475  
FGUS53 KMSR 220120  
RVFM10  
 
RIVER FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN  
819 PM 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 M10  
:  
: FORECASTS INCLUDE 48-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS  
:  
:************************************************************  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER , LKCM5  
:LAKE CITY -LAKE PEPIN, MN - ARX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.0 FT  
:  
:THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 7.3 FT AT 0000 Z ON MAR 22  
.ER LKCM5 0322 Z DC202603220119/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0321 : / 7.3  
.E2 : 0322 : / 7.3 / 7.4 / 7.5 / 7.5  
.E3 : 0323 : / 7.6 / 7.7 / 7.8 / 7.9  
.E4 : 0324 : / 7.9 / 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.2  
.E5 : 0325 : / 8.3 / 8.4 / 8.5 / 8.6  
.E6 : 0326 : / 8.7 / 8.8 / 8.9 / 9.0  
.E7 : 0327 : / 9.1 / 9.2 / 9.3 / 9.4  
.E8 : 0328 : / 9.4 / 9.5 / 9.5  
:  
: ***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  
: 0322 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
: 0323 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
:  
: 48-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON MAR 24 IS 0.01 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER, WABM5  
:WABASHA (POOL 4 CP), MN - ARX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 14.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 16.0 FT  
:  
:THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 7.5 FT AT 0000 Z ON MAR 22  
.ER WABM5 0322 Z DC202603220119/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0321 : / 7.5  
.E2 : 0322 : / 7.6 / 7.7 / 7.8 / 7.8  
.E3 : 0323 : / 7.8 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 8.0  
.E4 : 0324 : / 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1  
.E5 : 0325 : / 8.2 / 8.3 / 8.4 / 8.4  
.E6 : 0326 : / 8.5 / 8.6 / 8.7 / 8.7  
.E7 : 0327 : / 8.8 / 8.8 / 8.9 / 8.9  
.E8 : 0328 : / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0  
:  
: ***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  
: 0322 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
: 0323 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
:  
: 48-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON MAR 24 IS 0.01 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER, WNAM5  
:WINONA, MN - ARX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 11.0 FTMINOR STAGE 13.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 15.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 18.0 FT  
:  
:THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 5.7 FT AT 0000 Z ON MAR 22  
.ER WNAM5 0322 Z DC202603220119/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0321 : / 5.7  
.E2 : 0322 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7  
.E3 : 0323 : / 5.7 / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.9  
.E4 : 0324 : / 5.9 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0  
.E5 : 0325 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.2 / 6.2  
.E6 : 0326 : / 6.2 / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.4  
.E7 : 0327 : / 6.4 / 6.5 / 6.5 / 6.5  
.E8 : 0328 : / 6.5 / 6.6 / 6.6  
:  
: ***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  
: 0322 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
: 0323 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
:  
: 48-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON MAR 24 IS 0.00 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LACW3  
:LA CROSSE (POOL 8 CP), WI - ARX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 13.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 15.5 FT  
:  
:THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 5.2 FT AT 0000 Z ON MAR 22  
.ER LACW3 0322 Z DC202603220119/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0321 : / 5.2  
.E2 : 0322 : / 5.3 / 5.4 / 5.5 / 5.5  
.E3 : 0323 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.7 / 5.7  
.E4 : 0324 : / 5.8 / 5.9 / 6.0 / 6.1  
.E5 : 0325 : / 6.2 / 6.3 / 6.4 / 6.5  
.E6 : 0326 : / 6.6 / 6.7 / 6.8 / 6.8  
.E7 : 0327 : / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9  
.E8 : 0328 : / 7.0 / 7.0 / 7.0  
:  
: ***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  
: 0322 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
: 0323 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
:  
: 48-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON MAR 24 IS 0.00 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER, GENW3  
:GENOA L&D 8, WI - ARX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 625.2 FTMINOR STAGE 631.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 634.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 636.0 FT  
:  
:THE ESTIMATED TAILWATER STAGE WAS 622.4 FT AT 0000 Z ON MAR 22  
.ER GENW3 0322 Z DC202603220119/DH06/HTIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0321 : / 622.5  
.E2 : 0322 : / 622.8 / 623.0 / 623.2 / 623.4  
.E3 : 0323 : / 623.5 / 623.7 / 623.8 / 624.0  
.E4 : 0324 : / 624.1 / 624.3 / 624.5 / 624.7  
.E5 : 0325 : / 624.9 / 625.1 / 625.3 / 625.4  
.E6 : 0326 : / 625.6 / 625.7 / 625.8 / 625.9  
.E7 : 0327 : / 625.9 / 626.0 / 626.0 / 626.0  
.E8 : 0328 : / 626.0 / 626.0 / 626.0  
:  
: ***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  
: 0322 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
: 0323 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
:  
: 48-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON MAR 24 IS 0.00 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LNSI4  
:LANSING (POOL 9 CP), IA - ARX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 12.0 FTMINOR STAGE 17.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 19.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.0 FT  
:  
:THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 8.2 FT AT 0000 Z ON MAR 22  
.ER LNSI4 0322 Z DC202603220119/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0321 : / 7.6  
.E2 : 0322 : / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.7 / 7.7  
.E3 : 0323 : / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.8 / 7.8  
.E4 : 0324 : / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.9 / 7.9  
.E5 : 0325 : / 7.9 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0  
.E6 : 0326 : / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.1  
.E7 : 0327 : / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1  
.E8 : 0328 : / 8.2 / 8.2 / 8.2  
:  
: ***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  
: 0322 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
: 0323 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
:  
: 48-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON MAR 24 IS 0.00 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MCGI4  
:MCGREGOR, IA - ARX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 19.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 22.0 FT  
:  
:THE ESTIMATED RIVER STAGE WAS 8.5 FT AT 0000 Z ON MAR 22  
.ER MCGI4 0322 Z DC202603220119/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0321 : / 8.1  
.E2 : 0322 : / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.2  
.E3 : 0323 : / 8.2 / 8.3 / 8.3 / 8.4  
.E4 : 0324 : / 8.5 / 8.5 / 8.6 / 8.8  
.E5 : 0325 : / 8.9 / 9.1 / 9.2 / 9.4  
.E6 : 0326 : / 9.6 / 9.7 / 9.8 / 9.9  
.E7 : 0327 : / 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 10.3  
.E8 : 0328 : / 10.4 / 10.4 / 10.5  
:  
: ***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  
: 0322 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
: 0323 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
:  
: 48-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON MAR 24 IS 0.00 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:MISSISSIPPI RIVER, GTTI4  
:GUTTENBERG L&D 10, IA - ARX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 12.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 21.0 FT  
:  
:THE ESTIMATED TAILWATER STAGE WAS 6.8 FT AT 0000 Z ON MAR 22  
.ER GTTI4 0322 Z DC202603220119/DH06/HTIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0321 : / 6.8  
.E2 : 0322 : / 6.8 / 6.9 / 7.0 / 7.2  
.E3 : 0323 : / 7.3 / 7.5 / 7.7 / 7.8  
.E4 : 0324 : / 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.3  
.E5 : 0325 : / 8.4 / 8.5 / 8.7 / 8.8  
.E6 : 0326 : / 9.0 / 9.2 / 9.3 / 9.5  
.E7 : 0327 : / 9.6 / 9.8 / 9.9 / 9.9  
.E8 : 0328 : / 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2  
:  
: ***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  
: 0322 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
: 0323 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
:  
: 48-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON MAR 24 IS 0.00 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:  
:*******************************************************************  
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