799  
FGUS63 KMSR 231656  
ESGUPM  
 
UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN RIVER BASINS  
LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
1155 AM CDT WED APR 23 2025  
 
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: 04/28/2025 - 07/27/2025  
 
: 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  
-------- ----- ----- ----- : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----  
:BLACK RIVER  
BESM4 10.0 12.0 14.0 7 9 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:ONTONAGON RIVER  
RKLM4 25.0 26.0 28.0 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:STURGEON RIVER  
SNWM4 12.0 15.0 17.0 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
ALSM4 8.0 11.0 14.0 21 17 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:CHOCOLAY RIVER  
HRVM4 10.0 11.5 13.0 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:EAST BRANCH ESCANABA RIVER  
GNNM4 7.0 9.0 12.0 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:MIDDLE BRANCH ESCANABA RIVER  
HUMM4 6.5 8.0 9.0 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:PINE RIVER  
RUDM4 17.0 19.0 21.0 <5 <5 <5 <5 <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 0428 Z DH12 /DC2504231655/DVD90/HGVFZXT/HGVFZX9/HGVFZXH  
.B1 /HGVFZX5/HGVFZXG/HGVFZX1/HGVFZXF  
:  
: CHANCE OF EXCEEDING STAGES (FT) AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS  
: VALID PERIOD: 04/28/2025 - 07/27/2025  
:  
: 95% 90% 75% 50% 25% 10% 5%  
: --- --- --- --- --- --- ---  
:BLACK RIVER  
BESM4 4.1/ 4.1/ 4.3/ 5.2/ 6.3/ 8.6/ 10.5  
:ONTONAGON RIVER  
RKLM4 9.8/ 9.9/ 10.1/ 11.8/ 13.5/ 15.6/ 17.2  
:STURGEON RIVER  
SNWM4 6.8/ 6.9/ 6.9/ 7.0/ 7.3/ 8.1/ 8.8  
ALSM4 7.3/ 7.4/ 7.4/ 7.5/ 7.9/ 8.6/ 9.5  
:CHOCOLAY RIVER  
HRVM4 4.0/ 4.0/ 4.0/ 4.5/ 5.9/ 7.2/ 8.5  
:EAST BRANCH ESCANABA RIVER  
GNNM4 3.5/ 3.5/ 3.5/ 3.8/ 5.0/ 5.7/ 6.8  
:MIDDLE BRANCH ESCANABA RIVER  
HUMM4 5.0/ 5.0/ 5.0/ 5.0/ 5.2/ 5.7/ 6.1  
:PINE RIVER  
RUDM4 6.8/ 6.8/ 6.8/ 7.4/ 9.4/ 11.1/ 12.1  
.END  
 
IN TABLE 3 BELOW...THE 95 THROUGH 5 PERCENT COLUMNS INDICATE THE PROBABILITY  
OF FALLING BELOW THE LISTED FLOW LEVELS (KCFS) FOR THE VALID TIME PERIOD.  
 
:...TABLE 3--NONEXCEEDANCE PROBABILITIES...  
 
.B MSR 0428 Z DH12 /DC2504231655/DVD90/QIVFZNT/QIVFZN9/QIVFZNH  
.B1 /QIVFZN5/QIVFZNG/QIVFZN1/QIVFZNF  
:  
: CHANCE OF FALLING BELOW FLOWS (KCFS) AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS  
: VALID PERIOD: 04/28/2025 - 07/27/2025  
:  
: 95% 90% 75% 50% 25% 10% 5%  
: --- --- --- --- --- --- ---  
:BLACK RIVER  
BESM4 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0  
:ONTONAGON RIVER  
RKLM4 0.9/ 0.9/ 0.8/ 0.7/ 0.7/ 0.6/ 0.6  
:STURGEON RIVER  
SNWM4 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1  
ALSM4 0.3/ 0.3/ 0.3/ 0.2/ 0.2/ 0.2/ 0.2  
:CHOCOLAY RIVER  
HRVM4 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1  
:EAST BRANCH ESCANABA RIVER  
GNNM4 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.0  
:MIDDLE BRANCH ESCANABA RIVER  
HUMM4 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0  
:PINE RIVER  
RUDM4 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1  
.END  
 
:LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED NEAR THE END OF  
:THE MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.  
 

 
 
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