867  
FGUS63 KMSR 231826  
ESGTND  
 
TRIBUTARIES TO THE RED RIVER OF THE NORTH IN NORTH DAKOTA  
LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
125 PM 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  
-------- ----- ----- ----- : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----  
:SHEYENNE RIVER  
VCRN8 15.0 16.0 17.0 <5 9 <5 8 <5 7  
LBNN8 15.0 17.0 19.0 <5 10 <5 8 <5 6  
KNDN8 16.0 19.0 20.5 9 19 <5 9 <5 7  
:SHEYENNE RIVER DIVERSION  
WFON8 18.0 20.0 21.0 <5 9 <5 8 <5 7  
:MAPLE RIVER  
ENDN8 9.5 12.0 14.0 16 14 <5 <5 <5 <5  
MPLN8 18.0 21.0 23.0 23 28 14 13 <5 <5  
:SHEYENNE RIVER  
HWDN8 84.0 86.0 91.0 13 20 11 15 <5 8  
:GOOSE RIVER  
HGRN8 10.0 13.0 16.0 <5 6 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:FOREST RIVER  
MTON8 6.0 8.0 11.0 <5 9 <5 <5 <5 <5  
:PEMBINA RIVER  
WLHN8 11.0 16.0 18.0 <5 18 <5 <5 <5 <5  
NCEN8 18.0 19.0 20.5 <5 25 <5 22 <5 15  
 
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 /DC2504231825/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%  
: --- --- --- --- --- --- ---  
:SHEYENNE RIVER  
VCRN8 4.3/ 4.5/ 5.3/ 6.3/ 8.8/ 11.4/ 12.2  
LBNN8 3.1/ 3.1/ 3.9/ 5.2/ 8.5/ 11.4/ 13.4  
KNDN8 5.1/ 5.1/ 5.1/ 6.6/ 11.2/ 14.7/ 18.1  
:SHEYENNE RIVER DIVERSION  
WFON8 10.8/ 10.8/ 10.8/ 10.8/ 12.9/ 15.0/ 17.6  
:MAPLE RIVER  
ENDN8 2.3/ 2.3/ 2.3/ 3.2/ 6.8/ 10.9/ 11.6  
MPLN8 8.7/ 8.7/ 8.7/ 11.3/ 17.9/ 21.4/ 22.0  
:SHEYENNE RIVER  
HWDN8 74.1/ 74.1/ 74.1/ 74.1/ 78.0/ 86.7/ 90.0  
:GOOSE RIVER  
HGRN8 2.0/ 2.0/ 2.0/ 2.5/ 4.2/ 6.2/ 9.1  
:FOREST RIVER  
MTON8 1.5/ 1.5/ 1.5/ 2.0/ 3.5/ 5.2/ 5.7  
:PEMBINA RIVER  
WLHN8 5.4/ 5.4/ 5.4/ 5.4/ 6.2/ 8.1/ 9.0  
NCEN8 9.3/ 9.3/ 9.3/ 9.3/ 11.3/ 14.9/ 16.6  
.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 /DC2504231825/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%  
: --- --- --- --- --- --- ---  
:SHEYENNE RIVER  
VCRN8 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0  
LBNN8 0.1/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0  
KNDN8 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1  
:SHEYENNE RIVER DIVERSION  
WFON8 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1  
:MAPLE RIVER  
ENDN8 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0  
MPLN8 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0  
:SHEYENNE RIVER  
HWDN8 0.2/ 0.2/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.1  
:GOOSE RIVER  
HGRN8 0.1/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0  
:FOREST RIVER  
MTON8 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0  
:PEMBINA RIVER  
WLHN8 0.3/ 0.2/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0  
NCEN8 0.3/ 0.2/ 0.1/ 0.1/ 0.0/ 0.0/ 0.0  
.END  
 
:LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED NEAR THE END OF  
:THE MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.  
 

 
 
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