760  
FGUS63 KMSR 241611  
ESGKDF  
 
KANKAKEE..DES PLAINES..FOX RIVER BASINS  
LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
1111 AM CDT WED APR 24 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  
-------- ----- ----- ----- : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----  
:NORTH BRANCH CHICAGO RIVER  
NBPI2 18.0 20.0 21.0 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:DES PLAINES RIVER  
RUSI2 7.0 9.0 10.0 21 18 6 5 <5 <5  
GUNI2 7.0 9.0 11.0 20 20 6 5 <5 <5  
LDRI2 12.5 14.0 15.5 17 13 11 8 <5 <5  
DSPI2 15.0 18.0 19.0 22 20 7 6 <5 <5  
RVFI2 16.0 17.5 18.5 6 6 5 5 <5 <5  
RVRI2 7.5 8.0 9.0 15 14 10 8 7 7  
LEMI2 10.0 13.0 15.0 33 38 5 5 <5 <5  
:WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER  
WRNI2 11.5 14.5 17.5 22 23 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER  
BOLI2 20.0 22.0 24.0 6 6 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:DU PAGE RIVER  
NDRI2 12.0 14.0 15.0 5 5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
SORI2 15.0 17.0 19.0 27 28 10 12 <5 <5  
:FOX RIVER  
WKEW3 6.0 8.0 10.0 11 10 10 9 6 6  
BRGW3 11.0 12.0 14.0 19 17 7 6 <5 <5  
NMSW3 11.0 13.0 14.0 51 45 20 18 12 10  
AFBI2 9.5 10.5 12.0 30 31 18 18 7 7  
MNGI2 13.5 15.0 16.0 12 14 <5 <5 <5 <5  
DAYI2 12.0 14.0 24.0 32 36 16 16 <5 <5  
:KANKAKEE RIVER  
DAVI3 10.0 12.0 13.0 8 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:YELLOW RIVER  
PYMI3 13.0 14.0 15.0 19 15 7 7 <5 <5  
KNXI3 10.0 12.0 13.0 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:KANKAKEE RIVER  
DBRI3 10.0 12.0 13.0 17 12 <5 <5 <5 <5  
SLBI3 10.5 11.5 12.5 32 27 15 12 11 9  
MOMI2 5.0 6.5 9.0 26 22 15 12 7 <5  
:IROQUOIS RIVER  
RZLI3 12.0 14.0 15.0 26 28 8 6 7 5  
FSMI3 18.0 22.0 24.0 28 28 8 6 <5 <5  
IRQI2 18.0 24.0 25.0 42 46 7 6 <5 <5  
:SUGAR CREEK  
MILI2 18.0 22.0 26.0 56 55 11 11 <5 <5  
:IROQUOIS RIVER  
CHBI2 16.0 18.0 20.0 11 10 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:KANKAKEE RIVER  
WLMI2 6.5 8.0 10.0 17 15 9 7 <5 <5  
:MAZON RIVER  
COLI2 12.0 16.0 19.0 16 15 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:VERMILION RIVER  
