847  
FGUS53 KMSR 171452  
RVFTIA  
 
RIVER FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN  
952 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 TIA  
:  
: FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS  
:  
:************************************************************  
:WAPSIPINICON RIVER, ANSI4  
:ANAMOSA 2SE - SHAW RD, IA - DVN  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 14.5 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 21.5 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 11.7 FT AT 1415 Z ON APR 17  
.AR :CREST: ANSI4 0419 Z DC202604171452/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 13.0  
:CREST NEAR 13.0 FT AROUND 06 Z ON SUN, APR 19  
.ER ANSI4 0417 Z DC202604171452/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 11.9 / 12.1 / 12.3  
.E2 : 0418 : / 12.5 / 12.7 / 12.9 / 13.0  
.E3 : 0419 : / 13.0 / 13.0 / 12.9 / 12.8  
.E4 : 0420 : / 12.8 / 12.7 / 12.6 / 12.5  
.E5 : 0421 : / 12.4 / 12.3 / 12.2 / 12.0  
.E6 : 0422 : / 11.8 / 11.6 / 11.3 / 11.1  
.E7 : 0423 : / 10.9 / 10.6 / 10.4 / 10.1  
.E8 : 0424 : / 9.9  
:  
: ***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 / 0.45 / 0.13  
: 0418 / 0.00  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 18 IS 0.58 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:WAPSIPINICON RIVER, DEWI4  
:DE WITT 4S, IA - DVN  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 11.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 11.5 FTMAJOR STAGE 12.5 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 11.8 FT AT 1330 Z ON APR 17  
.AR :CREST: DEWI4 0421 Z DC202604171452/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 12.4  
:CREST NEAR 12.4 FT AROUND 12 Z ON TUE, APR 21  
.ER DEWI4 0417 Z DC202604171452/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 11.8 / 11.8 / 11.8  
.E2 : 0418 : / 11.9 / 12.0 / 12.1 / 12.2  
.E3 : 0419 : / 12.2 / 12.2 / 12.2 / 12.3  
.E4 : 0420 : / 12.3 / 12.3 / 12.3 / 12.3  
.E5 : 0421 : / 12.4 / 12.4 / 12.4 / 12.4  
.E6 : 0422 : / 12.4 / 12.4 / 12.4 / 12.4  
.E7 : 0423 : / 12.3 / 12.3 / 12.2 / 12.2  
.E8 : 0424 : / 12.2  
:  
: ***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 / 0.39 / 0.36  
: 0418 / 0.00  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 18 IS 0.75 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:NORTH SKUNK RIVER, SIGI4  
:SIGOURNEY 2S, IA - DVN  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 14.5 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 21.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 14.9 FT AT 1330 Z ON APR 17  
.AR :CREST: SIGI4 0418 Z DC202604171452/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 15.7  
:CREST NEAR 15.7 FT AROUND 12 Z ON SAT, APR 18  
.ER SIGI4 0417 Z DC202604171452/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 15.0 / 15.3 / 15.6  
.E2 : 0418 : / 15.7 / 15.5 / 15.1 / 14.6  
.E3 : 0419 : / 14.0 / 13.4 / 12.8 / 12.3  
.E4 : 0420 : / 11.9 / 11.4 / 11.0 / 10.6  
.E5 : 0421 : / 10.2 / 9.8 / 9.5 / 9.3  
.E6 : 0422 : / 9.0 / 8.8 / 8.6 / 8.5  
.E7 : 0423 : / 8.3 / 8.2 / 8.0 / 7.9  
.E8 : 0424 : / 7.8  
:  
: ***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 / 0.01 / 0.43 / 0.03  
: 0418 / 0.00  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 18 IS 0.47 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:  
:*******************************************************************  
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