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FGUS56 KRSA 262130
RVFRN
RUSSIAN AND NAPA RIVER FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE / CALIFORNIA NEVADA RFC / SACRAMENTO CA
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES / SACRAMENTO CA
130 PM PST THU FEB 26 2026
NEXT ISSUANCE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026 AT 9AM PST
FORECASTS THROUGH: TUESDAY, MARCH 03, 2026 AT 4AM PST
ALL LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS
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SPECIAL NOTES-
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RIVER
LOCATION STAGE FLOW TIME DATE LEAD
(NWSLI) (FT) (CFS) (PT) (MM/DD/YY) TIME
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NAVARRO RIVER OBS 11.9 3,460 AT 1PM 02/26/26 (18)
NAVARRO >MI 23.0 NOT EXPECTED
(NVRC1) >MD 30.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 34.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 11.9 3,460 AT CURRENT TIME
RUSSIAN RIVER OBS 8.2 2,630 AT 1PM 02/26/26 (18)
HOPLAND >MI 15.0 NOT EXPECTED
(HOPC1) >MD 23.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 26.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 8.7 2,850 AT 10PM 02/26/26 IN 9 HRS
RUSSIAN RIVER OBS 8.5 8,040 AT 1PM 02/26/26 (24)
HEALDSBURG >AS 20.0 NOT EXPECTED
(HEAC1) >MI 23.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 27.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 29.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 8.5 8,040 AT CURRENT TIME
RUSSIAN RIVER OBS 19.5 AT 1PM 02/26/26 (24)
GUERNEVILLE >AS 29.0 NOT EXPECTED
(GUEC1) >MI 32.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 35.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 40.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 19.5 AT CURRENT TIME
NAPA RIVER OBS 3.2 263 AT 1PM 02/26/26 (18)
SAINT HELENA >AS 16.0 NOT EXPECTED
(SHEC1) >MI 18.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 20.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 22.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 3.2 263 AT CURRENT TIME
NAPA RIVER OBS 5.3 363 AT 1PM 02/26/26 (24)
NAPA >AS 22.0 NOT EXPECTED
(APCC1) >MI 25.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MD 26.0 NOT EXPECTED
>MJ 28.0 NOT EXPECTED
MAX 5.3 363 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 02/26/2026 @ 2126 UTC
NOTE: ALL TIMES IN SHEF ENCODED MESSAGES BELOW ARE UTC
.A NVRC1 20260226 Z DH21/HG 11.9
.ER NVRC1 20260226 Z DH22/DC202602262126/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 11.71/ 11.56/ 11.41/ 11.26/ 11.12/ 10.97/ 10.83/ 10.70/
