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854 FGUS53 KMSR 181552 RVFM10 RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 1052 AM CDT FRI APR 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 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 ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 7.7 FT AT 1200 Z ON APR 18 .ER LKCM5 0418 Z DC202504181552/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.7 .E2 : 0419 : / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.7 .E3 : 0420 : / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.7 .E4 : 0421 : / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.8 .E5 : 0422 : / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 .E6 : 0423 : / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.7 .E7 : 0424 : / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.7 .E8 : 0425 : / 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 : 0418 / 0.05 / 0.01 / 0.01 : 0419 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 19 is 0.07 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 ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 7.8 FT AT 1200 Z ON APR 18 .ER WABM5 0418 Z DC202504181552/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E2 : 0419 : / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E3 : 0420 : / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E4 : 0421 : / 7.9 / 7.9 / 8.0 / 8.0 .E5 : 0422 : / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 .E6 : 0423 : / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 .E7 : 0424 : / 8.0 / 8.0 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E8 : 0425 : / 7.9 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.05 / 0.01 / 0.01 : 0419 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 19 is 0.07 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, ALMW3 :ALMA L&D 4, WI - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 17.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 18.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED TAILWATER STAGE WAS 5.0 FT AT 1200 Z ON APR 18 .ER ALMW3 0418 Z DC202504181552/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 5.1 / 5.1 / 5.1 .E2 : 0419 : / 5.1 / 5.1 / 5.1 / 5.1 .E3 : 0420 : / 5.1 / 5.1 / 5.2 / 5.2 .E4 : 0421 : / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.3 .E5 : 0422 : / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.3 .E6 : 0423 : / 5.3 / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.4 .E7 : 0424 : / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.4 .E8 : 0425 : / 5.4 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.16 / 0.02 / 0.03 : 0419 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 19 is 0.21 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MSCM5 :MINNESOTA CITY L&D 5, MN - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 657.0 FTMINOR STAGE 660.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 662.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 665.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED TAILWATER STAGE WAS 651.6 FT AT 1200 Z ON APR 18 .ER MSCM5 0418 Z DC202504181552/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 651.7 / 651.7 / 651.7 .E2 : 0419 : / 651.8 / 651.8 / 651.8 / 651.8 .E3 : 0420 : / 651.8 / 651.8 / 651.8 / 651.8 .E4 : 0421 : / 651.9 / 651.9 / 651.9 / 651.9 .E5 : 0422 : / 651.9 / 651.9 / 651.9 / 651.9 .E6 : 0423 : / 651.9 / 651.9 / 651.9 / 651.9 .E7 : 0424 : / 651.9 / 651.9 / 651.9 / 651.9 .E8 : 0425 : / 651.9 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.09 / 0.02 / 0.03 : 0419 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 19 is 0.14 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, WIDM5 :WINONA L&D 5A, MN - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 650.0 FTMINOR STAGE 655.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 659.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 661.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED TAILWATER STAGE WAS 646.7 FT AT 1200 Z ON APR 18 .ER WIDM5 0418 Z DC202504181552/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 646.8 / 646.8 / 646.8 .E2 : 0419 : / 646.8 / 646.8 / 646.8 / 646.8 .E3 : 0420 : / 646.8 / 646.8 / 646.8 / 646.8 .E4 : 0421 : / 646.8 / 646.8 / 646.8 / 646.8 .E5 : 0422 : / 646.8 / 646.8 / 646.8 / 646.8 .E6 : 0423 : / 646.8 / 646.8 / 646.8 / 646.8 .E7 : 0424 : / 646.7 / 646.7 / 646.7 / 646.7 .E8 : 0425 : / 646.7 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.07 / 0.02 / 0.04 : 0419 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 19 is 0.13 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 ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 6.1 FT AT 1200 Z ON APR 18 .ER WNAM5 0418 Z DC202504181552/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 .E2 : 0419 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 .E3 : 0420 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 .E4 : 0421 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 .E5 : 0422 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 .E6 : 0423 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 .E7 : 0424 : / 6.1 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E8 : 0425 : / 6.0 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.04 / 0.02 / 0.04 : 0419 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 19 is 0.10 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, TREW3 :TREMPEALEAU L&D 6, WI - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 644.0 FTMINOR STAGE 647.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 649.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 651.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED TAILWATER STAGE WAS 640.7 FT AT 1200 Z ON APR 18 .ER TREW3 0418 Z DC202504181552/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 640.8 / 640.8 / 640.9 .E2 : 0419 : / 640.9 / 640.9 / 640.9 / 640.9 .E3 : 0420 : / 640.9 / 640.9 / 640.8 / 640.8 .E4 : 0421 : / 640.8 / 640.8 / 640.8 / 640.8 .E5 : 0422 : / 640.8 / 640.8 / 640.8 / 640.8 .E6 : 0423 : / 640.8 / 640.8 / 640.8 / 640.8 .E7 : 0424 : / 640.8 / 640.8 / 640.8 / 640.8 .E8 : 0425 : / 640.7 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.04 / 0.02 / 0.03 : 0419 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 19 is 0.09 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LCRM5 :LA CRESCENT L&D 7, MN - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 638.0 FTMINOR STAGE 641.