.8 .E8 : 0825 : / 892.7 : : ***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 : 0818 / 0.60 / 0.01 / 0.00 : 0819 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.61 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, REDM5 :RED WING, MN - MPX : :ACTION STAGE 12.0 FTMINOR STAGE 14.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 15.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 16.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 5.7 FT AT 1200 Z ON AUG 18 .ER REDM5 0818 Z DC202508181445/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0818 : / 5.7 / 5.8 / 5.9 .E2 : 0819 : / 6.0 / 6.1 / 6.2 / 6.3 .E3 : 0820 : / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.3 .E4 : 0821 : / 6.2 / 6.2 / 6.1 / 6.1 .E5 : 0822 : / 6.1 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E6 : 0823 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.1 .E7 : 0824 : / 6.1 / 6.2 / 6.3 / 6.4 .E8 : 0825 : / 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 : 0818 / 0.22 / 0.01 / 0.02 : 0819 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 19 is 0.25 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2569 : :...END of MESSAGE...