242
FGUS56 KRSA 182206
RVFCC
CENTRAL COAST FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / CALIFORNIA NEVADA RFC / SACRAMENTO CA
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES / SACRAMENTO CA
205 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026
NEXT ISSUANCE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2026 AT 9AM PST
FORECASTS THROUGH: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2026 AT 4AM PST
ALL LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS
***********************************************************************
SPECIAL NOTES-
***********************************************************************
RIVER
LOCATION STAGE FLOW TIME DATE LEAD
(NWSLI) (FT) (CFS) (PT) (MM/DD/YY) TIME
-------------------- ------- -------- ---- ---------- ------
PAJARO RIVER OBS 15.1 2,290 AT 1PM 02/18/26 (24)
CHITTENDEN >AS 22.0 NOT EXPECTED
(AROC1) >MI 24.1 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 27.1 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 15.8 2,520 AT 4AM 02/20/26 IN 38 HRS
SALINAS RIVER OBS 20.6 4,100 AT 1PM 02/18/26 (18)
PASO ROBLES >AS 23.0 NOT EXPECTED
(PRBC1) >MI 29.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 33.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 37.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 20.6 4,100 AT CURRENT TIME
SALINAS RIVER OBS 5.6 994 AT 1PM 02/18/26 (24)
BRADLEY >AS 12.0 NOT EXPECTED
(BRDC1) >MI 14.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 20.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 22.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 8.3 3,420 AT 10PM 02/18/26 IN 8 HRS
SALINAS RIVER OBS 12.0 1,540 AT 1PM 02/18/26 (24)
SPRECKELS >AS 20.0 NOT EXPECTED
(SPRC1) >MI 23.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 26.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 28.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 15.2 2,770 AT 5AM 02/21/26 IN 63 HRS
CARMEL RIVER OBS 5.5 1,530 AT 1PM 02/18/26 (18)
ROBLES DEL RIO >AS 7.5 NOT EXPECTED
(RDRC1) >MI 8.5 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 11.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 13.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 6.0 1,990 AT 1PM 02/19/26 IN 23 HRS
SAN LORENZO RIVER OBS 7.6 876 AT 1PM 02/18/26 (24)
BIG TREES >AS 14.0 NOT EXPECTED
(BTEC1) >MI 16.5 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 19.5 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 21.76 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 9.7 1,820 AT 9AM 02/19/26 IN 19 HRS
GUADALUPE RIVER OBS 3.7 406 AT 1PM 02/18/26 (24)
ALMADEN EXPRWY >AS 9.0 NOT EXPECTED
(GUDC1) >MI 10.5 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 11.5 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 15.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 4.8 839 AT 5AM 02/19/26 IN 15 HRS
COYOTE CREEK OBS 3.0 168 AT 1PM 02/18/26 (18)
MADRONE >AS 6.0 NOT EXPECTED
(CYTC1) >MI 7.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 9.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 11.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 3.0 168 AT CURRENT TIME
DEFINITIONS:
OBS MOST RECENT OBSERVATION (MAY BE ESTIMATED)
AS ACTION/MONITOR STAGE
MI MINOR FLOOD STAGE
MD MODERATE FLOOD STAGE
MJ MAJOR FLOOD STAGE
MAX MAXIMUM FORECAST WITHIN PERIOD
LEAD TIME FORECASTS WITHIN THIS PERIOD (HOURS) ARE CONSIDERED
RELIABLE ENOUGH TO INITIATE PHYSICAL MITIGATION EFFORTS.
