585  
FGUS53 KMSR 171350  
RVFUPM  
 
RIVER FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN  
849 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 UPM  
:  
: FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS  
:  
:************************************************************  
:STURGEON RIVER, SNWM4  
:SIDNAW 9NE, MI - MQT  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 11.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 15.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 17.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 9.1 FT AT 1245 Z ON APR 17  
.AR :CREST: SNWM4 0418 Z DC202604171349/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 11.6  
:CREST NEAR 11.6 FT AROUND 12 Z ON SAT, APR 18  
.ER SNWM4 0417 Z DC202604171349/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 9.8 / 10.7 / 11.3  
.E2 : 0418 : / 11.6 / 11.4 / 10.9 / 10.3  
.E3 : 0419 : / 9.7 / 9.1 / 8.7 / 8.4  
.E4 : 0420 : / 8.1 / 7.8 / 7.6 / 7.4  
.E5 : 0421 : / 7.3 / 7.2 / 7.3 / 7.4  
.E6 : 0422 : / 7.6 / 7.7 / 7.9 / 8.0  
.E7 : 0423 : / 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.3 / 8.4  
.E8 : 0424 : / 8.5  
:  
: ***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  
: 0417 / 0.00 / 0.33 / 0.56  
: 0418 / 0.01  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 18 IS 0.90 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:STURGEON RIVER, ALSM4  
:ALSTON 5SE, MI - MQT  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 7.5 FTMINOR STAGE 8.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 11.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 14.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 9.3 FT AT 1230 Z ON APR 17  
:RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 18 Z ON 04/22/2026  
.AR :CREST: ALSM4 0419 Z DC202604171349/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 14.0  
:CREST NEAR 14.0 FT AROUND 00 Z ON SUN, APR 19  
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 18 Z ON 04/21/2026  
.ER ALSM4 0417 Z DC202604171349/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 9.8 / 10.5 / 11.6  
.E2 : 0418 : / 12.7 / 13.6 / 14.0 / 13.8  
.E3 : 0419 : / 13.1 / 12.2 / 11.3 / 10.4  
.E4 : 0420 : / 9.6 / 9.0 / 8.7 / 8.4  
.E5 : 0421 : / 8.2 / 8.0 / 7.9 / 7.9  
.E6 : 0422 : / 7.9 / 8.0 / 8.2 / 8.3  
.E7 : 0423 : / 8.4 / 8.5 / 8.6 / 8.6  
.E8 : 0424 : / 8.7  
:  
: ***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 / 0.52 / 0.48  
: 0418 / 0.00  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 18 IS 1.00 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:CHOCOLAY RIVER, HRVM4  
:HARVEY, MI - MQT  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 9.5 FTMINOR STAGE 10.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 11.5 FTMAJOR STAGE 13.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 9.9 FT AT 1000 Z ON APR 17  
:RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 04/18/2026  
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 Z ON 04/19/2026  
.ER HRVM4 0417 Z DC202604171349/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 9.9 / 10.0 / 10.0  
.E2 : 0418 : / 10.1 / 10.2 / 10.2 / 10.2  
.E3 : 0419 : / 10.0 / 9.7 / 9.4 / 9.0  
.E4 : 0420 : / 8.7 / 8.4 / 8.1 / 7.9  
.E5 : 0421 : / 7.6 / 7.3 / 7.2 / 7.0  
.E6 : 0422 : / 6.9 / 6.8 / 6.7 / 6.6  
.E7 : 0423 : / 6.6 / 6.5 / 6.4 / 6.4  
.E8 : 0424 : / 6.4  
:  
: ***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 / 0.01 / 0.37  
: 0418 / 0.09  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 18 IS 0.47 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:EAST BRANCH ESCANABA RIVER, GNNM4  
:GWINN 1N, MI - MQT  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 6.5 FTMINOR STAGE 7.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 9.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 12.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.8 FT AT 1100 Z ON APR 17  
.AR :CREST: GNNM4 0418 Z DC202604171349/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 7.9  
:CREST NEAR 7.9 FT AROUND 18 Z ON SAT, APR 18  
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 06 Z ON 04/20/2026  
.ER GNNM4 0417 Z DC202604171349/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 7.0 / 7.2 / 7.4  
.E2 : 0418 : / 7.7 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9  
.E3 : 0419 : / 7.8 / 7.6 / 7.3 / 7.0  
.E4 : 0420 : / 6.6 / 6.2 / 5.9 / 5.6  
.E5 : 0421 : / 5.3 / 5.1 / 5.0 / 5.1  
.E6 : 0422 : / 5.2 / 5.3 / 5.4 / 5.5  
.E7 : 0423 : / 5.6 / 5.7 / 5.8 / 5.9  
.E8 : 0424 : / 6.0  
:  
: ***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 / 0.02 / 0.37  
: 0418 / 0.06  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 18 IS 0.45 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:MIDDLE BRANCH ESCANABA RIVER, HUMM4  
:HUMBOLDT, MI - MQT  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 6.0 FTMINOR STAGE 6.5 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 8.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 9.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.5 FT AT 1315 Z ON APR 17  
.AR :CREST: HUMM4 0418 Z DC202604171349/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 7.2  
:CREST NEAR 7.2 FT AROUND 18 Z ON SAT, APR 18  
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 04/19/2026  
.ER HUMM4 0417 Z DC202604171349/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 6.6 / 6.7 / 6.8  
.E2 : 0418 : / 7.1 / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.0  
.E3 : 0419 : / 6.8 / 6.6 / 6.4 / 6.3  
.E4 : 0420 : / 6.1 / 5.9 / 5.8 / 5.7  
.E5 : 0421 : / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5  
.E6 : 0422 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.7  
.E7 : 0423 : / 5.8 / 5.9 / 6.0 / 6.1  
.E8 : 0424 : / 6.3  
:  
: ***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 / 0.06 / 0.49  
: 0418 / 0.03  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 18 IS 0.58 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:PINE RIVER, RUDM4  
:RUDYARD 3S, MI - APX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 15.0 FTMINOR STAGE 17.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 19.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 21.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 13.0 FT AT 1300 Z ON APR 17  
.AR :CREST: RUDM4 0419 Z DC202604171349/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 15.7  
:CREST NEAR 15.7 FT AROUND 00 Z ON SUN, APR 19  
.ER RUDM4 0417 Z DC202604171349/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 12.8 / 12.8 / 13.2  
.E2 : 0418 : / 14.1 / 15.3 / 15.7 / 15.5  
.E3 : 0419 : / 14.8 / 13.8 / 12.6 / 11.4  
.E4 : 0420 : / 10.3 / 9.3 / 8.5 / 7.8  
.E5 : 0421 : / 7.2 / 6.8 / 6.5 / 6.7  
.E6 : 0422 : / 6.9 / 7.0 / 7.1 / 7.4  
.E7 : 0423 : / 7.6 / 7.8 / 7.9 / 8.1  
.E8 : 0424 : / 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  
: 0417 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.06  
: 0418 / 0.43  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 18 IS 0.49 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:  
:*******************************************************************  
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