PNTI2 14.0 15.0 18.0 12 12 11 10 <5 <5  
LNRI2 16.0 21.0 26.0 25 23 8 8 <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 /DC2404241611/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%  
: --- --- --- --- --- --- ---  
:NORTH BRANCH CHICAGO RIVER  
NBPI2 12.9/ 13.0/ 13.8/ 14.4/ 15.8/ 16.9/ 17.4  
:DES PLAINES RIVER  
RUSI2 3.7/ 4.0/ 5.0/ 5.6/ 6.8/ 7.9/ 9.3  
GUNI2 3.2/ 3.5/ 4.2/ 5.3/ 6.6/ 8.6/ 9.3  
LDRI2 7.5/ 7.7/ 8.3/ 9.4/ 10.8/ 14.2/ 14.9  
DSPI2 9.2/ 10.1/ 11.0/ 12.6/ 14.8/ 17.2/ 19.0  
RVFI2 6.4/ 7.1/ 8.6/ 10.8/ 12.3/ 14.7/ 17.8  
RVRI2 3.5/ 3.9/ 4.8/ 6.0/ 6.7/ 8.0/ 10.3  
LEMI2 6.9/ 7.4/ 8.2/ 9.5/ 10.3/ 11.8/ 13.1  
:WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER  
WRNI2 8.6/ 8.9/ 9.6/ 10.5/ 11.4/ 11.8/ 12.6  
:EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER  
BOLI2 16.2/ 16.5/ 17.3/ 18.2/ 18.8/ 19.5/ 20.1  
:DU PAGE RIVER  
NDRI2 7.7/ 8.2/ 8.8/ 9.8/ 10.6/ 11.4/ 12.1  
SORI2 11.0/ 11.5/ 12.7/ 13.5/ 15.1/ 17.0/ 17.8  
:FOX RIVER  
WKEW3 3.5/ 3.7/ 4.1/ 4.7/ 5.4/ 7.7/ 11.0  
BRGW3 7.5/ 7.5/ 7.8/ 9.3/ 10.6/ 11.9/ 12.7  
NMSW3 8.2/ 8.2/ 8.9/ 11.0/ 12.8/ 14.2/ 15.4  
AFBI2 6.7/ 6.9/ 7.3/ 8.6/ 9.9/ 11.6/ 12.4  
MNGI2 11.8/ 11.9/ 12.3/ 12.8/ 13.2/ 13.6/ 14.2  
DAYI2 7.1/ 7.4/ 8.8/ 10.5/ 12.7/ 14.8/ 15.9  
:KANKAKEE RIVER  
DAVI3 6.7/ 6.7/ 7.2/ 8.0/ 9.0/ 9.9/ 10.7  
:YELLOW RIVER  
PYMI3 6.3/ 6.6/ 8.2/ 10.1/ 12.2/ 13.7/ 14.4  
KNXI3 5.9/ 6.0/ 6.6/ 7.4/ 7.9/ 8.4/ 9.1  
:KANKAKEE RIVER  
DBRI3 5.4/ 5.5/ 6.4/ 8.3/ 9.3/ 10.3/ 10.7  
SLBI3 7.1/ 7.1/ 8.2/ 9.5/ 10.9/ 12.6/ 16.9  
MOMI2 2.6/ 2.6/ 3.2/ 3.9/ 5.1/ 8.0/ 9.3  
:IROQUOIS RIVER  
RZLI3 5.4/ 6.5/ 8.5/ 9.7/ 12.0/ 13.2/ 16.1  
FSMI3 8.6/ 11.4/ 13.8/ 15.7/ 18.5/ 20.1/ 22.8  
IRQI2 8.6/ 11.3/ 14.1/ 17.3/ 20.8/ 22.9/ 24.7  
:SUGAR CREEK  
MILI2 9.1/ 10.6/ 15.2/ 18.7/ 20.6/ 22.5/ 23.5  
:IROQUOIS RIVER  
CHBI2 5.4/ 6.9/ 8.8/ 11.0/ 14.4/ 16.0/ 17.8  
:KANKAKEE RIVER  
WLMI2 2.2/ 2.5/ 3.3/ 4.7/ 5.9/ 7.8/ 8.8  
:MAZON RIVER  
COLI2 2.8/ 5.1/ 6.8/ 9.8/ 11.6/ 12.9/ 13.8  
:VERMILION RIVER  
PNTI2 4.6/ 4.9/ 6.7/ 8.3/ 10.7/ 15.5/ 17.6  
LNRI2 6.2/ 6.8/ 9.3/ 12.3/ 16.0/ 19.1/ 24.0  