* EVENT EXCEEDS AS/MI/MD/MJ WITHIN LEAD TIME PERIOD
SIM 02/18/2026 @ 2150 UTC
NOTE: ALL TIMES IN SHEF ENCODED MESSAGES BELOW ARE UTC
.A AROC1 20260218 Z DH21/HG 15.1
.ER AROC1 20260218 Z DH23/DC202602182158/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 14.97/ 14.87/ 14.74/ 14.60/ 14.46/ 14.31/ 14.16/ 14.01/
.ER2 13.87/ 13.73/ 13.59/ 13.46/ 13.34/ 13.22/ 13.12/ 13.04/
.ER3 12.99/ 12.98/ 13.02/ 13.11/ 13.27/ 13.44/ 13.63/ 13.83/
.ER4 14.03/ 14.24/ 14.42/ 14.60/ 14.76/ 14.92/ 15.08/ 15.24/
.ER5 15.39/ 15.53/ 15.64/ 15.72/ 15.78/ 15.80/ 15.79/ 15.75/
.ER6 15.69/ 15.61/ 15.51/ 15.40/ 15.27/ 15.14/ 15.00/ 14.86/
.ER7 14.70/ 14.54/ 14.38/ 14.22/ 14.04/ 13.86/ 13.68/ 13.49/
.ER8 13.31/ 13.12/ 12.94/ 12.75/ 12.55/ 12.36/ 12.17/ 11.98/
.ER9 11.79/ 11.61/ 11.43/ 11.25/ 11.07/ 10.90/ 10.74/ 10.58/
.ER10 10.42/ 10.27/ 10.13/ 9.99/ 9.86/ 9.72/ 9.60/ 9.47/
.ER11 9.35/ 9.23/ 9.12/ 9.02/ 8.91/ 8.81/ 8.71/ 8.62/
.ER12 8.52/ 8.43/ 8.34/ 8.26/ 8.17/ 8.09/ 8.01/ 7.94/
.ER13 7.87/ 7.81/ 7.76/ 7.72/ 7.68/ 7.64/ 7.61/ 7.57/
.ER14 7.54/ 7.51/ 7.49/ 7.46/ 7.43/ 7.41/
.A AROC1 20260219 Z DH22/HIIFE 1
.A PRBC1 20260218 Z DH21/HG 20.6
.ER PRBC1 20260218 Z DH23/DC202602182158/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 20.14/ 20.01/ 19.87/ 19.70/ 19.52/ 19.33/ 19.15/ 19.01/
.ER2 18.89/ 18.77/ 18.67/ 18.57/ 18.48/ 18.41/ 18.34/ 18.27/
.ER3 18.22/ 18.17/ 18.13/ 18.10/ 18.09/ 18.16/ 18.36/ 18.69/
.ER4 19.01/ 19.20/ 19.33/ 19.38/ 19.38/ 19.36/ 19.32/ 19.29/
.ER5 19.23/ 19.14/ 18.98/ 18.78/ 18.59/ 18.45/ 18.34/ 18.23/
.ER6 18.14/ 18.05/ 17.96/ 17.89/ 17.83/ 17.77/ 17.72/ 17.67/
.ER7 17.62/ 17.58/ 17.54/ 17.50/ 17.46/ 17.42/ 17.37/ 17.33/
.ER8 17.29/ 17.25/ 17.22/ 17.18/ 17.14/ 17.12/ 17.09/ 17.07/
.ER9 17.04/ 17.01/ 16.98/ 16.95/ 16.92/ 16.89/ 16.86/ 16.83/
.ER10 16.80/ 16.77/ 16.74/ 16.71/ 16.69/ 16.66/ 16.64/ 16.62/
.ER11 16.60/ 16.58/ 16.56/ 16.54/ 16.53/ 16.51/ 16.50/ 16.48/
.ER12 16.47/ 16.46/ 16.45/ 16.43/ 16.42/ 16.41/ 16.40/ 16.38/
.ER13 16.37/ 16.36/ 16.35/ 16.34/ 16.33/ 16.31/ 16.30/ 16.29/
.ER14 16.28/ 16.27/ 16.26/ 16.25/ 16.24/ 16.23/
.A BRDC1 20260218 Z DH21/HG 5.6
.ER BRDC1 20260218 Z DH23/DC202602182158/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 6.35/ 6.93/ 7.47/ 7.84/ 8.07/ 8.21/ 8.27/ 8.29/
.ER2 8.26/ 8.20/ 8.09/ 7.96/ 7.84/ 7.72/ 7.59/ 7.46/
.ER3 7.32/ 7.17/ 7.02/ 6.87/ 6.74/ 6.61/ 6.49/ 6.37/
.ER4 6.26/ 6.16/ 6.08/ 6.01/ 5.94/ 5.88/ 5.82/ 5.77/
.ER5 5.73/ 5.71/ 5.76/ 5.92/ 6.20/ 6.52/ 6.77/ 6.93/
.ER6 7.03/ 7.08/ 7.10/ 7.09/ 7.07/ 7.01/ 6.93/ 6.81/
