River Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
375
FGUS56 KRSA 121527
RVFCC
CENTRAL COAST FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / CALIFORNIA NEVADA RFC / SACRAMENTO CA
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES / SACRAMENTO CA
827 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2025
NEXT ISSUANCE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2025 AT 3PM PDT
FORECASTS THROUGH: MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2025 AT 5AM PDT
ALL LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS
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SPECIAL NOTES-
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RIVER
LOCATION STAGE FLOW TIME DATE LEAD
(NWSLI) (FT) (CFS) (PT) (MM/DD/YY) TIME
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PAJARO RIVER OBS 3.6 85 AT 8AM 03/12/25 (24)
CHITTENDEN >AS 22.0 NOT EXPECTED
(AROC1) >MI 24.1 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 27.1 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 7.1 470 AT 8AM 03/15/25 IN 72 HRS
SALINAS RIVER OBS 13.6 8 AT 8AM 03/12/25 (18)
PASO ROBLES >AS 23.0 NOT EXPECTED
(PRBC1) >MI 29.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 33.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 37.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 18.6 1,700 AT 12PM 03/13/25 IN 28 HRS
SALINAS RIVER OBS 3.2 201 AT 8AM 03/12/25 (24)
BRADLEY >AS 12.0 NOT EXPECTED
(BRDC1) >MI 14.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 20.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 22.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 6.3 1,540 AT 8AM 03/14/25 IN 48 HRS
SALINAS RIVER OBS 4.1 36 AT 8AM 03/12/25 (24)
SPRECKELS >AS 20.0 NOT EXPECTED
(SPRC1) >MI 23.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 26.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 28.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 9.5 783 AT 5AM 03/17/25 IN 117 HRS
CARMEL RIVER OBS 2.5 71 AT 8AM 03/12/25 (18)
ROBLES DEL RIO >AS 7.5 NOT EXPECTED
(RDRC1) >MI 8.5 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 11.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 13.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 5.0 1,310 AT 2AM 03/13/25 IN 18 HRS
SAN LORENZO RIVER OBS 4.2 86 AT 8AM 03/12/25 (24)
BIG TREES >AS 14.0 NOT EXPECTED
(BTEC1) >MI 16.5 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 19.5 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 21.76 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 8.0 1,040 AT 4PM 03/14/25 IN 56 HRS
GUADALUPE RIVER OBS 1.6 18 AT 8AM 03/12/25 (24)
ALMADEN EXPRWY >AS 9.0 NOT EXPECTED
(GUDC1) >MI 10.5 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 11.5 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 15.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 3.4 332 AT 12PM 03/14/25 IN 52 HRS
COYOTE CREEK OBS 2.2 30 AT 8AM 03/12/25 (18)
MADRONE >AS 6.0 NOT EXPECTED
(CYTC1) >MI 7.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 9.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 11.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 2.2 30 AT CURRENT TIME
DEFINITIONS:
OBS MOST RECENT OBSERVATION (MAY BE ESTIMATED)
AS ACTION/MONITOR STAGE
MI MINOR FLOOD STAGE
MD MODERATE FLOOD STAGE
MJ MAJOR FLOOD STAGE
MAX MAXIMUM FORECAST WITHIN PERIOD
LEAD TIME FORECASTS WITHIN THIS PERIOD (HOURS) ARE CONSIDERED
RELIABLE ENOUGH TO INITIATE PHYSICAL MITIGATION EFFORTS.
