River Forecast
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399 FGUS53 KMSR 210057 RVFM10 RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 757 PM CDT WED AUG 20 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 : :************************************************************ :ROOT RIVER, HOUM5 :HOUSTON 1N, MN - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 12.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 17.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 18.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 14.5 FT AT 2245 Z ON AUG 20 .ER HOUM5 0821 Z DC202508210057/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 13.8 .E2 : 0821 : / 13.1 / 11.8 / 10.0 / 9.3 .E3 : 0822 : / 9.0 / 8.9 / 8.8 / 8.7 .E4 : 0823 : / 8.5 / 8.2 / 8.0 / 7.8 .E5 : 0824 : / 7.6 / 7.4 / 7.3 / 7.1 .E6 : 0825 : / 7.0 / 6.9 / 6.7 / 6.6 .E7 : 0826 : / 6.5 / 6.4 / 6.3 / 6.2 .E8 : 0827 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 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 : 0820 / 0.00 : 0821 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :UPPER IOWA RIVER, DCHI4 :DORCHESTER HWY 76, IA - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 11.0 FTMINOR STAGE 14.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 17.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 19.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 12.4 FT AT 2300 Z ON AUG 20 .ER DCHI4 0821 Z DC202508210057/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 12.2 .E2 : 0821 : / 12.0 / 11.8 / 11.6 / 11.2 .E3 : 0822 : / 10.8 / 10.4 / 10.1 / 9.8 .E4 : 0823 : / 9.5 / 9.4 / 9.3 / 9.2 .E5 : 0824 : / 9.1 / 9.0 / 8.9 / 8.8 .E6 : 0825 : / 8.7 / 8.6 / 8.5 / 8.4 .E7 : 0826 : / 8.3 / 8.2 / 8.2 / 8.2 .E8 : 0827 : / 8.2 / 8.1 / 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 : 0820 / 0.00 : 0821 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :TURKEY RIVER, EKDI4 :ELKADER 1SE, IA - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 16.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 13.0 FT AT 2245 Z ON AUG 20 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 08/21/2025 .ER EKDI4 0821 Z DC202508210057/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 12.5 .E2 : 0821 : / 11.5 / 11.0 / 10.4 / 9.3 .E3 : 0822 : / 8.4 / 7.7 / 7.3 / 7.0 .E4 : 0823 : / 6.8 / 6.6 / 6.5 / 6.4 .E5 : 0824 : / 6.3 / 6.2 / 6.1 / 6.0 .E6 : 0825 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.8 .E7 : 0826 : / 5.8 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.6 .E8 : 0827 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 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 / 0.00 : 0821 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :TURKEY RIVER, GRBI4 :GARBER, IA - ARX : :ACTION STAGE 14.0 FTMINOR STAGE 17.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 20.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 23.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 16.0 FT AT 2315 Z ON AUG 20 .AR :CREST: GRBI4 0821 Z DC202508210057/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 16.0 :Crest near 16.0 FT around 06 Z on Thu, Aug 21 .ER GRBI4 0821 Z DC202508210057/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 16.0 .E2 : 0821 : / 15.7 / 15.3 / 14.9 / 14.4 .E3 : 0822 : / 13.4 / 11.9 / 10.4 / 9.5 .E4 : 0823 : / 9.0 / 8.8 / 8.6 / 8.5 .E5 : 0824 : / 8.4 / 8.2 / 8.1 / 8.1 .E6 : 0825 : / 8.0 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.8 .E7 : 0826 : / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.6 / 7.6 .E8 : 0827 : / 7.5 / 7.4 / 7.4 : : ***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 : 0820 / 0.00 : 0821 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :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 8.9 FT AT 2315 Z ON AUG 20 .ER LKCM5 0821 Z DC202508210057/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 9.0 .E2 : 0821 : / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.1 / 9.1 .E3 : 0822 : / 9.1 / 9.1 / 9.1 / 9.1 .E4 : 0823 : / 9.1 / 9.1 / 9.1 / 9.0 .E5 : 0824 : / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0 .E6 : 0825 : / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0 .E7 : 0826 : / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.1 .E8 : 0827 : / 9.1 / 9.1 / 9.1 : : ***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 : 0820 / 0.00 : 0821 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.00 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 8.7 FT AT 2315 Z ON AUG 20 .ER WABM5 0821 Z