121  
FGUS53 KMSR 171341  
RVFNLM  
 
RIVER FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN  
841 AM CDT FRI APR 17 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 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS  
:  
:************************************************************  
:AU SABLE RIVER, RDOM4  
:RED OAK 3S, MI - APX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 6.0 FTMINOR STAGE 7.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 8.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 9.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.5 FT AT 1230 Z ON APR 17  
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 15 Z ON 04/18/2026  
.ER RDOM4 0417 Z DC202604171341/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 7.4 / 7.2 / 7.1  
.E2 : 0418 : / 6.9 / 6.7 / 6.6 / 6.4  
.E3 : 0419 : / 6.3 / 6.1 / 6.0 / 5.9  
.E4 : 0420 : / 5.7 / 5.6 / 5.5 / 5.4  
.E5 : 0421 : / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.2 / 5.1  
.E6 : 0422 : / 5.1 / 5.0 / 5.0 / 5.0  
.E7 : 0423 : / 4.9 / 4.9 / 4.9 / 4.9  
.E8 : 0424 : / 4.9  
:  
: ***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  
: 0417 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
: 0418 / 0.17  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 18 IS 0.17 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:ABOVE RECORD FLOOD.  
:************************************************************  
: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 8.8 FT AT 1230 Z ON APR 17  
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 00 Z ON 04/20/2026  
.ER STRM4 0417 Z DC202604171341/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 8.6 / 8.1 / 7.6  
.E2 : 0418 : / 7.2 / 6.8 / 6.5 / 6.3  
.E3 : 0419 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.0 / 5.9  
.E4 : 0420 : / 5.7 / 5.5 / 5.3 / 5.1  
.E5 : 0421 : / 4.9 / 4.8 / 4.7 / 4.6  
.E6 : 0422 : / 4.5 / 4.4 / 4.3 / 4.3  
.E7 : 0423 : / 4.2 / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.0  
.E8 : 0424 : / 4.0  
:  
: ***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  
: 0417 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
: 0418 / 0.25  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 18 IS 0.25 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:BOARDMAN RIVER, MYFM4  
:MAYFIELD 5NE - BROWN BRDG RD, MI - APX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 5.0 FTMINOR STAGE 7.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 9.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 11.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.0 FT AT 1215 Z ON APR 17  
.ER MYFM4 0417 Z DC202604171341/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 5.8 / 5.6 / 5.4  
.E2 : 0418 : / 5.3 / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.1  
.E3 : 0419 : / 5.0 / 5.0 / 4.9 / 4.8  
.E4 : 0420 : / 4.8 / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.6  
.E5 : 0421 : / 4.6 / 4.6 / 4.5 / 4.5  
.E6 : 0422 : / 4.5 / 4.5 / 4.4 / 4.4  
.E7 : 0423 : / 4.4 / 4.4 / 4.4 / 4.4  
.E8 : 0424 : / 4.4  
:  
: ***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  
: 0417 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.09  
: 0418 / 0.18  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 18 IS 0.27 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:ABOVE RECORD FLOOD.  
:************************************************************  
:MANISTEE RIVER, SHRM4  
:SHERMAN 1N, MI - APX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 14.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 16.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 17.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 19.0 FT AT 1215 Z ON APR 17  
.ER SHRM4 0417 Z DC202604171341/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 18.8 / 18.6 / 18.4  
.E2 : 0418 : / 18.1 / 17.8 / 17.6 / 17.4  
.E3 : 0419 : / 17.2 / 17.0 / 16.8 / 16.6  
.E4 : 0420 : / 16.4 / 16.2 / 16.0 / 15.9  
.E5 : 0421 : / 15.8 / 15.8 / 15.7 / 15.7  
.E6 : 0422 : / 15.6 / 15.6 / 15.5 / 15.5  
.E7 : 0423 : / 15.4 / 15.4 / 15.3 / 15.3  
.E8 : 0424 : / 15.3  
:  
: ***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  
: 0417 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.10  
: 0418 / 0.23  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 18 IS 0.33 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:ABOVE RECORD FLOOD.  
:  
:*******************************************************************  
:  

 
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