River Forecast
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
421 FGUS54 KORN 161529 RVFLCH River Forecast National Weather Service NWS Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center; Slidell, LA 1529 GMT MON FEB 16 2026 This is a NWS guidance product from the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Public forecasts and warnings are issued by NWS Weather Forecast Offices. : Forecast Group is Atchafalaya : : Forecasts include 24 - hours of future rainfall in 6 hour increments : : :************************************************************ :SIMMESPORT, LA - ATCHAFALAYA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 35.0 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 40.0 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 44.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 50.0 FT : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 6.9 FT AT 1435 Z ON FEB 16 .ER SMML1 0216 Z DC202602161529/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0216 : / 6.9 / 6.6 / 6.2 .E2 : 0217 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 6.0 .E3 : 0218 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.1 / 6.1 .E4 : 0219 : / 6.2 / 6.3 / 6.4 / 6.5 .E5 : 0220 : / 6.6 / 6.8 / 6.9 / 7.1 .E6 : 0221 : / 7.2 / 7.4 / 7.5 / 7.7 .E7 : 0222 : / 7.8 / 8.0 / 8.2 / 8.4 .E8 : 0223 : / 8.5 / 8.7 / 8.8 / 9.0 .E9 : 0224 : / 9.1 / 9.2 / 9.3 / 9.4 .E10 : 0225 : / 9.4 / 9.5 / 9.5 / 9.5 .E11 : 0226 : / 9.5 / 9.5 / 9.5 / 9.5 .E12 : 0227 : / 9.4 / 9.4 / 9.4 / 9.4 .E13 : 0228 : / 9.4 / 9.4 / 9.3 / 9.3 .E14 : 0301 : / 9.3 / 9.3 / 9.2 / 9.2 .E15 : 0302 : / 9.2 .ER SMML1 0216 Z DC202602161529/DH18/PPQFZ/DIH6 :QPF FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0216 : / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 .E2 : 0217 : / 0.00 .ER SMML1 0216 Z DC202602161529/DH18/PPDFZ/DIH24/0.00 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :MELVILLE, LA - ATCHAFALAYA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 33.0 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 34.0 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 45.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 50.0 FT : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 4.5 FT AT 1400 Z ON FEB 16 .ER MLVL1 0216 Z DC202602161529/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0216 : / 4.5 / 4.4 / 4.4 .E2 : 0217 : / 4.4 / 4.3 / 4.2 / 4.2 .E3 : 0218 : / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.1 .E4 : 0219 : / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.2 .E5 : 0220 : / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.4 / 4.5 .E6 : 0221 : / 4.6 / 4.7 / 4.8 / 4.9 .E7 : 0222 : / 5.1 / 5.2 / 5.3 / 5.5 .E8 : 0223 : / 5.6 / 5.8 / 6.0 / 6.1 .E9 : 0224 : / 6.2 / 6.4 / 6.5 / 6.6 .E10 : 0225 : / 6.7 / 6.7 / 6.8 / 6.8 .E11 : 0226 : / 6.8 / 6.9 / 6.8 / 6.8 .E12 : 0227 : / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.8 .E13 : 0228 : / 6.7 / 6.7 / 6.7 / 6.7 .E14 : 0301 : / 6.7 / 6.6 / 6.6 / 6.6 .E15 : 0302 : / 6.5 .ER MLVL1 0216 Z DC202602161529/DH18/PPQFZ/DIH6 :QPF FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0216 : / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 .E2 : 0217 : / 0.00 .ER MLVL1 0216 Z DC202602161529/DH18/PPDFZ/DIH24/0.00 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :KROTZ SPRINGS, LA - ATCHAFALAYA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 28.0 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 29.0 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 40.