.ER2 10.56/ 10.42/ 10.28/ 10.15/ 10.04/ 9.94/ 9.83/ 9.71/
.ER3 9.60/ 9.48/ 9.36/ 9.24/ 9.12/ 8.99/ 8.87/ 8.80/
.ER4 8.74/ 8.67/ 8.60/ 8.54/ 8.47/ 8.41/ 8.35/ 8.29/
.ER5 8.23/ 8.18/ 8.12/ 8.07/ 8.02/ 7.97/ 7.92/ 7.88/
.ER6 7.84/ 7.80/ 7.76/ 7.72/ 7.68/ 7.64/ 7.60/ 7.56/
.ER7 7.52/ 7.48/ 7.44/ 7.41/ 7.37/ 7.33/ 7.30/ 7.26/
.ER8 7.23/ 7.20/ 7.17/ 7.13/ 7.10/ 7.07/ 7.04/ 7.01/
.ER9 6.98/ 6.95/ 6.92/ 6.90/ 6.87/ 6.84/ 6.81/ 6.79/
.ER10 6.76/ 6.73/ 6.71/ 6.68/ 6.66/ 6.63/ 6.61/ 6.59/
.ER11 6.57/ 6.55/ 6.53/ 6.50/ 6.48/ 6.46/ 6.44/ 6.42/
.ER12 6.40/ 6.38/ 6.36/ 6.33/ 6.32/ 6.29/ 6.27/ 6.25/
.ER13 6.24/ 6.21/ 6.20/ 6.18/ 6.16/ 6.14/ 6.12/ 6.10/
.ER14 6.08/ 6.07/ 6.05/ 6.03/ 6.01/ 6.00/ 5.98/
.A HOPC1 20260226 Z DH21/HG 8.2
.ER HOPC1 20260226 Z DH22/DC202602262126/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 8.13/ 8.06/ 7.99/ 7.93/ 7.94/ 8.16/ 8.41/ 8.64/
.ER2 8.67/ 8.62/ 8.56/ 8.48/ 8.41/ 8.34/ 8.27/ 8.21/
.ER3 8.14/ 8.08/ 8.02/ 7.96/ 7.90/ 7.85/ 7.79/ 7.74/
.ER4 7.69/ 7.64/ 7.59/ 7.54/ 7.50/ 7.45/ 7.41/ 7.36/
.ER5 7.32/ 7.28/ 7.24/ 7.20/ 7.16/ 7.12/ 7.08/ 7.04/
.ER6 7.00/ 6.96/ 6.93/ 6.89/ 6.86/ 6.82/ 6.79/ 6.75/
.ER7 6.72/ 6.69/ 6.65/ 6.62/ 6.59/ 6.56/ 6.53/ 6.50/
.ER8 6.46/ 6.43/ 6.40/ 6.37/ 6.34/ 6.30/ 6.27/ 6.24/
.ER9 6.21/ 6.18/ 6.15/ 6.12/ 6.09/ 6.06/ 6.04/ 6.01/
.ER10 5.98/ 5.95/ 5.92/ 5.89/ 5.87/ 5.84/ 5.83/ 5.81/
.ER11 5.79/ 5.78/ 5.76/ 5.75/ 5.74/ 5.73/ 5.72/ 5.70/
.ER12 5.69/ 5.68/ 5.67/ 5.66/ 5.65/ 5.64/ 5.62/ 5.61/
.ER13 5.60/ 5.59/ 5.58/ 5.57/ 5.56/ 5.55/ 5.54/ 5.53/
.ER14 5.52/ 5.51/ 5.50/ 5.49/ 5.48/ 5.47/ 5.46/
.A HEAC1 20260226 Z DH21/HG 8.5
.ER HEAC1 20260226 Z DH22/DC202602262126/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 8.21/ 7.92/ 7.77/ 7.62/ 7.44/ 7.35/ 7.26/ 7.17/
.ER2 7.08/ 6.98/ 6.87/ 6.81/ 6.75/ 6.69/ 6.63/ 6.57/
.ER3 6.51/ 6.45/ 6.39/ 6.37/ 6.36/ 6.34/ 6.33/ 6.31/
.ER4 6.29/ 6.28/ 6.26/ 6.24/ 6.21/ 6.18/ 6.16/ 6.13/
.ER5 6.10/ 6.07/ 6.04/ 6.01/ 5.98/ 5.95/ 5.92/ 5.89/
.ER6 5.86/ 5.83/ 5.79/ 5.76/ 5.74/ 5.71/ 5.68/ 5.65/
.ER7 5.62/ 5.59/ 5.57/ 5.54/ 5.52/ 5.49/ 5.46/ 5.44/
.ER8 5.41/ 5.39/ 5.37/ 5.34/ 5.32/ 5.29/ 5.27/ 5.25/
.ER9 5.23/ 5.20/ 5.18/ 5.16/ 5.14/ 5.12/ 5.09/ 5.07/
.ER10 5.05/ 5.03/ 5.01/ 4.99/ 4.97/ 4.95/ 4.93/ 4.92/
.ER11 4.90/ 4.88/ 4.86/ 4.84/ 4.82/ 4.80/ 4.78/ 4.76/
.ER12 4.74/ 4.72/ 4.70/ 4.68/ 4.67/ 4.65/ 4.63/ 4.61/
.ER13 4.59/ 4.58/ 4.56/ 4.54/ 4.53/ 4.51/ 4.50/ 4.48/
.ER14 4.47/ 4.45/ 4.44/ 4.42/ 4.41/ 4.40/ 4.38/
.A GUEC1 20260226 Z DH21/HG 19.5
.ER GUEC1 20260226 Z DH22/DC202602262126/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 19.29/ 19.05/ 18.77/ 18.47/ 18.16/ 17.83/ 17.49/ 17.12/
