890  
FGUS63 KMSR 232124  
ESGM19  
 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM DUBUQUE..IOWA TO GREGORY LANDING..MISSOURI  
LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
324 PM CST TUE DEC 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: 12/29/2025 - 03/29/2026  
 
: 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  
-------- ----- ----- ----- : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
DLDI4 16.0 17.0 20.5 <5 10 <5 6 <5 <5  
DBQI4 17.0 18.0 21.5 <5 11 <5 8 <5 <5  
BLVI4 17.0 18.0 20.0 <5 6 <5 <5 <5 <5  
FLTI2 16.0 18.0 20.0 <5 10 <5 5 <5 <5  
CMMI4 17.0 18.5 20.5 <5 8 <5 5 <5 <5  
LECI4 11.0 12.0 13.5 <5 9 <5 5 <5 <5  
RCKI2 15.0 16.0 18.0 <5 12 <5 10 <5 <5  
ILNI2 15.0 16.0 18.0 <5 10 <5 9 <5 <5  
MUSI4 16.0 18.0 20.0 <5 11 <5 9 <5 <5  
NBOI2 15.0 16.5 18.5 <5 15 <5 10 <5 5  
KHBI2 14.0 15.5 17.0 <5 18 <5 12 <5 6  
GLDI2 10.0 12.0 14.0 <5 18 <5 11 <5 <5  
BRLI4 15.0 16.5 18.0 <5 15 <5 11 <5 5  
EOKI4 16.0 17.5 19.0 <5 7 <5 <5 <5 <5  
GGYM7 15.0 18.0 25.0 7 21 <5 10 <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 1229 Z DH12 /DC2512232124/DVD90/HGVFZXT/HGVFZX9/HGVFZXH  
.B1 /HGVFZX5/HGVFZXG/HGVFZX1/HGVFZXF  
:  
: CHANCE OF EXCEEDING STAGES (FT) AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS  
: VALID PERIOD: 12/29/2025 - 03/29/2026  
:  
: 95% 90% 75% 50% 25% 10% 5%  
: --- --- --- --- --- --- ---  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
DLDI4 5.8/ 6.2/ 6.6/ 7.7/ 9.2/ 12.5/ 14.7  
DBQI4 8.3/ 8.6/ 9.0/ 9.9/ 11.2/ 14.3/ 16.6  
BLVI4 5.9/ 6.4/ 7.4/ 8.5/ 10.0/ 12.9/ 14.8  
FLTI2 5.6/ 6.4/ 7.3/ 8.4/ 10.0/ 12.7/ 14.8  
CMMI4 9.4/ 9.7/ 10.1/ 10.9/ 11.9/ 13.7/ 15.4  
LECI4 5.1/ 5.5/ 5.9/ 6.5/ 7.5/ 9.0/ 10.0  
RCKI2 5.8/ 7.0/ 7.7/ 9.1/ 10.8/ 12.3/ 14.1  
ILNI2 4.6/ 5.5/ 6.1/ 7.8/ 9.6/ 11.9/ 13.4  
MUSI4 6.7/ 7.4/ 7.8/ 9.5/ 11.3/ 13.4/ 15.0  
NBOI2 5.0/ 6.5/ 7.3/ 9.2/ 11.1/ 13.3/ 14.7  
KHBI2 6.7/ 7.8/ 9.1/ 10.5/ 11.8/ 13.1/ 13.8  
GLDI2 2.4/ 3.2/ 4.3/ 5.7/ 7.6/ 9.1/ 9.8  
BRLI4 8.5/ 9.3/ 10.2/ 11.4/ 12.8/ 14.1/ 14.6  
EOKI4 4.8/ 5.2/ 6.1/ 7.8/ 9.4/ 11.1/ 11.8  
GGYM7 6.7/ 6.9/ 7.9/ 10.2/ 12.5/ 13.9/ 15.3  
.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 1229 Z DH12 /DC2512232124/DVD90/QIVFZNT/QIVFZN9/QIVFZNH  
.B1 /QIVFZN5/QIVFZNG/QIVFZN1/QIVFZNF  
:  
: CHANCE OF FALLING BELOW FLOWS (KCFS) AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS  
: VALID PERIOD: 12/29/2025 - 03/29/2026  
:  
: 95% 90% 75% 50% 25% 10% 5%  
: --- --- --- --- --- --- ---  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
DLDI4 22.6/ 22.1/ 20.4/ 19.7/ 18.9/ 18.2/ 17.9  
DBQI4 22.6/ 22.1/ 20.4/ 19.7/ 18.9/ 18.2/ 17.9  
BLVI4 23.0/ 22.4/ 20.7/ 19.9/ 19.2/ 18.5/ 18.1  
FLTI2 24.0/ 23.5/ 21.9/ 21.1/ 20.2/ 19.6/ 19.2  
CMMI4 24.0/ 23.5/ 21.9/ 21.1/ 20.2/ 19.6/ 19.2  
LECI4 25.1/ 24.6/ 23.3/ 21.8/ 21.0/ 20.3/ 19.9  
RCKI2 27.7/ 27.3/ 25.7/ 24.1/ 23.0/ 22.3/ 21.7  
ILNI2 28.7/ 28.1/ 26.5/ 24.8/ 23.7/ 23.0/ 22.4  
MUSI4 28.7/ 28.1/ 26.5/ 24.8/ 23.7/ 23.0/ 22.4  
NBOI2 28.8/ 28.2/ 26.6/ 24.9/ 23.8/ 23.0/ 22.4  
KHBI2 33.1/ 31.9/ 29.9/ 27.6/ 26.1/ 25.2/ 24.5  
GLDI2 33.1/ 32.0/ 29.9/ 27.6/ 26.1/ 25.2/ 24.5  
BRLI4 33.2/ 32.1/ 30.0/ 27.7/ 26.2/ 25.2/ 24.6  
EOKI4 33.9/ 32.9/ 29.8/ 27.8/ 26.0/ 24.1/ 23.0  
GGYM7 37.6/ 35.8/ 32.3/ 29.8/ 28.0/ 26.4/ 25.7  
.END  
 
:LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED NEAR THE END OF  
:THE MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.  
 

 
 
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