581  
FGUS63 KMSR 231811  
ESGRDW  
 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER ABOVE RED WING..MINNESOTA  
LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
110 PM CDT TUE APR 23 2024  
 
IN TABLE 1 BELOW...THE CURRENT (CS) AND HISTORICAL (HS) OR NORMAL  
PROBABILITIES OF EXCEEDING MINOR...MODERATE...AND MAJOR FLOOD STAGES  
ARE LISTED FOR THE VALID TIME PERIOD.  
 
CS VALUES INDICATE THE PROBABILITY OF REACHING A FLOOD CATEGORY  
BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS.  
 
HS VALUES INDICATE THE PROBABILITY OF REACHING A FLOOD CATEGORY  
BASED ON HISTORICAL OR NORMAL CONDITIONS.  
 
WHEN THE VALUE OF CS IS MORE THAN HS...THE PROBABILITY OF  
EXCEEDING THAT LEVEL IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. WHEN THE VALUE OF CS IS  
LESS THAN HS...THE PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDING THAT LEVEL IS LOWER  
THAN NORMAL.  
 
:...TABLE 1--PROBABILITIES FOR MINOR...MODERATE AND MAJOR FLOODING...  
VALID PERIOD: 04/29/2024 - 07/28/2024  
 
: CURRENT AND HISTORICAL CHANCES  
: OF EXCEEDING FLOOD CATEGORIES  
: AS A PERCENTAGE(%)  
CATEGORICAL :  
FLOOD STAGES (FT) : MINOR MODERATE MAJOR  
LOCATION MINOR MOD MAJOR : CS HS CS HS CS HS  
-------- ----- ----- ----- : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----  
:PRAIRIE RIVER  
TACM5 10.0 12.0 13.0 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
ATKM5 13.0 15.0 18.0 13 49 <5 34 <5 7  
:LONG PRAIRIE RIVER  
LGPM5 7.0 8.0 10.0 13 22 5 9 <5 <5  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
FTRM5 10.5 12.5 26.0 13 40 <5 15 <5 <5  
:SAUK RIVER  
STCM5 6.0 7.0 9.0 5 6 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
SCOM5 9.0 10.0 11.0 10 31 <5 15 <5 <5  
:SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER  
MAYM5 11.0 15.0 16.0 28 28 8 6 <5 <5  
DELM5 16.5 17.5 18.5 21 13 11 10 8 8  
:CROW RIVER  
RKFM5 10.0 12.0 14.0 24 16 8 8 5 6  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
AKAM5 12.0 14.0 17.0 6 15 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:RUM RIVER  
MCAM5 6.0 7.0 8.0 9 10 5 5 <5 <5  
STFM5 8.0 10.0 11.0 12 16 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
ANKM5 12.0 14.0 16.0 11 22 <5 5 <5 <5  
MSPM5 16.0 16.5 17.0 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:MINNESOTA RIVER  
SAVM5 702.0 710.0 712.0 41 57 5 9 <5 6  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
STPM5 14.0 15.0 17.0 7 22 7 14 <5 9  
HSTM5 15.0 17.0 18.0 19 36 7 15 6 9  
:ST CROIX RIVER  
DANW3 7.0 8.5 10.0 <5 9 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:SNAKE RIVER  
MOAM5 11.0 13.0 14.0 30 31 14 20 8 10  
PNCM5 9.0 10.0 11.0 7 9 <5 6 <5 <5  
:ST CROIX RIVER  
STLM5 87.0 88.0 89.0 11 21 9 15 8 8  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
RDWM5 680.5 681.5 683.0 9 24 6 12 <5 <5  
:CANNON RIVER  
NRFM5 897.0 899.0 900.0 7 9 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
REDM5 14.0 15.0 16.0 7 14 5 12 <5 5  
 
LEGEND  
CS = CONDITIONAL SIMULATION (CURRENT OUTLOOK)  
HS = HISTORICAL SIMULATION  
FT = FEET  
 
IN TABLE 2 BELOW...THE 95 THROUGH 5 PERCENT COLUMNS INDICATE THE PROBABILITY  
OF EXCEEDING THE LISTED STAGE LEVELS (FT) FOR THE VALID TIME PERIOD.  
 