* EVENT EXCEEDS AS/MI/MD/MJ WITHIN LEAD TIME PERIOD
SIM 03/12/2025 @ 1515 UTC
NOTE: ALL TIMES IN SHEF ENCODED MESSAGES BELOW ARE UTC
.A AROC1 20250312 Z DH15/HG 3.6
.ER AROC1 20250312 Z DH16/DC202503121519/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/
.ER2 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.7/ 3.7/ 3.7/
.ER3 3.8/ 3.9/ 3.9/ 4.0/ 4.1/ 4.2/ 4.4/ 4.6/ 4.8/ 5.1/
.ER4 5.2/ 5.4/ 5.5/ 5.7/ 5.8/ 5.8/ 5.9/ 5.9/ 6.0/ 6.0/
.ER5 6.0/ 6.0/ 6.0/ 6.0/ 6.0/ 6.0/ 6.0/ 6.0/ 6.1/ 6.1/
.ER6 6.1/ 6.1/ 6.2/ 6.2/ 6.3/ 6.3/ 6.4/ 6.4/ 6.5/ 6.5/
.ER7 6.6/ 6.7/ 6.8/ 6.9/ 7.0/ 7.0/ 7.1/ 7.1/ 7.1/ 7.1/
.ER8 7.1/ 7.1/ 7.1/ 7.1/ 7.1/ 7.1/ 7.1/ 7.1/ 7.0/ 7.0/
.ER9 7.0/ 6.9/ 6.9/ 6.9/ 6.8/ 6.8/ 6.7/ 6.7/ 6.6/ 6.6/
.ER10 6.6/ 6.5/ 6.5/ 6.4/ 6.4/ 6.4/ 6.3/ 6.3/ 6.2/ 6.2/
.ER11 6.2/ 6.1/ 6.1/ 6.1/ 6.0/ 6.0/ 5.9/ 5.9/ 5.9/ 5.8/
.ER12 5.8/ 5.8/ 5.7/ 5.7/ 5.7/ 5.6/ 5.6/
.A AROC1 20250313 Z DH15/HIIFE 1
.A PRBC1 20250312 Z DH15/HG 13.6
.ER PRBC1 20250312 Z DH16/DC202503121519/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 13.6/ 13.7/ 13.7/ 13.7/ 13.7/ 13.8/ 13.8/ 13.8/ 13.8/ 13.9/
.ER2 13.9/ 13.9/ 13.9/ 13.9/ 14.0/ 14.0/ 14.0/ 14.5/ 15.3/ 16.0/
.ER3 16.5/ 17.0/ 17.4/ 17.9/ 18.3/ 18.5/ 18.6/ 18.6/ 18.6/ 18.6/
.ER4 18.5/ 18.5/ 18.4/ 18.4/ 18.3/ 18.1/ 18.0/ 17.8/ 17.7/ 17.6/
.ER5 17.6/ 17.5/ 17.4/ 17.3/ 17.2/ 17.2/ 17.1/ 17.0/ 16.9/ 16.9/
.ER6 16.8/ 16.7/ 16.7/ 16.7/ 16.7/ 16.7/ 16.6/ 16.6/ 16.6/ 16.6/
.ER7 16.6/ 16.5/ 16.5/ 16.5/ 16.5/ 16.4/ 16.4/ 16.3/ 16.3/ 16.2/
.ER8 16.2/ 16.1/ 16.1/ 16.0/ 16.0/ 15.9/ 15.8/ 15.8/ 15.8/ 15.7/
.ER9 15.7/ 15.6/ 15.6/ 15.5/ 15.5/ 15.5/ 15.5/ 15.4/ 15.4/ 15.4/
.ER10 15.4/ 15.3/ 15.3/ 15.3/ 15.3/ 15.3/ 15.2/ 15.2/ 15.2/ 15.2/
.ER11 15.2/ 15.2/ 15.2/ 15.1/ 15.1/ 15.1/ 15.1/ 15.1/ 15.1/ 15.0/
.ER12 15.0/ 15.0/ 15.0/ 15.0/ 15.0/ 15.0/ 15.0/
.A BRDC1 20250312 Z DH15/HG 3.2
.ER BRDC1 20250312 Z DH16/DC202503121519/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 3.2/ 3.2/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/
.ER2 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/
.ER3 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/
.ER4 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.3/ 3.8/ 4.3/
.ER5 4.7/ 5.0/ 5.4/ 5.7/ 6.0/ 6.2/ 6.3/ 6.3/ 6.2/ 6.2/
.ER6 6.1/ 6.0/ 5.9/ 5.8/ 5.7/ 5.7/ 5.6/ 5.6/ 5.5/ 5.5/