.ER7 6.67/ 6.52/ 6.38/ 6.27/ 6.17/ 6.07/ 5.97/ 5.88/
.ER8 5.79/ 5.71/ 5.64/ 5.57/ 5.51/ 5.45/ 5.39/ 5.34/
.ER9 5.29/ 5.24/ 5.19/ 5.13/ 5.08/ 5.03/ 4.98/ 4.93/
.ER10 4.88/ 4.83/ 4.79/ 4.76/ 4.74/ 4.71/ 4.69/ 4.66/
.ER11 4.63/ 4.61/ 4.57/ 4.54/ 4.51/ 4.48/ 4.45/ 4.41/
.ER12 4.38/ 4.35/ 4.31/ 4.28/ 4.25/ 4.23/ 4.21/ 4.19/
.ER13 4.17/ 4.15/ 4.14/ 4.12/ 4.10/ 4.08/ 4.07/ 4.06/
.ER14 4.04/ 4.03/ 4.02/ 4.01/ 4.00/ 3.99/
.A SPRC1 20260218 Z DH21/HG 12.0
.ER SPRC1 20260218 Z DH23/DC202602182158/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 11.94/ 11.90/ 11.92/ 12.01/ 12.13/ 12.26/ 12.39/ 12.52/
.ER2 12.66/ 12.82/ 12.99/ 13.15/ 13.32/ 13.48/ 13.62/ 13.73/
.ER3 13.83/ 13.93/ 14.02/ 14.11/ 14.17/ 14.21/ 14.23/ 14.25/
.ER4 14.27/ 14.29/ 14.29/ 14.24/ 14.19/ 14.13/ 14.08/ 14.02/
.ER5 13.95/ 13.87/ 13.79/ 13.71/ 13.63/ 13.55/ 13.49/ 13.48/
.ER6 13.48/ 13.49/ 13.49/ 13.50/ 13.54/ 13.64/ 13.75/ 13.87/
.ER7 13.99/ 14.10/ 14.22/ 14.35/ 14.48/ 14.62/ 14.74/ 14.86/
.ER8 14.95/ 15.01/ 15.06/ 15.11/ 15.15/ 15.20/ 15.22/ 15.21/
.ER9 15.19/ 15.17/ 15.15/ 15.13/ 15.08/ 15.01/ 14.92/ 14.83/
.ER10 14.74/ 14.65/ 14.54/ 14.41/ 14.27/ 14.13/ 13.99/ 13.83/
.ER11 13.69/ 13.56/ 13.43/ 13.31/ 13.18/ 13.06/ 12.94/ 12.84/
.ER12 12.75/ 12.65/ 12.56/ 12.47/ 12.38/ 12.30/ 12.22/ 12.15/
.ER13 12.07/ 12.00/ 11.92/ 11.85/ 11.78/ 11.70/ 11.63/ 11.56/
.ER14 11.48/ 11.41/ 11.34/ 11.26/ 11.19/ 11.11/
.A RDRC1 20260218 Z DH21/HG 5.5
.ER RDRC1 20260218 Z DH23/DC202602182158/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 5.34/ 5.29/ 5.24/ 5.19/ 5.14/ 5.09/ 5.03/ 4.98/
.ER2 4.94/ 4.89/ 4.88/ 4.92/ 5.03/ 5.15/ 5.24/ 5.32/
.ER3 5.39/ 5.52/ 5.66/ 5.79/ 5.90/ 5.98/ 6.01/ 6.00/
.ER4 5.94/ 5.87/ 5.81/ 5.76/ 5.70/ 5.62/ 5.51/ 5.41/
.ER5 5.32/ 5.25/ 5.19/ 5.14/ 5.10/ 5.06/ 5.02/ 5.00/
.ER6 4.97/ 4.93/ 4.89/ 4.86/ 4.83/ 4.80/ 4.78/ 4.75/
.ER7 4.73/ 4.71/ 4.70/ 4.68/ 4.67/ 4.65/ 4.64/ 4.62/
.ER8 4.61/ 4.59/ 4.58/ 4.57/ 4.55/ 4.54/ 4.53/ 4.51/
.ER9 4.50/ 4.49/ 4.48/ 4.46/ 4.45/ 4.44/ 4.43/ 4.42/
.ER10 4.41/ 4.39/ 4.38/ 4.37/ 4.36/ 4.35/ 4.33/ 4.32/
.ER11 4.31/ 4.30/ 4.29/ 4.28/ 4.27/ 4.26/ 4.25/ 4.24/
.ER12 4.23/ 4.23/ 4.22/ 4.22/ 4.22/ 4.23/ 4.23/ 4.23/
.ER13 4.23/ 4.23/ 4.23/ 4.23/ 4.23/ 4.23/ 4.23/ 4.24/
.ER14 4.25/ 4.25/ 4.26/ 4.27/ 4.27/ 4.28/
.A BTEC1 20260218 Z DH21/HG 7.6
.ER BTEC1 20260218 Z DH23/DC202602182158/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 7.50/ 7.51/ 7.54/ 7.57/ 7.57/ 7.57/ 7.57/ 7.54/
.ER2 7.50/ 7.44/ 7.37/ 7.30/ 7.26/ 7.47/ 8.05/ 8.83/
