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FGUS53 KMSR 180241  
RVFUPM  
 
RIVER FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN  
941 PM 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 9.6 FT AT 0145 Z ON APR 18  
.AR :CREST: SNWM4 0418 Z DC202604180241/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 11.6  
:CREST NEAR 11.6 FT AROUND 18 Z ON SAT, APR 18  
.ER SNWM4 0418 Z DC202604180241/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 10.4  
.E2 : 0418 : / 11.3 / 11.6 / 11.4 / 10.7  
.E3 : 0419 : / 9.9 / 9.3 / 8.8 / 8.3  
.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 / 7.8 / 7.9  
.E7 : 0423 : / 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.3 / 8.4  
.E8 : 0424 : / 8.5 / 8.6 / 8.6  
:  
: ***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  
: 0417 / 0.52  
: 0418 / 0.02 / 0.00 / 0.00  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 19 IS 0.54 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 9.8 FT AT 0130 Z ON APR 18  
.AR :CREST: ALSM4 0419 Z DC202604180241/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 14.0  
:CREST NEAR 14.0 FT AROUND 06 Z ON SUN, APR 19  
.ER ALSM4 0418 Z DC202604180241/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 10.2  
.E2 : 0418 : / 11.1 / 12.5 / 13.6 / 14.0  
.E3 : 0419 : / 13.7 / 13.1 / 12.2 / 11.1  
.E4 : 0420 : / 10.2 / 9.4 / 8.9 / 8.5  
.E5 : 0421 : / 8.2 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0  
.E6 : 0422 : / 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.3 / 8.4  
.E7 : 0423 : / 8.5 / 8.6 / 8.6 / 8.7  
.E8 : 0424 : / 8.7 / 8.8 / 8.8  
:  
: ***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 / 0.45  
: 0418 / 0.01 / 0.00 / 0.00  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 19 IS 0.46 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 10.4 FT AT 0000 Z ON APR 18  
.AR :CREST: HRVM4 0418 Z DC202604180241/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 10.8  
:CREST NEAR 10.8 FT AROUND 18 Z ON SAT, APR 18  
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 04/19/2026  
.ER HRVM4 0418 Z DC202604180241/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 10.5  
.E2 : 0418 : / 10.7 / 10.8 / 10.8 / 10.6  
.E3 : 0419 : / 10.4 / 10.1 / 9.7 / 9.4  
.E4 : 0420 : / 9.0 / 8.7 / 8.4 / 8.1  
.E5 : 0421 : / 7.8 / 7.5 / 7.3 / 7.2  
.E6 : 0422 : / 7.0 / 6.9 / 6.8 / 6.6  
.E7 : 0423 : / 6.5 / 6.4 / 6.4 / 6.3  
.E8 : 0424 : / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.2  
:  
: ***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 / 0.34  
: 0418 / 0.15 / 0.00 / 0.00  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 19 IS 0.49 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 7.4 FT AT 0000 Z ON APR 18  
.AR :CREST: GNNM4 0419 Z DC202604180241/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 8.2  
:CREST NEAR 8.2 FT AROUND 00 Z ON SUN, APR 19  
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 04/20/2026  
.ER GNNM4 0418 Z DC202604180241/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 7.6  
.E2 : 0418 : / 7.9 / 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.2  
.E3 : 0419 : / 8.0 / 7.8 / 7.5 / 7.1  
.E4 : 0420 : / 6.8 / 6.4 / 6.0 / 5.7  
.E5 : 0421 : / 5.5 / 5.3 / 5.2 / 5.2  
.E6 : 0422 : / 5.3 / 5.4 / 5.5 / 5.6  
.E7 : 0423 : / 5.7 / 5.8 / 5.9 / 6.0  
.E8 : 0424 : / 6.1 / 6.2 / 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 / 0.35  
: 0418 / 0.10 / 0.00 / 0.00  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 19 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 6.9 FT AT 0215 Z ON APR 18  
.AR :CREST: HUMM4 0418 Z DC202604180241/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 7.4  
:CREST NEAR 7.4 FT AROUND 18 Z ON SAT, APR 18  
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 00 Z ON 04/20/2026  
.ER HUMM4 0418 Z DC202604180241/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 7.0  
.E2 : 0418 : / 7.2 / 7.4 / 7.3 / 7.2  
.E3 : 0419 : / 7.0 / 6.7 / 6.5 / 6.4  
.E4 : 0420 : / 6.2 / 6.0 / 5.9 / 5.7  
.E5 : 0421 : / 5.6 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.6  
.E6 : 0422 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.8  
.E7 : 0423 : / 5.9 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.2  
.E8 : 0424 : / 6.3 / 6.4 / 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 / 0.56  
: 0418 / 0.03 / 0.00 / 0.00  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 19 IS 0.59 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 13.3 FT AT 0200 Z ON APR 18  
.AR :CREST: RUDM4 0419 Z DC202604180241/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 16.3  
:CREST NEAR 16.3 FT AROUND 00 Z ON SUN, APR 19  
.ER RUDM4 0418 Z DC202604180241/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0417 : / 13.6  
.E2 : 0418 : / 14.6 / 16.0 / 16.3 / 16.0  
.E3 : 0419 : / 15.2 / 14.1 / 12.9 / 11.7  
.E4 : 0420 : / 10.6 / 9.6 / 8.7 / 7.9  
.E5 : 0421 : / 7.4 / 6.9 / 6.6 / 6.8  
.E6 : 0422 : / 7.0 / 7.1 / 7.3 / 7.5  
.E7 : 0423 : / 7.8 / 7.9 / 8.0 / 8.2  
.E8 : 0424 : / 8.4 / 8.5 / 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 / 0.10  
: 0418 / 0.48 / 0.02 / 0.01  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 19 IS 0.61 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:  
:*******************************************************************  
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