.ER7 5.4/ 5.4/ 5.3/ 5.2/ 5.2/ 5.2/ 5.1/ 5.1/ 5.0/ 5.0/
.ER8 4.9/ 4.9/ 4.9/ 4.8/ 4.8/ 4.8/ 4.8/ 4.7/ 4.7/ 4.7/
.ER9 4.7/ 4.7/ 4.6/ 4.6/ 4.6/ 4.6/ 4.5/ 4.5/ 4.5/ 4.5/
.ER10 4.4/ 4.4/ 4.4/ 4.3/ 4.3/ 4.3/ 4.2/ 4.2/ 4.2/ 4.1/
.ER11 4.1/ 4.1/ 4.0/ 4.0/ 4.0/ 3.9/ 3.9/ 3.9/ 3.9/ 3.8/
.ER12 3.8/ 3.8/ 3.8/ 3.7/ 3.7/ 3.7/ 3.7/
.A SPRC1 20250312 Z DH15/HG 4.1
.ER SPRC1 20250312 Z DH16/DC202503121519/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 4.1/ 4.1/ 4.1/ 4.1/ 4.1/ 4.1/ 4.1/ 4.1/ 4.1/ 4.1/
.ER2 4.1/ 4.2/ 4.2/ 4.2/ 4.2/ 4.3/ 4.3/ 4.4/ 4.5/ 4.5/
.ER3 4.6/ 4.7/ 4.8/ 5.0/ 5.1/ 5.2/ 5.4/ 5.5/ 5.6/ 5.8/
.ER4 5.9/ 6.1/ 6.2/ 6.3/ 6.4/ 6.5/ 6.6/ 6.7/ 6.8/ 6.8/
.ER5 6.9/ 7.0/ 7.0/ 7.1/ 7.2/ 7.3/ 7.3/ 7.4/ 7.5/ 7.6/
.ER6 7.7/ 7.8/ 7.9/ 8.0/ 8.2/ 8.3/ 8.4/ 8.5/ 8.6/ 8.7/
.ER7 8.8/ 8.9/ 9.0/ 9.1/ 9.1/ 9.2/ 9.2/ 9.2/ 9.2/ 9.2/
.ER8 9.2/ 9.2/ 9.2/ 9.2/ 9.1/ 9.1/ 9.1/ 9.1/ 9.0/ 9.0/
.ER9 8.9/ 8.9/ 8.9/ 8.9/ 8.9/ 8.8/ 8.8/ 8.8/ 8.8/ 8.8/
.ER10 8.8/ 8.8/ 8.9/ 8.9/ 8.9/ 8.9/ 9.0/ 9.0/ 9.0/ 9.1/
.ER11 9.1/ 9.1/ 9.2/ 9.2/ 9.2/ 9.3/ 9.3/ 9.3/ 9.3/ 9.3/
.ER12 9.4/ 9.4/ 9.4/ 9.4/ 9.5/ 9.5/ 9.5/
.A SPRC1 20250313 Z DH15/HIIFE 1
.A RDRC1 20250312 Z DH15/HG 2.5
.ER RDRC1 20250312 Z DH16/DC202503121519/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 2.5/ 2.5/ 2.5/ 2.5/ 2.5/ 2.5/ 2.5/ 2.5/ 2.5/ 2.7/
.ER2 3.0/ 3.2/ 3.5/ 3.8/ 4.2/ 4.5/ 4.9/ 5.0/ 5.0/ 4.9/
.ER3 4.8/ 4.6/ 4.5/ 4.4/ 4.4/ 4.3/ 4.2/ 4.2/ 4.1/ 4.1/
.ER4 4.0/ 4.0/ 4.0/ 3.9/ 3.9/ 3.9/ 3.8/ 3.8/ 3.8/ 3.7/
.ER5 3.7/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.5/ 3.5/ 3.5/ 3.5/ 3.5/
.ER6 3.5/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.7/ 3.8/ 3.8/ 3.8/ 3.8/ 3.8/ 3.7/
.ER7 3.7/ 3.7/ 3.7/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.6/ 3.5/
.ER8 3.5/ 3.5/ 3.5/ 3.5/ 3.4/ 3.4/ 3.4/ 3.4/ 3.4/ 3.4/
.ER9 3.4/ 3.3/ 3.3/ 3.3/ 3.3/ 3.3/ 3.3/ 3.3/ 3.3/ 3.2/
.ER10 3.2/ 3.2/ 3.2/ 3.2/ 3.2/ 3.2/ 3.2/ 3.2/ 3.2/ 3.2/
.ER11 3.2/ 3.2/ 3.2/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/
.ER12 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/
.A BTEC1 20250312 Z DH15/HG 4.2
.ER BTEC1 20250312 Z DH16/DC202503121519/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 4.2/ 4.2/ 4.2/ 4.2/ 4.3/ 4.3/ 4.3/ 4.3/ 4.3/ 4.4/
.ER2 4.4/ 4.6/ 4.9/ 5.3/ 5.8/ 6.4/ 6.9/ 7.2/ 7.3/ 7.3/