.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 /DC2404241611/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%  
: --- --- --- --- --- --- ---  
:NORTH BRANCH CHICAGO RIVER  
NBPI2 11.1/ 11.0/ 10.9/ 10.8/ 10.8/ 10.7/ 10.7  
:DES PLAINES RIVER  
RUSI2 2.6/ 2.6/ 2.4/ 2.2/ 2.0/ 1.8/ 1.6  
GUNI2 2.0/ 1.9/ 1.7/ 1.4/ 1.3/ 1.1/ 1.0  
LDRI2 6.4/ 6.3/ 6.2/ 6.0/ 5.8/ 5.7/ 5.6  
DSPI2 8.3/ 8.1/ 8.0/ 7.8/ 7.7/ 7.6/ 7.5  
RVFI2 3.8/ 3.5/ 3.2/ 2.9/ 2.6/ 2.3/ 2.1  
RVRI2 2.2/ 2.1/ 1.9/ 1.8/ 1.6/ 1.5/ 1.4  
LEMI2 5.6/ 5.5/ 5.3/ 5.1/ 5.0/ 4.8/ 4.8  
:WEST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER  
WRNI2 7.5/ 7.5/ 7.4/ 7.4/ 7.3/ 7.3/ 7.3  
:EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER  
BOLI2 14.4/ 14.4/ 14.3/ 14.2/ 14.2/ 14.1/ 14.1  
:DU PAGE RIVER  
NDRI2 6.8/ 6.8/ 6.7/ 6.7/ 6.6/ 6.6/ 6.6  
SORI2 10.3/ 10.3/ 10.2/ 10.1/ 10.1/ 10.0/ 10.0  
:FOX RIVER  
WKEW3 2.9/ 2.9/ 2.8/ 2.7/ 2.7/ 2.7/ 2.7  
BRGW3 6.9/ 6.9/ 6.6/ 6.4/ 6.2/ 6.2/ 6.2  
NMSW3 7.1/ 6.9/ 6.4/ 6.2/ 6.0/ 6.0/ 5.9  
AFBI2 5.7/ 5.5/ 5.2/ 5.0/ 4.8/ 4.7/ 4.6  
MNGI2 11.4/ 11.4/ 11.2/ 11.1/ 11.1/ 11.0/ 11.0  
DAYI2 6.3/ 6.2/ 5.8/ 5.5/ 5.4/ 5.2/ 5.1  
:KANKAKEE RIVER  
DAVI3 5.8/ 5.6/ 5.5/ 5.3/ 5.2/ 5.1/ 5.0  
:YELLOW RIVER  
PYMI3 4.4/ 4.3/ 4.2/ 4.1/ 3.9/ 3.8/ 3.8  
KNXI3 5.2/ 5.1/ 5.0/ 4.9/ 4.8/ 4.7/ 4.7  
:KANKAKEE RIVER  
DBRI3 4.1/ 3.8/ 3.6/ 3.4/ 3.1/ 2.9/ 2.8  
SLBI3 5.6/ 5.4/ 5.1/ 4.8/ 4.5/ 4.2/ 4.1  
MOMI2 2.0/ 1.9/ 1.8/ 1.7/ 1.6/ 1.5/ 1.4  
:IROQUOIS RIVER  
RZLI3 4.4/ 4.3/ 4.0/ 3.7/ 3.5/ 3.3/ 3.1  
FSMI3 6.6/ 6.2/ 5.8/ 5.3/ 4.8/ 4.5/ 4.1  
IRQI2 6.4/ 5.9/ 5.2/ 4.7/ 3.8/ 3.3/ 2.9  
:SUGAR CREEK  
MILI2 3.8/ 3.6/ 3.2/ 2.8/ 1.9/ 1.9/ 1.9  
:IROQUOIS RIVER  
CHBI2 4.0/ 3.7/ 3.4/ 3.1/ 2.9/ 2.5/ 2.4  
:KANKAKEE RIVER  
WLMI2 1.7/ 1.6/ 1.4/ 1.3/ 1.2/ 1.1/ 1.1  
:MAZON RIVER  
COLI2 1.7/ 1.7/ 1.4/ 0.6/ 0.6/ 0.6/ 0.6  
:VERMILION RIVER  
PNTI2 3.3/ 3.2/ 3.1/ 2.8/ 2.5/ 2.3/ 1.9  
LNRI2 4.3/ 4.2/ 4.0/ 3.8/ 3.4/ 3.0/ 2.5  
.END  
 
:LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED NEAR THE END OF  
:THE MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.  
 

 
 
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