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 43.0 FT : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 4.1 FT AT 1500 Z ON FEB 16 .ER KRZL1 0216 Z DC202602161529/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0216 : / 4.0 / 4.0 / 4.0 .E2 : 0217 : / 4.0 / 4.0 / 4.0 / 3.9 .E3 : 0218 : / 3.9 / 3.9 / 3.8 / 3.8 .E4 : 0219 : / 3.8 / 3.8 / 3.8 / 3.8 .E5 : 0220 : / 3.8 / 3.8 / 3.9 / 3.9 .E6 : 0221 : / 3.9 / 4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2 .E7 : 0222 : / 4.4 / 4.5 / 4.6 / 4.7 .E8 : 0223 : / 4.8 / 4.9 / 5.0 / 5.1 .E9 : 0224 : / 5.2 / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.4 .E10 : 0225 : / 5.5 / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.7 .E11 : 0226 : / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.9 / 5.9 .E12 : 0227 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 .E13 : 0228 : / 5.9 / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 .E14 : 0301 : / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 .E15 : 0302 : / 5.7 .ER KRZL1 0216 Z DC202602161529/DH18/PPQFZ/DIH6 :QPF FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0216 : / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 .E2 : 0217 : / 0.00 .ER KRZL1 0216 Z DC202602161529/DH18/PPDFZ/DIH24/0.00 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :BUTTE LA ROSE, LA - ATCHAFALAYA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 17.0 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 20.0 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 25.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 28.0 FT : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 3.2 FT AT 1500 Z ON FEB 16 .ER BLRL1 0216 Z DC202602161529/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0216 : / 3.2 / 3.2 / 3.2 .E2 : 0217 : / 3.3 / 3.3 / 3.3 / 3.2 .E3 : 0218 : / 3.2 / 3.2 / 3.1 / 3.1 .E4 : 0219 : / 3.1 / 3.1 / 3.1 / 3.1 .E5 : 0220 : / 3.1 / 3.1 / 3.1 / 3.1 .E6 : 0221 : / 3.2 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.3 .E7 : 0222 : / 3.4 / 3.4 / 3.5 / 3.6 .E8 : 0223 : / 3.6 / 3.7 / 3.8 / 3.9 .E9 : 0224 : / 3.9 / 4.0 / 4.0 / 4.1 .E10 : 0225 : / 4.2 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.3 .E11 : 0226 : / 4.4 / 4.4 / 4.4 / 4.4 .E12 : 0227 : / 4.4 / 4.4 / 4.4 / 4.4 .E13 : 0228 : / 4.4 / 4.4 / 4.4 / 4.4 .E14 : 0301 : / 4.4 / 4.4 / 4.4 / 4.4 .E15 : 0302 : / 4.3 .ER BLRL1 0216 Z DC202602161529/DH18/PPQFZ/DIH6 :QPF FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0216 : / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 .E2 : 0217 : / 0.00 .ER BLRL1 0216 Z DC202602161529/DH18/PPDFZ/DIH24/0.00 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : :************************************************************ :MORGAN CITY, LA - ATCHAFALAYA RIVER :ACTION STAGE 4.0 FT MINOR FLOOD STAGE 6.0 FT :MODERATE FLOOD STAGE 7.0 FT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE 12.0 FT : :LATEST RIVER STAGE 1.2 FT AT 1500 Z ON FEB 16 .ER MCGL1 0216 Z DC202602161529/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0216 : / 1.3 / 1.9 / 2.5 .E2 : 0217 : / 2.1 / 1.6 / 2.1 / 2.4 .E3 : 0218 : / 2.1 / 1.5 / 2.1 / 2.5 .E4 : 0219 : / 2.1 / 1.5 / 2.1 / 2.5 .E5 : 0220 : / 2.1 / 1.5 / 2.2 / 2.4 .E6 : 0221 : / 2.1 / 1.4 / 2.0 / 2.4 .E7 : 0222 : / 2.1 / 1.5 / 2.1 / 2.4 .E8 : 0223 : / 2.1 / 1.6 / 2.1 / 2.4 .E9 : 0224 : / 2.2 / 1.8 / 2.2 / 2.5 .E10 : 0225 : / 2.2 / 1.8 / 2.2 / 2.5 .E11 : 0226 : / 2.2 / 1.8 / 2.2 / 2.6 .E12 : 0227 : / 2.3 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 2.7 .E13 : 0228 : / 2.3 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 2.7 .E14 : 0301 : / 2.3 / 1.8 / 2.4 / 2.9 .E15 : 0302 : / 2.4 .ER MCGL1 0216 Z DC202602161529/DH18/PPQFZ/DIH6 :QPF FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0216 : / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 .E2 : 0217 : / 0.00 .ER MCGL1 0216 Z DC202602161529/DH18/PPDFZ/DIH24/0.00 : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :******************************************************************* : .AR ORN 0216 DT202602161529/YIIRZ 7 : MJC : $$ : :...END of MESSAGE...