.ER3 7.3/ 7.2/ 7.1/ 7.0/ 6.9/ 6.8/ 6.7/ 6.6/ 6.5/ 6.4/
.ER4 6.4/ 6.3/ 6.3/ 6.2/ 6.1/ 6.0/ 5.9/ 5.8/ 5.7/ 5.7/
.ER5 5.6/ 5.5/ 5.5/ 5.5/ 5.4/ 5.4/ 5.4/ 5.5/ 5.6/ 5.8/
.ER6 6.1/ 6.6/ 7.1/ 7.5/ 7.9/ 8.0/ 8.0/ 7.9/ 7.7/ 7.5/
.ER7 7.3/ 7.1/ 7.0/ 6.8/ 6.6/ 6.5/ 6.4/ 6.3/ 6.2/ 6.1/
.ER8 6.1/ 6.0/ 6.0/ 5.9/ 5.9/ 5.8/ 5.8/ 5.8/ 5.7/ 5.7/
.ER9 5.7/ 5.7/ 5.6/ 5.6/ 5.6/ 5.6/ 5.5/ 5.5/ 5.5/ 5.5/
.ER10 5.5/ 5.4/ 5.4/ 5.4/ 5.4/ 5.4/ 5.3/ 5.3/ 5.3/ 5.3/
.ER11 5.3/ 5.3/ 5.2/ 5.2/ 5.2/ 5.2/ 5.2/ 5.2/ 5.2/ 5.2/
.ER12 5.2/ 5.1/ 5.1/ 5.1/ 5.2/ 5.2/ 5.2/
.A GUDC1 20250312 Z DH15/HG 1.6
.ER GUDC1 20250312 Z DH16/DC202503121515/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 1.7/ 1.7/ 1.7/ 1.7/ 1.8/ 2.0/ 2.5/ 2.9/ 3.2/ 3.2/
.ER2 3.2/ 3.2/ 3.3/ 3.3/ 3.2/ 3.2/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.1/
.ER3 3.0/ 2.9/ 2.9/ 2.9/ 2.9/ 2.8/ 2.8/ 2.8/ 2.8/ 2.8/
.ER4 2.7/ 2.7/ 2.6/ 2.5/ 2.5/ 2.4/ 2.4/ 2.3/ 2.3/ 2.2/
.ER5 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.3/ 2.4/ 2.5/ 2.6/ 2.8/ 2.9/ 3.1/
.ER6 3.3/ 3.4/ 3.4/ 3.2/ 3.2/ 3.1/ 3.0/ 2.9/ 2.9/ 2.8/
.ER7 2.8/ 2.7/ 2.6/ 2.6/ 2.5/ 2.5/ 2.5/ 2.4/ 2.4/ 2.3/
.ER8 2.3/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.1/ 2.1/ 2.1/ 2.0/ 2.0/ 2.0/
.ER9 2.0/ 1.9/ 1.9/ 1.9/ 1.9/ 1.8/ 1.8/ 1.8/ 1.8/ 1.8/
.ER10 1.7/ 1.7/ 1.7/ 1.7/ 1.7/ 1.7/ 1.7/ 1.7/ 1.6/ 1.6/
.ER11 1.6/ 1.6/ 1.6/ 1.6/ 1.6/ 1.6/ 1.7/ 1.8/ 1.8/ 1.9/
.ER12 1.9/ 1.9/ 1.9/ 1.9/ 1.9/ 2.0/ 2.2/
.A CYTC1 20250312 Z DH15/HG 2.2
.ER CYTC1 20250312 Z DH16/DC202503121515/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/
.ER2 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/
.ER3 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/
.ER4 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/
.ER5 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/
.ER6 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/
.ER7 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/
.ER8 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/
.ER9 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/
.ER10 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/
.ER11 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/
.ER12 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/ 2.2/
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