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 643.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 645.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED TAILWATER STAGE WAS 632.8 FT AT 1200 Z ON APR 18 .ER LCRM5 0418 Z DC202504181552/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 632.9 / 632.9 / 633.0 .E2 : 0419 : / 633.0 / 633.1 / 633.2 / 633.2 .E3 : 0420 : / 633.3 / 633.3 / 633.3 / 633.3 .E4 : 0421 : / 633.4 / 633.4 / 633.4 / 633.4 .E5 : 0422 : / 633.4 / 633.5 / 633.5 / 633.5 .E6 : 0423 : / 633.5 / 633.4 / 633.4 / 633.4 .E7 : 0424 : / 633.3 / 633.3 / 633.2 / 633.1 .E8 : 0425 : / 633.1 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.04 / 0.03 / 0.03 : 0419 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 19 is 0.10 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 ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 5.9 FT AT 1200 Z ON APR 18 .ER LACW3 0418 Z DC202504181552/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 5.9 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E2 : 0419 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.1 .E3 : 0420 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 .E4 : 0421 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 .E5 : 0422 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 .E6 : 0423 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 .E7 : 0424 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 5.9 .E8 : 0425 : / 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 : 0418 / 0.03 / 0.04 / 0.02 : 0419 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 19 is 0.09 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, GENW3 :GENOA L&D 8, WI - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 625.2 FTMINOR STAGE 631.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 634.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 636.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED TAILWATER STAGE WAS 623.2 FT AT 1200 Z ON APR 18 .ER GENW3 0418 Z DC202504181552/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 623.4 / 623.4 / 623.4 .E2 : 0419 : / 623.4 / 623.5 / 623.6 / 623.7 .E3 : 0420 : / 623.8 / 623.8 / 623.9 / 623.9 .E4 : 0421 : / 623.9 / 623.9 / 624.0 / 624.0 .E5 : 0422 : / 624.0 / 624.1 / 624.1 / 624.1 .E6 : 0423 : / 624.1 / 624.1 / 624.1 / 624.1 .E7 : 0424 : / 624.0 / 624.0 / 623.9 / 623.9 .E8 : 0425 : / 623.8 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.04 / 0.05 / 0.03 : 0419 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 19 is 0.12 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 ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 8.0 FT AT 1200 Z ON APR 18 .ER LNSI4 0418 Z DC202504181552/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1 .E2 : 0419 : / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1 .E3 : 0420 : / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1 .E4 : 0421 : / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1 .E5 : 0422 : / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1 .E6 : 0423 : / 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.2 / 8.2 .E7 : 0424 : / 8.2 / 8.2 / 8.2 / 8.1 .E8 : 0425 : / 8.1 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.05 / 0.05 / 0.02 : 0419 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 19 is 0.12 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LYNW3 :LYNXVILLE L&D 9, WI - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 619.0 FTMINOR STAGE 625.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 628.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 631.0 FT : :THE ESTIMATED TAILWATER STAGE WAS 615.6 FT AT 1200 Z ON APR 18 .ER LYNW3 0418 Z DC202504181552/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 615.6 / 615.6 / 615.7 .E2 : 0419 : / 615.7 / 615.8 / 615.8 / 615.9 .E3 : 0420 : / 616.0 / 616.0 / 616.1 / 616.1 .E4 : 0421 : / 616.2 / 616.2 / 616.2 / 616.2 .E5 : 0422 : / 616.2 / 616.2 / 616.2 / 616.3 .E6 : 0423 : / 616.3 / 616.3 / 616.3 / 616.3 .E7 : 0424 : / 616.3 / 616.2 / 616.2 / 616.2 .E8 : 0425 : / 616.1 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.09 / 0.08 / 0.02 : 0419 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 19 is 0.19 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 ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 8.9 FT AT 1200 Z ON APR 18 .ER MCGI4 0418 Z DC202504181552/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 8.8 / 8.8 / 8.8 .E2 : 0419 : / 8.8 / 8.9 / 8.9 / 8.9 .E3 : 0420 : / 8.9 / 8.9 / 9.0 / 9.0 .E4 : 0421 : / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0 .E5 : 0422 : / 9.1 / 9.1 / 9.1 / 9.2 .E6 : 0423 : / 9.2 / 9.2 / 9.2 / 9.2 .E7 : 0424 : / 9.2 / 9.2 / 9.2 / 9.2 .E8 : 0425 : / 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 : 0418 / 0.13 / 0.08 / 0.01 : 0419 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 19 is 0.22 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 ESTIMATED TAILWATER STAGE WAS 7.7 FT AT 1200 Z ON APR 18 .ER GTTI4 0418 Z DC202504181552/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0418 : / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.8 .E2 : 0419 : / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 8.0 .E3 : 0420 : / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.1 .E4 : 0421 : / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.2 .E5 : 0422 : / 8.2 / 8.3 / 8.3 / 8.3 .E6 : 0423 : / 8.3 / 8.3 / 8.3 / 8.3 .E7 : 0424 : / 8.3 / 8.3 / 8.3 / 8.3 .E8 : 0425 : / 8.2 : : ***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 : 0418 / 0.16 / 0.07 / 0.02 : 0419 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Apr 19 is 0.25 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2534 : :...END of MESSAGE...