:...TABLE 2--EXCEEDANCE PROBABILITIES...  
 
.B MSR 0429 Z DH12 /DC2404231810/DVD90/HGVFZXT/HGVFZX9/HGVFZXH  
.B1 /HGVFZX5/HGVFZXG/HGVFZX1/HGVFZXF  
:  
: CHANCE OF EXCEEDING STAGES (FT) AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS  
: VALID PERIOD: 04/29/2024 - 07/28/2024  
:  
: 95% 90% 75% 50% 25% 10% 5%  
: --- --- --- --- --- --- ---  
:PRAIRIE RIVER  
TACM5 4.0/ 4.0/ 4.0/ 4.8/ 5.9/ 7.5/ 8.4  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
ATKM5 6.6/ 6.6/ 7.5/ 8.9/ 11.4/ 13.8/ 14.7  
:LONG PRAIRIE RIVER  
LGPM5 3.7/ 3.7/ 3.8/ 5.2/ 6.2/ 7.4/ 8.0  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
FTRM5 5.9/ 6.0/ 6.5/ 8.0/ 9.6/ 10.7/ 12.2  
:SAUK RIVER  
STCM5 3.5/ 3.5/ 3.5/ 3.6/ 4.2/ 5.2/ 6.0  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
SCOM5 5.9/ 5.9/ 6.1/ 6.7/ 7.9/ 9.0/ 9.9  
:SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER  
MAYM5 7.4/ 7.4/ 7.4/ 8.4/ 11.2/ 14.0/ 15.8  
DELM5 12.5/ 12.5/ 12.6/ 13.0/ 15.8/ 17.8/ 19.5  
:CROW RIVER  
RKFM5 7.2/ 7.2/ 7.2/ 7.3/ 9.9/ 11.5/ 14.2  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
AKAM5 6.0/ 6.0/ 6.0/ 6.6/ 8.8/ 10.9/ 12.5  
:RUM RIVER  
MCAM5 2.2/ 2.5/ 3.0/ 4.3/ 5.2/ 5.9/ 7.1  
STFM5 5.0/ 5.0/ 5.3/ 6.4/ 7.5/ 8.2/ 9.5  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
ANKM5 6.4/ 6.4/ 6.4/ 7.5/ 9.4/ 12.3/ 13.6  
MSPM5 7.9/ 7.9/ 7.9/ 8.8/ 10.7/ 13.4/ 14.8  
:MINNESOTA RIVER  
SAVM5 694.6/ 694.6/ 697.6/ 700.9/ 705.6/ 707.9/ 710.8  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
STPM5 5.6/ 5.6/ 6.3/ 8.2/ 11.2/ 13.4/ 16.8  
HSTM5 9.0/ 9.0/ 9.3/ 11.2/ 14.4/ 16.0/ 18.2  
:ST CROIX RIVER  
DANW3 1.8/ 1.8/ 2.3/ 3.5/ 4.7/ 5.7/ 7.0  
:SNAKE RIVER  
MOAM5 4.0/ 4.6/ 5.8/ 8.3/ 11.4/ 13.7/ 16.1  
PNCM5 4.2/ 4.3/ 5.2/ 6.1/ 7.5/ 8.7/ 9.8  
:ST CROIX RIVER  
STLM5 79.6/ 79.6/ 79.8/ 82.2/ 84.1/ 87.4/ 89.5  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
RDWM5 674.4/ 674.4/ 674.5/ 676.4/ 678.2/ 680.4/ 681.9  
:CANNON RIVER  
NRFM5 891.4/ 891.5/ 892.1/ 893.4/ 894.6/ 896.4/ 897.5  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
REDM5 6.9/ 6.9/ 7.1/ 8.4/ 10.3/ 12.6/ 15.0  
.END  
 
IN TABLE 3 BELOW...THE 95 THROUGH 5 PERCENT COLUMNS INDICATE THE PROBABILITY  
OF FALLING BELOW THE LISTED STAGE LEVELS (FT) FOR THE VALID TIME PERIOD.  
 