.ER2 16.78/ 16.46/ 16.19/ 15.97/ 15.77/ 15.57/ 15.38/ 15.20/
.ER3 15.05/ 14.91/ 14.79/ 14.68/ 14.57/ 14.43/ 14.30/ 14.18/
.ER4 14.06/ 13.96/ 13.87/ 13.79/ 13.72/ 13.66/ 13.60/ 13.54/
.ER5 13.49/ 13.44/ 13.39/ 13.34/ 13.29/ 13.25/ 13.20/ 13.15/
.ER6 13.10/ 13.05/ 13.01/ 12.96/ 12.91/ 12.86/ 12.81/ 12.76/
.ER7 12.71/ 12.66/ 12.61/ 12.56/ 12.52/ 12.47/ 12.42/ 12.37/
.ER8 12.32/ 12.28/ 12.23/ 12.19/ 12.14/ 12.10/ 12.05/ 12.01/
.ER9 11.96/ 11.92/ 11.87/ 11.83/ 11.79/ 11.75/ 11.71/ 11.67/
.ER10 11.63/ 11.59/ 11.55/ 11.51/ 11.47/ 11.43/ 11.39/ 11.36/
.ER11 11.32/ 11.28/ 11.24/ 11.21/ 11.17/ 11.14/ 11.10/ 11.07/
.ER12 11.04/ 11.00/ 10.97/ 10.93/ 10.90/ 10.87/ 10.84/ 10.81/
.ER13 10.78/ 10.75/ 10.72/ 10.69/ 10.66/ 10.63/ 10.60/ 10.57/
.ER14 10.54/ 10.52/ 10.49/ 10.46/ 10.44/ 10.41/ 10.39/
.A SHEC1 20260226 Z DH21/HG 3.2
.ER SHEC1 20260226 Z DH22/DC202602262126/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 3.15/ 3.13/ 3.12/ 3.10/ 3.09/ 3.08/ 3.06/ 3.05/
.ER2 3.04/ 3.03/ 3.02/ 3.01/ 3.00/ 2.99/ 2.98/ 2.97/
.ER3 2.96/ 2.95/ 2.94/ 2.93/ 2.92/ 2.92/ 2.91/ 2.90/
.ER4 2.89/ 2.88/ 2.87/ 2.87/ 2.86/ 2.85/ 2.84/ 2.84/
.ER5 2.83/ 2.82/ 2.81/ 2.81/ 2.80/ 2.79/ 2.78/ 2.78/
.ER6 2.77/ 2.76/ 2.75/ 2.75/ 2.74/ 2.73/ 2.73/ 2.72/
.ER7 2.71/ 2.70/ 2.70/ 2.69/ 2.68/ 2.67/ 2.67/ 2.66/
.ER8 2.65/ 2.65/ 2.64/ 2.63/ 2.62/ 2.62/ 2.61/ 2.60/
.ER9 2.59/ 2.59/ 2.58/ 2.57/ 2.56/ 2.56/ 2.55/ 2.54/
.ER10 2.53/ 2.53/ 2.52/ 2.51/ 2.50/ 2.50/ 2.49/ 2.48/
.ER11 2.47/ 2.46/ 2.46/ 2.45/ 2.44/ 2.43/ 2.43/ 2.42/
.ER12 2.41/ 2.40/ 2.39/ 2.39/ 2.38/ 2.37/ 2.36/ 2.35/
.ER13 2.35/ 2.34/ 2.33/ 2.32/ 2.31/ 2.30/ 2.29/ 2.29/
.ER14 2.28/ 2.27/ 2.26/ 2.25/ 2.24/ 2.23/ 2.22/
.A APCC1 20260226 Z DH21/HG 5.3
.ER APCC1 20260226 Z DH22/DC202602262126/DUE/HGIFE/DIH01
.ER1 5.30/ 5.27/ 5.25/ 5.22/ 5.19/ 5.16/ 5.14/ 5.11/
.ER2 5.09/ 5.07/ 5.04/ 5.02/ 5.00/ 4.98/ 4.96/ 4.95/
.ER3 4.93/ 4.91/ 4.89/ 4.88/ 4.86/ 4.85/ 4.83/ 4.82/
.ER4 4.81/ 4.79/ 4.78/ 4.77/ 4.76/ 4.74/ 4.73/ 4.72/
.ER5 4.71/ 4.70/ 4.69/ 4.68/ 4.67/ 4.66/ 4.65/ 4.64/
.ER6 4.63/ 4.62/ 4.61/ 4.60/ 4.59/ 4.58/ 4.57/ 4.56/
.ER7 4.55/ 4.55/ 4.54/ 4.53/ 4.52/ 4.51/ 4.50/ 4.49/
.ER8 4.48/ 4.47/ 4.46/ 4.45/ 4.44/ 4.44/ 4.43/ 4.42/
.ER9 4.41/ 4.40/ 4.39/ 4.38/ 4.37/ 4.36/ 4.35/ 4.34/
.ER10 4.34/ 4.33/ 4.32/ 4.31/ 4.30/ 4.29/ 4.28/ 4.27/
.ER11 4.26/ 4.26/ 4.25/ 4.24/ 4.23/ 4.22/ 4.21/ 4.20/
.ER12 4.19/ 4.18/ 4.17/ 4.17/ 4.16/ 4.15/ 4.14/ 4.13/
.ER13 4.12/ 4.11/ 4.10/ 4.09/ 4.08/ 4.08/ 4.07/ 4.06/
.ER14 4.05/ 4.04/ 4.03/ 4.02/ 4.01/ 4.00/ 3.99/
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