003  
FGUS53 KMSR 181102  
RVFILO  
 
RIVER FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN  
602 AM CDT SAT APR 18 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 ILO  
:  
: FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS  
:  
:************************************************************  
:ILLINOIS RIVER, SRDI2  
:UTICA-STARVED ROCK L&D 6, IL - LOT  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 449.0 FTMINOR STAGE 450.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 460.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 465.0 FT  
:  
:THE TAILWATER STAGE WAS 451.5 FT AT 1000 Z ON APR 18  
.AR :CREST: SRDI2 0420 Z DC202604181102/DH0000/HTIFFXZ 454.3  
:CREST NEAR 454.3 FT AROUND 00 Z ON MON, APR 20  
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 18 Z ON 04/23/2026  
.ER SRDI2 0418 Z DC202604181102/DH12/HTIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0418 : / 451.6 / 452.0 / 452.5 / 452.9  
.E2 : 0419 : / 453.4 / 454.1 / 454.3 / 454.2  
.E3 : 0420 : / 453.8 / 453.4 / 453.1 / 452.8  
.E4 : 0421 : / 452.5 / 452.2 / 452.0 / 451.7  
.E5 : 0422 : / 451.4 / 451.1 / 450.8 / 450.5  
.E6 : 0423 : / 450.3 / 450.0 / 449.8 / 449.6  
.E7 : 0424 : / 449.4 / 449.3 / 449.2 / 449.0  
:  
: ***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  
: 0418 / 0.03 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 19 IS 0.03 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:ILLINOIS RIVER, MROI2  
:MEREDOSIA PWR PLANT, IL - LSX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 14.0 FTMINOR STAGE 17.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 22.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 24.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 14.0 FT AT 1030 Z ON APR 18  
.AR :CREST: MROI2 0422 Z DC202604181102/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 16.8  
:CREST NEAR 16.8 FT AROUND 18 Z ON WED, APR 22  
.ER MROI2 0418 Z DC202604181102/DH12/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0418 : / 14.1 / 14.2 / 14.3 / 14.5  
.E2 : 0419 : / 14.7 / 14.9 / 15.0 / 15.2  
.E3 : 0420 : / 15.4 / 15.6 / 15.8 / 16.0  
.E4 : 0421 : / 16.2 / 16.4 / 16.5 / 16.7  
.E5 : 0422 : / 16.7 / 16.8 / 16.8 / 16.8  
.E6 : 0423 : / 16.8 / 16.8 / 16.8 / 16.7  
.E7 : 0424 : / 16.7 / 16.7 / 16.7 / 16.6  
:  
: ***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  
: 0418 / 0.08 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 19 IS 0.08 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
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