:...TABLE 3--NONEXCEEDANCE PROBABILITIES...  
 
.B MSR 0429 Z DH12 /DC2404231810/DVD90/HGVFZNT/HGVFZN9/HGVFZNH  
.B1 /HGVFZN5/HGVFZNG/HGVFZN1/HGVFZNF  
:  
: CHANCE OF FALLING BELOW STAGES (FT) AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS  
: VALID PERIOD: 04/29/2024 - 07/28/2024  
:  
: 95% 90% 75% 50% 25% 10% 5%  
: --- --- --- --- --- --- ---  
:PRAIRIE RIVER  
TACM5 3.5/ 3.4/ 3.0/ 2.6/ 2.4/ 2.1/ 1.9  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
ATKM5 5.3/ 4.5/ 3.6/ 2.9/ 2.3/ 2.0/ 1.8  
:LONG PRAIRIE RIVER  
LGPM5 2.8/ 2.7/ 2.2/ 1.7/ 1.5/ 1.2/ 1.2  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
FTRM5 5.2/ 5.0/ 4.6/ 4.2/ 4.0/ 3.8/ 3.7  
:SAUK RIVER  
STCM5 2.7/ 2.3/ 1.4/ 1.1/ 0.9/ 0.8/ 0.7  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
SCOM5 5.4/ 5.2/ 4.8/ 4.5/ 4.3/ 4.1/ 4.1  
:SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER  
MAYM5 4.0/ 3.5/ 3.1/ 2.1/ 1.7/ 1.3/ 1.2  
DELM5 8.4/ 8.0/ 7.5/ 6.3/ 5.9/ 5.4/ 5.3  
:CROW RIVER  
RKFM5 4.4/ 4.1/ 3.7/ 3.0/ 2.8/ 2.5/ 2.4  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
AKAM5 5.2/ 4.8/ 4.6/ 4.5/ 4.3/ 4.3/ 4.3  
:RUM RIVER  
MCAM5 2.1/ 2.0/ 1.9/ 1.8/ 1.7/ 1.6/ 1.4  
STFM5 4.1/ 3.9/ 3.7/ 3.5/ 3.3/ 3.2/ 3.1  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
ANKM5 4.7/ 4.0/ 3.4/ 2.6/ 2.1/ 1.8/ 1.7  
MSPM5 6.2/ 5.7/ 5.2/ 4.7/ 4.4/ 4.2/ 4.1  
:MINNESOTA RIVER  
SAVM5 691.6/ 688.9/ 688.1/ 687.6/ 687.4/ 687.4/ 687.4  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
STPM5 4.3/ 3.6/ 3.0/ 3.0/ 3.0/ 3.0/ 3.0  
HSTM5 7.1/ 6.4/ 5.6/ 5.0/ 4.7/ 4.6/ 4.5  
:ST CROIX RIVER  
DANW3 1.2/ 1.1/ 1.0/ 0.9/ 0.9/ 0.8/ 0.8  
:SNAKE RIVER  
MOAM5 1.6/ 1.5/ 1.4/ 1.2/ 1.0/ 0.9/ 0.8  
PNCM5 3.2/ 3.1/ 3.0/ 2.9/ 2.8/ 2.8/ 2.7  
:ST CROIX RIVER  
STLM5 76.8/ 76.0/ 75.5/ 75.4/ 75.3/ 75.2/ 75.2  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
RDWM5 671.2/ 670.2/ 669.1/ 668.4/ 668.0/ 667.8/ 667.7  
:CANNON RIVER  
NRFM5 890.6/ 890.5/ 890.1/ 889.8/ 889.6/ 889.4/ 889.4  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
REDM5 5.0/ 4.4/ 3.7/ 3.0/ 2.5/ 2.1/ 1.9  
.END  
 
:LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED NEAR THE END OF  
:THE MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.  
 

 
 
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