DC202508210057/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 8.7 .E2 : 0821 : / 8.7 / 8.7 / 8.8 / 8.8 .E3 : 0822 : / 8.8 / 8.8 / 8.8 / 8.8 .E4 : 0823 : / 8.8 / 8.8 / 8.8 / 8.8 .E5 : 0824 : / 8.8 / 8.7 / 8.7 / 8.7 .E6 : 0825 : / 8.7 / 8.7 / 8.7 / 8.7 .E7 : 0826 : / 8.8 / 8.8 / 8.8 / 8.8 .E8 : 0827 : / 8.8 / 8.8 / 8.8 : : ***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 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.00 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 7.0 FT AT 2345 Z ON AUG 20 .ER WNAM5 0821 Z DC202508210057/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 7.0 .E2 : 0821 : / 7.0 / 7.0 / 7.0 / 7.0 .E3 : 0822 : / 7.0 / 7.0 / 6.9 / 6.9 .E4 : 0823 : / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9 .E5 : 0824 : / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9 .E6 : 0825 : / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9 .E7 : 0826 : / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9 .E8 : 0827 : / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9 : : ***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 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.00 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 7.9 FT AT 0015 Z ON AUG 21 .ER LACW3 0821 Z DC202508210057/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 7.9 .E2 : 0821 : / 7.9 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 .E3 : 0822 : / 7.7 / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 .E4 : 0823 : / 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.4 / 7.4 .E5 : 0824 : / 7.4 / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.3 .E6 : 0825 : / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.2 .E7 : 0826 : / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.1 / 7.1 .E8 : 0827 : / 7.1 / 7.1 / 7.2 : : ***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 : 0820 / 0.00 : 0821 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.00 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 TAILWATER STAGE WAS 626.1 FT AT 0015 Z ON AUG 21 .AR :CREST: GENW3 0821 Z DC202508210057/DH1800/HTIFFXZ 626.4 :Crest near 626.4 FT around 18 Z on Thu, Aug 21 .ER GENW3 0821 Z DC202508210057/DH06/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 626.2 .E2 : 0821 : / 626.3 / 626.4 / 626.3 / 626.2 .E3 : 0822 : / 626.1 / 625.9 / 625.8 / 625.6 .E4 : 0823 : / 625.5 / 625.4 / 625.4 / 625.3 .E5 : 0824 : / 625.3 / 625.3 / 625.2 / 625.2 .E6 : 0825 : / 625.2 / 625.1 / 625.1 / 625.1 .E7 : 0826 : / 625.1 / 625.1 / 625.1 / 625.1 .E8 : 0827 : / 625.1 / 625.1 / 625.1 : : ***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 : 0820 / 0.00 : 0821 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.00 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 9.5 FT AT 0015 Z ON AUG 21 .ER LNSI4 0821 Z DC202508210057/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 9.6 .E2 : 0821 : / 9.6 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 .E3 : 0822 : / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.6 .E4 : 0823 : / 9.6 / 9.5 / 9.4 / 9.4 .E5 : 0824 : / 9.3 / 9.2 / 9.2 / 9.1 .E6 : 0825 : / 9.1 / 9.0 / 9.0 / 8.9 .E7 : 0826 : / 8.9 / 8.8 / 8.8 / 8.8 .E8 : 0827 : / 8.8 / 8.7 / 8.7 : : ***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 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.00 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 10.5 FT AT 2345 Z ON AUG 20 .ER MCGI4 0821 Z DC202508210057/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 10.6 .E2 : 0821 : / 10.7 / 10.7 / 10.8 / 10.9 .E3 : 0822 : / 10.9 / 11.0 / 11.0 / 11.1 .E4 : 0823 : / 11.1 / 11.0 / 11.0 / 10.9 .E5 : 0824 : / 10.9 / 10.8 / 10.7 / 10.6 .E6 : 0825 : / 10.6 / 10.5 / 10.4 / 10.3 .E7 : 0826 : / 10.3 / 10.2 / 10.1 / 10.1 .E8 : 0827 : / 10.0 / 9.9 / 9.8 : : ***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 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.00 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 9.4 FT AT 0000 Z ON AUG 21 .ER GTTI4 0821 Z DC202508210057/DH06/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0820 : / 9.5 .E2 : 0821 : / 9.6 / 9.7 / 9.8 / 9.9 .E3 : 0822 : / 10.0 / 10.0 / 10.0 / 10.0 .E4 : 0823 : / 10.0 / 9.9 / 9.9 / 9.8 .E5 : 0824 : / 9.7 / 9.6 / 9.5 / 9.4 .E6 : 0825 : / 9.3 / 9.2 / 9.2 / 9.1 .E7 : 0826 : / 9.0 / 9.0 / 8.9 / 8.8 .E8 : 0827 : / 8.8 / 8.7 / 8.7 : : ***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 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Aug 22 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2515 : :...END of MESSAGE...