534  
FGUS53 KMSR 181455  
RVFMEC  
 
RIVER FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN  
954 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 MEC  
:  
: FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS  
:  
:************************************************************  
:MERAMEC RIVER, SLLM7  
:SULLIVAN 4SE, MO - LSX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 9.0 FTMINOR STAGE 11.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 20.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 29.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.7 FT AT 1329 Z ON APR 18  
.ER SLLM7 0418 Z DC202604181454/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0418 : / 7.1 / 8.1 / 9.3  
.E2 : 0419 : / 10.4 / 10.8 / 10.8 / 10.4  
.E3 : 0420 : / 9.8 / 9.0 / 8.2 / 7.5  
.E4 : 0421 : / 6.9 / 6.5 / 6.1 / 5.8  
.E5 : 0422 : / 5.6 / 5.5 / 5.3 / 5.2  
.E6 : 0423 : / 5.1 / 5.0 / 5.0 / 4.9  
.E7 : 0424 : / 4.9 / 4.8 / 4.8 / 4.8  
.E8 : 0425 : / 4.8 / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.7  
.E9 : 0426 : / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.7  
.E10 : 0427 : / 4.6 / 4.6 / 4.5 / 4.5  
.E11 : 0428 : / 4.5 / 4.4 / 4.4 / 4.4  
.E12 : 0429 : / 4.3 / 4.3 / 4.3 / 4.2  
.E13 : 0430 : / 4.2 / 4.2 / 4.2 / 4.1  
.E14 : 0501 : / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.0  
.E15 : 0502 : / 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  
: 0418 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
: 0419 / 0.00  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 19 IS 0.00 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:BOURBEUSE RIVER, UNNM7  
:UNION, MO - LSX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 22.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 26.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 9.7 FT AT 1300 Z ON APR 18  
.ER UNNM7 0418 Z DC202604181454/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0418 : / 9.1 / 8.8 / 8.7  
.E2 : 0419 : / 8.7 / 9.5 / 11.0 / 12.4  
.E3 : 0420 : / 13.2 / 13.4 / 12.9 / 11.7  
.E4 : 0421 : / 10.1 / 8.4 / 6.9 / 6.1  
.E5 : 0422 : / 5.5 / 5.1 / 4.8 / 4.6  
.E6 : 0423 : / 4.5 / 4.4 / 4.3 / 4.2  
.E7 : 0424 : / 4.2 / 4.1 / 4.0 / 4.0  
.E8 : 0425 : / 4.0 / 3.9 / 3.9 / 3.9  
.E9 : 0426 : / 3.9 / 3.9 / 3.8 / 3.8  
.E10 : 0427 : / 3.8 / 3.8 / 3.8 / 3.8  
.E11 : 0428 : / 3.7 / 3.7 / 3.7 / 3.7  
.E12 : 0429 : / 3.7 / 3.7 / 3.7 / 3.6  
.E13 : 0430 : / 3.6 / 3.6 / 3.6 / 3.6  
.E14 : 0501 : / 3.6 / 3.6 / 3.6 / 3.6  
.E15 : 0502 : / 3.6  
:  
: ***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 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
: 0419 / 0.00  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 19 IS 0.00 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:MERAMEC RIVER, VLLM7  
:VALLEY PARK, MO - LSX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 11.0 FTMINOR STAGE 18.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 21.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 27.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.5 FT AT 1300 Z ON APR 18  
.ER VLLM7 0418 Z DC202604181454/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0418 : / 8.2 / 8.9 / 9.4  
.E2 : 0419 : / 9.6 / 9.7 / 9.6 / 9.7  
.E3 : 0420 : / 10.0 / 10.5 / 11.2 / 12.2  
.E4 : 0421 : / 12.8 / 13.1 / 13.2 / 13.0  
.E5 : 0422 : / 12.5 / 11.7 / 10.7 / 9.8  
.E6 : 0423 : / 9.0 / 8.1 / 7.4 / 6.8  
.E7 : 0424 : / 6.4 / 6.0 / 5.7 / 5.4  
.E8 : 0425 : / 5.1 / 4.8 / 4.6 / 4.4  
.E9 : 0426 : / 4.2 / 4.0 / 3.9 / 3.7  
.E10 : 0427 : / 3.6 / 3.5 / 3.4 / 3.3  
.E11 : 0428 : / 3.2 / 3.1 / 3.0 / 2.9  
.E12 : 0429 : / 2.9 / 2.8 / 2.7 / 2.6  
.E13 : 0430 : / 2.4 / 2.3 / 2.2 / 2.1  
.E14 : 0501 : / 1.9 / 1.8 / 1.7 / 1.5  
.E15 : 0502 : / 1.4  
:  
: ***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  
: 0418 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
: 0419 / 0.00  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 19 IS 0.00 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:************************************************************  
:MERAMEC RIVER, ARNM7  
:ARNOLD 1N, MO - LSX  
:  
:ACTION STAGE 22.0 FTMINOR STAGE 24.0 FT  
:MODERATE STAGE 35.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 38.0 FT  
:  
:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 20.0 FT AT 1300 Z ON APR 18  
:RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 04/21/2026  
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 18 Z ON 04/24/2026  
.ER ARNM7 0418 Z DC202604181454/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6  
:RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z  
.E1 : 0418 : / 20.3 / 20.6 / 21.0  
.E2 : 0419 : / 21.4 / 21.8 / 22.2 / 22.7  
.E3 : 0420 : / 23.2 / 23.5 / 23.9 / 24.5  
.E4 : 0421 : / 25.1 / 25.7 / 26.2 / 26.6  
.E5 : 0422 : / 26.8 / 26.8 / 26.6 / 26.3  
.E6 : 0423 : / 25.9 / 25.5 / 25.1 / 24.7  
.E7 : 0424 : / 24.4 / 24.0 / 23.6 / 23.3  
.E8 : 0425 : / 23.0 / 22.6 / 22.2 / 21.8  
.E9 : 0426 : / 21.6 / 21.3 / 21.2 / 21.0  
.E10 : 0427 : / 20.9 / 20.7 / 20.6 / 20.5  
.E11 : 0428 : / 20.4 / 20.3 / 20.3 / 20.2  
.E12 : 0429 : / 20.1 / 20.0 / 19.9 / 19.7  
.E13 : 0430 : / 19.6 / 19.5 / 19.3 / 19.2  
.E14 : 0501 : / 19.0 / 18.8 / 18.7 / 18.5  
.E15 : 0502 : / 18.3  
:  
: ***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  
: 0418 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00  
: 0419 / 0.00  
:  
: 24-HR QPF TOTAL ENDING ON APR 19 IS 0.00 INCHES  
:  
:FORECASTER COMMENTS...  
:  
:  
:  
:*******************************************************************  
:  
 
:  
FCSTR EXT: 2534  
:  
:...END OF MESSAGE...  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab RFC Page
Main Text Page