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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND  
733 PM CST SAT NOV 07 2009  
 
THIS HIGH WATER NOTICE INCLUDES FORECASTS FOR THE RED RIVER AT FARGO.  
 
.DRY CONDITIONS HAVE ALLOWED THE RIVER LEVELS TO SLOWLY RECEDE.  
AT THE PRESENT TIME...NO MAJOR PRECIPITATION EVENTS ARE EXPECTED  
THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK WHICH WILL ALLOW RIVER LEVELS  
TO CONTINUE TO FALL.  
 
THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED  
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS EVENT.  
 
FORECASTS ARE UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW  
WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES  
ANY PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  
 
A HIGH WATER NOTICE IS ISSUED WHEN RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH BUT ARE  
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE FOR THE FORECAST PERIOD.  
 
SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN...  
 
- DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!  
 
- PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER  
LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.  
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION  
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS  
 
THE FOLLOWING SEGMENTS CONTAIN RIVER INFORMATION FOR  
THE SELECTED LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS MESSAGE.  
 
MNC027-NDC017-090133-  
733 PM CST SAT NOV 07 2009  
   
..A HIGH WATER NOTICE IS IN EFFECT FOR THE RED RIVER AT FARGO  
 
A HIGH WATER NOTICE IS ISSUED WHEN RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH BUT ARE  
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE FOR THE FORECAST PERIOD.  
 
FOR THE RED RIVER AT FARGO...  
* AT 7 PM SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7 THE STAGE WAS 17.6 FEET.  
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE...18.0 FEET.  
* THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 3 PM SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7.  
* THE RED RIVER NEAR FARGO WILL CONTINUE TO FALL DURING THIS SEVEN  
DAY PERIOD.  
 
 
 
DAILY 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:  
 
DATE SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT  
(MONTH/DAY) 11/08 11/09 11/10 11/11 11/12 11/13 11/14  
 
RED RIVER  
FARGO 16.8 16.5 16.5 16.3 16.2 16.1 16.0  
 
 
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