036  
FGUS53 KMSR 211140  
RVFNLM  
 
RIVER FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN  
640 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
: THIS IS A NWS GUIDANCE PRODUCT FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL RIVER  
: FORECAST CENTER. PUBLIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY NWS  
: WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES.  
:  
: FORECAST GROUP IS NLM  
:  
: FORECASTS INCLUDE 48-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS  
:  
:************************************************************  
:RIFLE RIVER, STRM4  
:STERLING 3N, MI - APX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 5.0 FTMINOR STAGE 6.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 11.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 13.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 5.3 FT AT 1130 Z ON MAR 21  
.AR :CREST: STRM4 0322 Z DC202603211140/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 5.9  
:CREST NEAR 5.9 FT AROUND 18 Z ON SUN, MAR 22  
.ER STRM4 0321 Z DC202603211140/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0321 : / 5.7 / 5.8 / 5.8  
.E2 : 0322 : / 5.8 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.8  
.E3 : 0323 : / 5.7 / 5.5 / 5.3 / 5.1  
.E4 : 0324 : / 4.9 / 4.7 / 4.5 / 4.4  
.E5 : 0325 : / 4.4 / 4.4 / 4.4 / 4.3  
.E6 : 0326 : / 4.3 / 4.3 / 4.3 / 4.3  
.E7 : 0327 : / 4.3 / 4.3 / 4.3 / 4.3  
.E8 : 0328 : / 4.3  
:  
: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE  
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM  
: WATERSHEDS***  
:  
:QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
: 0321 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
: 0322 / 0.09 / 0.06 / 0.00 / 0.00  
: 0323 / 0.00  
:  
: 48-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON MAR 23 IS 0.15 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:FORECAST RISE BASED ON SNOW MELT AND CURRENT SNOW WATER  
:EQUIVALENT.  
:  
:*******************************************************************  
:  
 
:  
FCSTR EXT: 2530  
:  
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