.ER3 9.41/ 9.66/ 9.66/ 9.54/ 9.37/ 9.22/ 9.09/ 8.96/
.ER4 8.82/ 8.66/ 8.51/ 8.38/ 8.26/ 8.15/ 8.03/ 7.91/
.ER5 7.82/ 7.74/ 7.66/ 7.58/ 7.51/ 7.45/ 7.39/ 7.34/
.ER6 7.29/ 7.24/ 7.20/ 7.16/ 7.12/ 7.08/ 7.05/ 7.01/
.ER7 6.98/ 6.95/ 6.91/ 6.88/ 6.85/ 6.82/ 6.79/ 6.76/
.ER8 6.73/ 6.70/ 6.67/ 6.65/ 6.62/ 6.59/ 6.57/ 6.54/
.ER9 6.52/ 6.49/ 6.47/ 6.44/ 6.42/ 6.40/ 6.38/ 6.35/
.ER10 6.33/ 6.31/ 6.29/ 6.27/ 6.25/ 6.23/ 6.21/ 6.19/
.ER11 6.17/ 6.15/ 6.14/ 6.12/ 6.10/ 6.09/ 6.08/ 6.07/
.ER12 6.07/ 6.07/ 6.09/ 6.14/ 6.22/ 6.34/ 6.49/ 6.62/
.ER13 6.73/ 6.80/ 6.84/ 6.85/ 6.85/ 6.85/ 6.86/ 6.90/
.ER14 6.97/ 7.07/ 7.16/ 7.25/ 7.33/ 7.41/
.A GUDC1 20260218 Z DH21/HG 3.7
.ER GUDC1 20260218 Z DH23/DC202602182150/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 3.70/ 3.72/ 3.69/ 3.66/ 3.65/ 3.61/ 3.56/ 3.53/
.ER2 3.51/ 3.50/ 3.59/ 3.89/ 4.36/ 4.78/ 4.83/ 4.68/
.ER3 4.55/ 4.52/ 4.55/ 4.60/ 4.62/ 4.58/ 4.49/ 4.38/
.ER4 4.31/ 4.24/ 4.18/ 4.12/ 4.07/ 4.01/ 3.97/ 3.93/
.ER5 3.89/ 3.85/ 3.82/ 3.78/ 3.75/ 3.72/ 3.70/ 3.67/
.ER6 3.64/ 3.62/ 3.60/ 3.58/ 3.55/ 3.53/ 3.52/ 3.50/
.ER7 3.48/ 3.46/ 3.45/ 3.43/ 3.42/ 3.41/ 3.39/ 3.38/
.ER8 3.37/ 3.36/ 3.35/ 3.34/ 3.33/ 3.32/ 3.31/ 3.30/
.ER9 3.29/ 3.29/ 3.28/ 3.27/ 3.27/ 3.26/ 3.25/ 3.25/
.ER10 3.24/ 3.24/ 3.23/ 3.23/ 3.22/ 3.22/ 3.22/ 3.21/
.ER11 3.21/ 3.21/ 3.21/ 3.21/ 3.21/ 3.21/ 3.21/ 3.23/
.ER12 3.24/ 3.25/ 3.25/ 3.25/ 3.25/ 3.25/ 3.25/ 3.25/
.ER13 3.25/ 3.25/ 3.25/ 3.25/ 3.27/ 3.32/ 3.37/ 3.40/
.ER14 3.45/ 3.51/ 3.58/ 3.63/ 3.67/ 3.71/
.A CYTC1 20260218 Z DH21/HG 3.0
.ER CYTC1 20260218 Z DH23/DC202602182150/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/
.ER2 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/
.ER3 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/
.ER4 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/
.ER5 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/
.ER6 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/
.ER7 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/
.ER8 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/
.ER9 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/
.ER10 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/
.ER11 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/
.ER12 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/
.ER13 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/
.ER14 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/ 2.99/
END
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page